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Hawthorne Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Hawthorne Public School District details

Hawthorne Public School District
445 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506

2,235 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Hawthorne Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.9% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
40%
54%
47%
30%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Hawthorne High School
160 Parmelee Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ, 07506
09-12
Lincoln Middle School
230 Hawthorne Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ, 07506
06-08
Roosevelt Elementary School
50 Roosevelt Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ, 07506
KG-05
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
233 Goffle Hill Road
Hawthorne, NJ, 07507
PK-05
Washington Elementary School
176 Mohawk Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ, 07506
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.2% 41.1%
Black 3.7% 15.3%
Hispanic 43.7% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.2% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 20.2% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,613 $27,081,516 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,765 $6,447,980 12.3%
Staff $377 $879,164 1.7%
General Administration $358 $834,856 1.6%
School Administration $908 $2,117,456 4.0%
Operation $1,843 $4,297,876 8.2%
Transportation $407 $949,124 1.8%
Other $429 $1,000,428 1.9%
Total Support $7,087 $16,526,884 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,801 $8,863,932 16.9%
Total Expenditures $22,502 $52,474,664 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%