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Hawthorne Avenue School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Avenue School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Newark Public School District in Newark, New Jersey. With 439 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 1131 out of 1347 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Hawthorne Avenue School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with proficiency rates ranging from 2.1% to 36.2% in English Language Arts and 2.5% to 22.5% in Mathematics across different grade levels in the 2024-2025 school year. These rates are significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.7% to 16.6% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.89% to 84.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic outcomes do not reflect this.

The challenges faced by Hawthorne Avenue School are not unique, as nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, such as Peshine Avenue School, Belmont Runyon Elementary School, and Chancellor Avenue School, also struggle with low academic performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism and poverty. However, one notable exception is South 17th Street School, which outperforms the other nearby schools and Hawthorne Avenue School on academic measures, suggesting that there are effective strategies that can be replicated to address the systemic challenges within the district.

444

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,415

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

428 Hawthorne Ave
Newark, NJ 07112

(973) 705-3960

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Hawthorne Avenue School usually attend:

High:	Barringer High School
	Central High School
	East Side High School
	Malcolm X Shabazz High School
	More...
	Technology High School
	Weequahic High School
	West Side High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.1%

Hispanic:

19.1%

American Indian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,210^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

656^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 38Elementary Schools in the Newark Public School District

534^th of 609Newark 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1210 of 1347	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1221 of 1338	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1163 of 1342	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1217 of 1345	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1274 of 1317	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1273 of 1360	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1295 of 1353	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	1271 of 1352	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	1286 of 1346	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.9	1337 of 1357	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	1340 of 1363	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	1317 of 1367	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	1319 of 1363	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	1350 of 1360	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	1326 of 1354	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.5	1312 of 1346	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	1310 of 1338	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	1321 of 1329	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.2	1309 of 1314	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	1277 of 1303	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1292 of 1298	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.3	1194 of 1204	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	349 of 469	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	256 of 463	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	341 of 494	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	404 of 456	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	435 of 522	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	392 of 517	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1160 of 1326	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1194 of 1317	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1179 of 1318	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1164 of 1326	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1219 of 1290	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1179 of 1331	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1228 of 1333	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	830 of 1023	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	816 of 939	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	740 of 948	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	873 of 942	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1153 of 1318	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1140 of 1313	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1059 of 1315	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1198 of 1324	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1243 of 1297	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1267 of 1335	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1257 of 1334	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	947 of 989	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	882 of 958	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	897 of 1007	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	656 of 752	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	655 of 743	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	635 of 748	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	608 of 745	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	616 of 652	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	600 of 745	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	630 of 716	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	634 of 712	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	658 of 713	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	669 of 713	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	658 of 717	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	600 of 704	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	658 of 677	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	670 of 684	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.2	674 of 677	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.1	635 of 664	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	596 of 640	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.8	615 of 631	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.8	594 of 615	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.4	561 of 599	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.7	514 of 588	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	3.7	538 of 574	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	226 of 359	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	262 of 352	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	203 of 361	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	188 of 356	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	234 of 291	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	129 of 326	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	199 of 326	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	648 of 728	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	659 of 717	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	558 of 720	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	589 of 726	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	548 of 625	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	565 of 703	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	622 of 680	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	491 of 613	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	502 of 584	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	339 of 549	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	313 of 541	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	380 of 522	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	579 of 726	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	581 of 719	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	644 of 718	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	583 of 730	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	598 of 635	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	555 of 697	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	555 of 675	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	474 of 507	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	503 of 510	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	535 of 535	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)28th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)37th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-26 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

Science5%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	428 Hawthorne Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3960	444	28	15.8	74.5%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	12.3	1210^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.2%		11	1221^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.7%	11	6.7	2.5	35.0	8.5	32.6	34.1	36.2	20.0	22.5	2.1	13.9	8.9	13.8	7.5	$10,415	$794	$9,621
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3800	736	46	16.0	63.6%	8 (1.1%)	418 (56.8%)	294 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	5.3	1320^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.5	1276^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.6%	44	1.5	2.2	5.8	14.4	7.7	25.0	14.3	17.4	1.4	1.4	3.0	15.9	19.2	12.0	$10,378	$520	$9,858
Bruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3951	34	10	3.4	70.6%	1 (2.9%)	10 (29.4%)	23 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$33,026	$365	$32,661
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 181 Montgomery Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 416-3824	393	29	13.7	70.2%	0 (0.0%)	294 (74.8%)	96 (24.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	1190^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%		13.9	1168^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.7%	22	24.3		15.5	19.4	32.4				12.7	5.4	27.7				$9,596	$184	$9,412
Peshine Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	433 Peshine Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7004	635	47	13.5	79.5%	3 (0.5%)	354 (55.7%)	268 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	7.9	1284^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.3	1278^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.5%	6	3.8	3.6	17.2	12.2	20.9	21.2	31.4	32.8	15.2	11.6	13.2	12.7	7.3	4.0	$11,004	$2,293	$8,711
Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Belmont Runyon Way	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6920	508	36	14.1	75.8%	6 (1.2%)	389 (76.6%)	101 (19.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9.6	1258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.6%		6	1299^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.9%	41	4.9	5.7	20.5	28.0	19.5	28.9	17.7	26.4	25.7	11.6	7.3	7.7	6.0	7.6	$13,240	$3,240	$10,000
Chancellor Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3870	607	45	13.4	88.3%	5 (0.8%)	517 (85.2%)	78 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	10.2	1251^st of 1347 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.9	1224^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.5%	27	10.4	4.4	23.8	12.7	27.1	21.6	35.6	31.1	19.0	8.5	22.9	6.0	15.5	17.7	$10,224	$849	$9,375
Avon Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Avon Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6750	485	37	13.1	77.7%	1 (0.2%)	369 (76.1%)	101 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	9.2	1267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.9%		6.4	1290^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.6%	23	0.0	6.3	30.9	2.9	5.7	30.3	50.0	33.3	26.2	5.7	2.9	7.0	19.4	2.3	$12,937	$3,032	$9,905
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	787 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6852	464	35	13.4	72.2%	2 (0.4%)	264 (56.9%)	196 (42.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.6	1275^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.9	1222^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	8.7%	53	7.9		9.7	34.2	21.6				9.1	19.5	13.1				$9,122	$125	$8,997
Burch Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Linden Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 373-3223	335	19	17.6	66.0%	0 (0.0%)	320 (95.5%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	1168^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.8	1118^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	50	18.4		23.5	27.8	18.4				27.5	20.4	26.3				$8,329	$796	$7,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Avenue School

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Avenue School usually go on to attend:

High : Barringer High School
High : Central High School
High : East Side High School
High : Malcolm X Shabazz High School
High : Technology High School
High : Weequahic High School
High : West Side High School

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Avenue School?

Students at Hawthorne Avenue School are 79% African American, 19% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hawthorne Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Hawthorne Avenue School.

Is Hawthorne Avenue School a good school?

Hawthorne Avenue School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Hawthorne Avenue School in?

Newark Public School District

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