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Roosevelt Elementary School

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Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 571 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hawthorne, New Jersey, serving 539 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Hawthorne Public School District, which is ranked 319 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roosevelt Elementary School has consistently outperformed the Hawthorne district and the state of New Jersey in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.3% of 5th-grade students at Roosevelt were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.3% in the Hawthorne district and 52.7% statewide. In Mathematics, 56.1% of 5th-grade students at Roosevelt were proficient or better, compared to 57.8% in the Hawthorne district and 44.2% statewide. The school's performance in Science assessments for 5th-grade students is also noteworthy, with 30.5% proficient or better, compared to 28.6% in the Hawthorne district and 30.1% statewide.

While Roosevelt Elementary School outperforms other Hawthorne public schools, such as Washington Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, it still lags behind the high-performing schools in the neighboring Ridgewood and Glen Rock school districts, such as Orchard Elementary School, Central School, and Alexander Hamilton School.

521

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,687

Per pupil spending ?

42.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Roosevelt Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506

(973) 423-6485

District: Hawthorne Public School District

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Hawthorne High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.6%

White:

42.0%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg46%

571^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Hawthorne Public School District

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	58.2	571 of 1347	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	686 of 1338	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	622 of 1342	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	614 of 1345	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	600 of 1317	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	717 of 1360	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	682 of 1353	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.0	783 of 1352	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.5	623 of 1346	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.6	849 of 1357	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.6	583 of 1363	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	687 of 1367	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.8	560 of 1363	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.1	411 of 1360	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	551 of 1354	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.8	693 of 1346	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.7	820 of 1338	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.1	839 of 1329	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.6	693 of 1314	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.2	614 of 1303	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.2	740 of 1298	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	55.1	661 of 1204	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	400 of 1326	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	622 of 1317	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	600 of 1318	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	619 of 1326	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	701 of 1290	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	668 of 1331	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	709 of 1333	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	204 of 1032	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	403 of 989	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	313 of 982	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	204 of 953	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	260 of 896	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	345 of 899	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	267 of 870	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	154 of 1023	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	369 of 939	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.6	103 of 863	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	105 of 839	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	371 of 948	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	448 of 942	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	696 of 1318	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	709 of 1313	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	589 of 1315	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	582 of 1324	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	470 of 1297	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	709 of 1335	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	623 of 1334	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	565 of 1023	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	484 of 989	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	354 of 958	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	364 of 949	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	240 of 868	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	475 of 1007	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	400 of 1001	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	474 of 970	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	479 of 963	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	477 of 975	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	605 of 976	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	457 of 964	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	584 of 1023	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	624 of 1022	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Roosevelt Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6485	521	52	10.0	42.4%	219 (42.0%)	16 (3.1%)	253 (48.6%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	58.2	571^st of 1347 public elementary schools	57.6%		48.7	686^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.7%	115	30.5	54.0	57.4	65.3	45.3	48.3	56.1	$11,687	$294	$11,393
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	233 Goffle Hill Road	Hawthorne	07507	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 423-6480	264	25	10.7	23.9%	140 (53.0%)	6 (2.3%)	88 (33.3%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	72.4	387^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.3%		65.1	477^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.3%	90	32.5	56.6	62.9	64.3	63.4	71.4	69.0	$17,713	$37	$17,676
Richard E Byrd School	Public	K-5	640 Doremus Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	246	20	12.3		160 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	38 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.0%)	90.9	99^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.1	59^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.6%	40	68.1	60.0	74.5	78.8	90.0	85.1	91.5	$13,228	$28	$13,200
Calvin Coolidge Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 Grandview Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5710	316	27	11.5		254 (80.4%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.2%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	91.9	81^st of 1347 public elementary schools	94.0%		92	81^st of 1338 public elementary schools	93.9%		59.6	69.2	94.4	98.0	73.1	76.0	75.0	$12,914	$256	$12,658
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	201 Squaw Brook Rd.	North Haledon	07508	Passaic County	North Haledon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 427-8993	349	34	10.2	25.5%	192 (55.0%)	15 (4.3%)	112 (32.1%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	49.4	687^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.0%		39.3	805^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.8%	118		49.2	50.0		43.8	51.5		$11,307	$428	$10,879
Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Demarest St	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2730	348	29	12.1	5.2%	202 (58.0%)	6 (1.7%)	53 (15.2%)	59 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	95.4	23^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.5	13^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.0%	10	67.2	79.1	88.9	88.1	86.6	90.3	80.6	$12,001	$232	$11,769
Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Maple Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	299	22	13.8	1.0%	207 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.0%)	45 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	89.4	133^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.7	183^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.3%	50	70.4	67.5	73.5	77.3	70.0	85.9	81.9	$13,648	$28	$13,620
Alexander Hamilton School	Public	K-5	380 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	300	24	12.7	2.3%	160 (53.3%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.3%)	101 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	95.1	31^st of 1347 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.9	11^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.2%	20	78.7	67.9	96.2	94.7	76.3	92.3	95.1	$13,180	$28	$13,152
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	176 Mohawk Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6495	253	24	10.6	56.9%	52 (20.6%)	16 (6.3%)	176 (69.6%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	40.9	797^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.8%		41.9	771^st of 1338 public elementary schools	42.4%	26	20.5	44.9	40.8	52.2	51.0	26.0	50.0	$16,467	$516	$15,951
Sicomac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	356 Sicomac Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5730	369	27	13.4	0.8%	302 (81.8%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.4%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	78.2	311^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.9%		73.6	369^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.4%	58	43.7	58.6	62.1	72.3	74.1	75.7	60.0	$13,833	$256	$13,577

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