Hawthorne Avenue School

Hawthorne Avenue School is a primary school of mid-tier scale in NEWARK, New Jersey, overseen by Newark Public School District, serveing 444 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Newark Public School District comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 41,502 students; Hawthorne Avenue School is among them.

On demographics, Hawthorne Avenue School records that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Hawthorne Avenue School higher than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Essex County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hawthorne Avenue School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Hawthorne Avenue School is one.

University High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hawthorne Avenue School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 19.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hawthorne Avenue School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 444). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 91% to 79%.

On allk12, members of the Hawthorne Avenue School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.