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Hawthorne Park Elementary School

Public Grades 1-4

1075^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Park Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-4 in Willingboro, New Jersey, with 382 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a high proportion of students from low-income families.

Hawthorne Park Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with only 31-37% of 3rd graders and 22-31% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 23.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large majority (55-56%) of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families.

These issues appear to be systemic within the Willingboro Public School District, as the other elementary schools in the district, such as W.R. James Senior Elementary and Twin Hills Elementary, also perform poorly on academic metrics and have high chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, Fountain Woods Elementary School in the Burlington Township School District spends more per student and has better academic outcomes.

354

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,766

Per pupil spending ?

67.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

84 Hampshire Lane
Willingboro, NJ 08046

(609) 835-8960

District: Willingboro Public School District

Students who attend Hawthorne Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	James A Cotten Intermediate School
	Willingboro Memorial Middle School
High:	Willingboro High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.7%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg49%

1,075^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Willingboro Public School District

579^th of 609Willingboro 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	21.3	1075 of 1347	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1101 of 1338	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1088 of 1342	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1123 of 1345	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1057 of 1317	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1160 of 1360	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1153 of 1353	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	1088 of 1352	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	991 of 1346	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	1126 of 1357	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.7	1050 of 1363	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	1077 of 1367	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.2	875 of 1363	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.5	1004 of 1360	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.1	871 of 1354	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	15.7	1173 of 1346	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	1141 of 1338	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	1126 of 1329	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	1058 of 1314	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.9	967 of 1303	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	48.2	842 of 1298	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	41.0	826 of 1204	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	201 of 463	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	244 of 469	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	171 of 463	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	184 of 494	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	195 of 456	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	264 of 522	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	229 of 517	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1043 of 1326	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1023 of 1317	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	974 of 1318	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1076 of 1326	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1047 of 1290	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1102 of 1331	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1143 of 1333	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	518 of 1032	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	464 of 989	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	455 of 982	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.0	807 of 953	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	691 of 896	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	637 of 870	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	593 of 1023	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	552 of 939	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	353 of 910	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	467 of 863	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	429 of 839	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	711 of 948	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	747 of 942	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1011 of 1318	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1076 of 1313	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1090 of 1315	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1079 of 1324	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1044 of 1297	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1138 of 1335	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1092 of 1334	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	681 of 868	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)57th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-21 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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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 Park Elementary School	Public	1-4	84 Hampshire Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8960	354	23	15.3	67.5%	9 (2.5%)	236 (66.7%)	76 (21.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	21.3	1075^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.2%		18.2	1101^st of 1338 public elementary schools	17.7%	26			37.0	31.4					33.3	22.1					$19,766	$823	$18,943
Garfield ECDC	Public	PK-K	150 Evergreen Dr.	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8990	294	15	20.2	56.1%	11 (3.7%)	197 (67.0%)	64 (21.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)								(n/a)															$26,742	$787	$25,955
W. R. James Senior Elementary School	Public	1-4	41 Pinetree Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8940	408	29	14.0	78.4%	24 (5.9%)	254 (62.3%)	104 (25.5%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	10.4	1247^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.4%		6.7	1287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.8%	40			23.4	18.7					20.0	21.5					$19,392	$795	$18,597
J.C.Stuart ECDC	Public	PK-K	110 Twin Hill Drive	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-3881	365	24	15.5	64.1%	14 (3.8%)	247 (67.7%)	75 (20.5%)	13 (3.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)								(n/a)															$27,063	$806	$26,257
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11 South Sunset Road	Willingboro	08060	Burlington County	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8370	356	26	13.5	48.0%	7 (2.0%)	294 (82.6%)	52 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	1047^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.3%		18.8	1092^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	18.4%	45	25.0	13.2	27.5	28.9	50.0	50.0	25.0	44.7	20.0	15.8	25.0	10.0	7.5	15.8	$18,312	$1,806	$16,506
Twin Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8980	332	30	11.0	69.0%	19 (5.7%)	216 (65.1%)	70 (21.1%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	12.3	1209^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.2%		19.2	1085^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.9%	124			19.0	35.6					15.0	20.5					$19,189	$802	$18,387
Samuel Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	250 Farner Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5854	310	35	8.8	65.8%	68 (21.9%)	123 (39.7%)	76 (24.5%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.4%)								(n/a)															$24,408	$611	$23,797
Mildred Magowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Cherrix Avenue	Edgewater Park	08010	Burlington County	Edgewater Park Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 877-1430	583	56	10.3	67.8%	200 (34.3%)	180 (30.9%)	152 (26.1%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	36.9	858^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.3%		33.6	890^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.5%	32			31.7	50.6					35.6	50.0					$19,223	$1,246	$17,977
Fountain Woods Elementary School	Public	2-5	601 Fountain Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-1799	951	80	11.8	44.8%	243 (25.6%)	363 (38.2%)	169 (17.8%)	113 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.2%)	40.1	807^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.1%		29.7	948^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.1%	141	21.1		55.5	46.0	43.6				46.8	38.6	35.3				$17,857	$346	$17,511
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School	Public	3-6	550 High Street	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5834	483	47	10.2	76.6%	78 (16.1%)	259 (53.6%)	103 (21.3%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	22.3	1057^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.5%		18.4	1096^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.1%	39	10.9		39.8	32.5	31.2	50.0			31.9	26.9	18.8	17.6			$18,555	$762	$17,793

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