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Hawthorne High School

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Hawthorne High School ranks 257 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Hawthorne High School is a public high school located in Hawthorne, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 612 students. The school is part of the Hawthorne Public School District, which is ranked 319 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne High School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New Jersey high schools, typically between 209-310 out of around 400-430 schools. Its performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students generally performing better than female students, and Hispanic students ranking higher than White students. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 95.7% in recent years, but has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.3% in 2023-2024 to 16.6% in 2022-2023. Hawthorne High School's test scores are generally below the state averages in core subjects, and the school's performance lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Glen Rock and Fair Lawn districts, which are within a few miles of Hawthorne.

The growing population of students from lower-income families at Hawthorne High School, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch increasing from 18.34% in 2021-2022 to 35.46% in 2023-2024, may contribute to the school's academic challenges. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.4 to 11.5 in recent years, the school's overall performance suggests that addressing the socioeconomic factors and improving attendance may be key to enhancing the outcomes for its students.

569

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,194

Per pupil spending ?

42.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Parmelee Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506

(973) 423-6415

District: Hawthorne Public School District

Feeder schools for Hawthorne High School:

Elementary:	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Lincoln Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

White:

45.0%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2024 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2024)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg48%

257^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

319^th of 609Hawthorne Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	257 of 434	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	310 of 429	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	261 of 422	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	273 of 415	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	209 of 405	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	223 of 416	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	252 of 415	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	256 of 411	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	214 of 409	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.0	150 of 406	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.9	282 of 411	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.8	240 of 396	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.6	256 of 388	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.5	275 of 378	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.1	236 of 371	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	225 of 370	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.5	139 of 359	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.3	204 of 361	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.3	212 of 357	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.1	184 of 351	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.8	137 of 348	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.1	127 of 343	63.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	109 of 215	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.2	183 of 191	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.9	41 of 161	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	310 of 426	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	334 of 420	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	266 of 416	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	278 of 414	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	262 of 402	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	258 of 408	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	260 of 403	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	226 of 406	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	273 of 403	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	214 of 385	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	208 of 382	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	221 of 374	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	225 of 364	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	250 of 368	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	174 of 377	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	199 of 358	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	297 of 344	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	190 of 324	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	69 of 326	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	30.7	244 of 347	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	285 of 345	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	301 of 426	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	238 of 419	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	168 of 414	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	212 of 410	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	179 of 402	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	250 of 407	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	262 of 405	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	172 of 359	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	219 of 361	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	146 of 339	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	173 of 344	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	102 of 333	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	11.4	346 of 349	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.8	99 of 355	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	241 of 347	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	209 of 345	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	209 of 335	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	164 of 335	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	187 of 336	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	243 of 339	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	242 of 340	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%-4 vs state

Science17%-14 vs state

Algebra I14%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne High School	Public	9-12	160 Parmelee Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 423-6415	569	53	10.7	42.5%	256 (45.0%)	24 (4.2%)	263 (46.2%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	41	257^th of 434 public high schools	40.8%		29.9	310^th of 429 public high schools	27.7%	53	88.6	54.2	17.2	38.0	14.0		14.0					$12,194	$45	$12,149
Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School	Public	9-12	70 Church Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2821	803	67	12.0	62.8%	73 (9.1%)	122 (15.2%)	561 (69.9%)	31 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	16.3	380^th of 434 public high schools	12.4%		17	373^rd of 429 public high schools	13.1%	7	69.0	26.9	8.2	19.4	8.4		8.3					$13,765	$898	$12,867
Glen Rock High School	Public	9-12	400 Hamilton Avenue	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	722	72	10.0	0.6%	505 (69.9%)	7 (1.0%)	50 (6.9%)	133 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	80.8	49^th of 434 public high schools	88.7%		84.7	37^th of 429 public high schools	91.4%	12		87.6	57.8	70.6	32.2		32.2	84.5	84.5	84.6	84.6	$15,807	$28	$15,779
Fair Lawn High School	Public	9-12	14 00 Berdan Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5450	1,687	125	13.5	21.2%	955 (56.6%)	58 (3.4%)	367 (21.8%)	246 (14.6%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	42 (2.5%)	76.7	64^th of 434 public high schools	85.3%		76.6	68^th of 429 public high schools	84.1%	4		79.3	45.3	69.1	55.8	0.0	53.3	97.1	97.1	90.9	90.9	$8,865	$92	$8,773
Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts	Public	9-12	413 12th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0520	258	26	9.9	59.7%	2 (0.8%)	96 (37.2%)	159 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	407^th of 434 public high schools	6.2%		12.8	394^th of 429 public high schools	8.2%	13	63.1	26.2	10.6	7.5	4.4		4.3					$17,357		$17,357
Newcomers High School	Public	9-12	151 Ellison Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 321-0760	106	6	17.6	49.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	105 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	419^th of 434 public high schools	3.5%		6.4	420^th of 429 public high schools	2.1%	1			0.0		0.0		0.0
Paterson P-Technical High School	Public	9-12	201 Memorial Drive	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2292	193	16	12.0	54.4%	9 (4.7%)	49 (25.4%)	130 (67.4%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.2	296^th of 434 public high schools	31.8%		19.6	360^th of 429 public high schools	16.1%	64	81.0	35.7	39.1	29.4	7.8		7.8					$14,806		$14,806
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	150 Park Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2354	2,073	130	15.9	58.3%	24 (1.2%)	327 (15.8%)	1,717 (82.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	6.1	429^th of 434 public high schools	1.2%		4.6	428^th of 429 public high schools	0.2%	1	33.3	10.1	3.8	3.1	3.6		3.6		9.1
Alternative High School	Public	9-12	350 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0110	81	21	3.8	69.1%	0 (0.0%)	47 (58.0%)	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	21.9											$15,582		$15,582
Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success	Public	9-12	764 11th Ave	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0500	112	8	14.0	55.4%	2 (1.8%)	26 (23.2%)	78 (69.6%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$23,741		$23,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne High School

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne High School?

Students at Hawthorne High School are 46% Hispanic, 45% White, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Hawthorne High School in?

Hawthorne Public School District

How many students attend Hawthorne High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Hawthorne High School.

What schools feed into Hawthorne High School?

Hawthorne High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary : Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Lincoln Middle School

Is Hawthorne High School a good school?

Hawthorne High School ranks 257^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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