Summary:
Zip code 07506 has one listed high school, Hawthorne High School, serving grades 9–12 with 569 students. Because it is the only school in the list, families cannot compare it with other nearby high schools using these data. The school’s completion measures are stronger than the state’s: its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 93% versus 89% statewide, and its dropout rate was under 1% versus 1% statewide. Most importantly, all six reported 2025–2026 test results were below their state comparisons, with an average gap of 11 percentage points.
Within the test results, 11th-grade NJGPA English Language Arts was closest to the state: 72% proficient at Hawthorne versus 76% statewide, a 4-point gap. Algebra I was the clearest concern, especially the end-of-course result: 12% versus 40%, a 28-point gap. Ninth-grade Algebra I was also 12%, compared with 22% statewide, while grade 11 science was 21% versus 29%. The school’s 2024–2025 chronic absenteeism rate was 14%, slightly below the state’s 14%, but above the district’s 11% by 2 points.
Results changed in different directions over time. Both Algebra I measures fell from 14% to 12% as state results rose, widening Hawthorne’s gaps by 4 points each. NJGPA English Language Arts in grade 11 dropped from 89% to 72%, shifting from 8 points above the state to 4 points below it. Science improved from 17% to 21% while the state result declined; its gap narrowed from 14 points to 7. Across the six matched tests, the average gap widened by 3 points. For context, SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne 284th of 434 statewide, in the 35th percentile, with 2 stars. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 10.7, and 43% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.
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