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What's one thing Hawkins Street School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002284
Hawkins Street School
8 HAWKINS ST, NEWARK, NJ 07105 · (973) 465-4920 · Essex County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
590 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (83).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
19.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
13.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.2% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 13.8% | 10.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hawkins Street School
Hawkins Street School's state test result (13.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Street School this school | 660 | 89.4% | 13.5% |
| School 25 PATERSON | 526 | 88.2% | 18.7% |
| Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30 ELIZABETH | 729 | 87.9% | 38.9% |
| Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 ELIZABETH | 563 | 87.7% | 27.8% |
| Gregory Elementary School LONG BRANCH | 573 | 84.8% | 12.4% |
| Joseph Battin School No 4 ELIZABETH | 757 | 85.2% | 28.5% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hawkins Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #1,217 of 1,290 | #121 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #1,237 of 1,319 ▼ 2 | #126 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #1,234 of 1,319 ▲ 30 | #131 of 141 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #150 of 1,562 | #29 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,235 of 1,390 | #92 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #1,060 of 1,392 | #93 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #64 of 1,481 | #8 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #510 of 798 | #41 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
660
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 660 | 47 | 14.0:1 | 89% (590) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 86% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 86% (626) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 48 | 14.1:1 | 80% (543) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 95% (676) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 82% (574) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 88% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 46 | 13.4:1 | 86% (529) |
| 1990-91 | 777 | 41 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawkins Street School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (715 to 660); teachers up 7% (44 to 47).
About Hawkins Street School
Hawkins Street School is a large elementary school in NEWARK, New Jersey, one of the schools in Newark Public School District. In all, 660 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 63% larger than the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Hawkins Street School is part of a district of 65 schools: Newark Public School District, with 41,502 students.
About 75% of the student body at Hawkins Street School is Hispanic. Other students are 16% White and 8% Black. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 25% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hawkins Street School has a ratio of 14.0:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Income data for the school show 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 35 points lower.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Hawkins Street School outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 13.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 17.2%.
For Essex County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $80,789 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hawkins Street School, Essex County has 249 public schools.
About 0.8 miles separate Hawkins Street School from the closest public school, Wilson Avenue School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hawkins Street School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 660, starting from 675.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark Public School District
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Ann Street SchoolElementary · 1,294 students
- Lafayette Street SchoolElementary · 1,213 students
- First Avenue SchoolElementary · 1,084 students
- Early Childhood School - NorthElementary · 1,076 students
Other schools in NEWARK
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,714 students
- TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,406 students
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Avenue School0.8 mi · 1,006
- Ann Street School1.0 mi · 1,294
- East Side High School1.1 mi · 2,046
- Ironbound Academy Elementary School1.1 mi · 325
- Lafayette Street School1.2 mi · 1,213
- Kennedy Elementary School1.3 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Hawkins Street SchoolHow many students attend Hawkins Street School?
Hawkins Street School enrolls approximately 660 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Hawkins Street School serve?
Hawkins Street School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hawkins Street School have?
Hawkins Street School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Hawkins Street School?
Student demographics at Hawkins Street School are roughly 16% White, 75% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Hawkins Street School?
Hawkins Street School is overseen by Newark Public School District in Essex County.
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