Hawley Elementary

Hawley is a small, tight-knit agricultural community just east of Abilene, where everybody knows everybody and school life is very much the center of town. Hawley Elementary sits in the middle of all that, and while its academic scores are a bit uneven — science shows some real promise, but math is an area the school is working to strengthen — families here tend to value the close community feel and the personal attention that comes with a smaller rural school. It's a good fit for families who want their kids known by name and are comfortable being part of a community that rallies around its school.