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The Hawley Elementary School is part of the Hawley Public School District #150 located in Hawley, MN. It is a happy, vibrant school full of 490 students and 50 staff members.  Hawley Elementary School has been recognized as a Minnesota School of Excellence by the Minnesota Elementary Principal's Association.  

Hawley Elementary offers programming for students ages 3 through 6th grade.  The Hawley Preschool Center is a state of the art center that offers ample space and materials for our students. Three year old programming is offered on Fridays from 8:15-11:15 AM.  The goal of this program is to provide students two years away from Kindergarten an opportunity to learn and grow in a preschool setting.  The four year old program is a full day program (8:00-2:45) two days a week.  This program is to prepare students for Kindergarten academically and socially.  

The Hawley Elementary School is proud of the following:
  • Great facilities and small class sizes
  • Dedicated teachers and support staff
  • The Prairie Nature Center with 30 acres of wetland, prairie, and forest for outdoor classroom experiences
  • Successful Accelerated Reading program during the school year and throughout the summer
  • All Day Everyday Kindergarten at NO charge
  • 3 week summer school programming
  • A Before and After School Program (BASE) along with the summer Fun In The Sun (FITS) child care program
  • Gifted and Talented opportunities
  • Very successful Response to Intervention (RTI) program
  • Hawley Elementary is a "School of Readers" with students checking out over 60,000 books per year
  • Up to date technology in classrooms with a full time technology integrationist to assist teachers with incorporating technology into their classroom
Hawley Elementary School prides itself on high expectations for all students academically, socially, and behaviorally.  Please feel free to contact us at 218-483-3316.

Contact: Chris Ellingson, Principal