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Enrollment
569
High
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340699004806
Hawthorne High School
160 PARMELEE AVENUE, HAWTHORNE, NJ 07506 · (973) 423-6415 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
242 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 129 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 139 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 164 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 137 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hawthorne Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 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 down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 19.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hawthorne High School
Hawthorne High School's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne High School this school | 569 | 42.5% | 25.0% |
| Middlesex High School MIDDLESEX | 597 | 45.7% | 31.8% |
| North Arlington High School North Arlington | 634 | 36.3% | 39.9% |
| East Brunswick Magnet School EAST BRUNSWICK | 745 | 36.5% | 34.6% |
| Hopatcong High School Hopatcong | 506 | 35.2% | 17.3% |
| Wallington Junior Senior High School WALLINGTON | 545 | 48.4% | 41.7% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Hawthorne High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #290 of 397 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #300 of 400 ▼ 34 | #13 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #267 of 395 ▲ 25 | #11 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #305 of 442 | #17 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #82 of 388 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #152 of 389 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #178 of 405 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #42 of 200 | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
569
-62 (-10%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 569 | 52.9 | 10.8:1 | 43% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 52.9 | 11.6:1 | 35% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 55.7 | 10.8:1 | 29% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 54 | 11.7:1 | 29% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 54 | 12.5:1 | 21% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 54 | 12.3:1 | 24% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 7% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 39 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (677 to 569); teachers down 2% (54 to 52.9).
About Hawthorne High School
Hawthorne High School is classified as a high school. It is located in HAWTHORNE, New Jersey. In all, 569 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 39% below the average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
Within Hawthorne Public School District, Hawthorne High School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,129 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Hawthorne High School is Hispanic, with 46% of students. The next largest groups are 45% White, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. In Passaic County overall, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
On staff are 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. High schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. Hawthorne High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 43%. For comparison, public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Hawthorne High School outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
After accounting for student poverty, Hawthorne High School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.0% is 17.9 points below the 42.9% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Passaic County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $87,522 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Passaic County has 155 public schools with about 83,237 students, including Hawthorne High School.
Hawthorne High School's nearest public school is Lincoln Middle School (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Hawthorne High School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 631 in 2020-21 to 569 in 2024-25.
The Hawthorne High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hawthorne Public School District
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in HAWTHORNE
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other Hawthorne High schools
One other US public school is named Hawthorne High. Hawthorne High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hawthorne HighHawthorne, CA · 1,675 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle School0.5 mi · 522
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.9 mi · 521
- Washington Elementary School0.9 mi · 253
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.2 mi · 264
- High Mountain School1.2 mi · 259
- School 181.2 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne High SchoolHow large is Hawthorne High School?
Hawthorne High School enrolls approximately 569 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hawthorne High School serve?
Hawthorne High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hawthorne High School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Hawthorne High School.
How diverse is Hawthorne High School?
Hawthorne High School reports a student body of 45% White, 46% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hawthorne High School?
Hawthorne High School is overseen by Hawthorne Public School District in Passaic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.