Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEANECK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341608000852
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School
201 FYCKE LANE, TEANECK, NJ 07666 · (201) 833-5540 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
179 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 20% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 48.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #468 of 1,290 | #96 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #602 of 1,319 | #121 of 149 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #616 of 1,319 | #126 of 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #967 of 1,562 | #91 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #687 of 1,390 | #72 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #175 of 1,392 | #8 of 151 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #221 of 545 | #19 of 64 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
334
+34 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.3:1
% White
10%
was 12%
% Hispanic
45%
was 38%
% Black
28%
was 31%
% Asian
13%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 334 | 29.6 | 11.3:1 | 54% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 32 | 10.1:1 | 47% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 32 | 8.6:1 | 40% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 29 | 10.3:1 | 43% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School.
About Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Teaneck School District, located in TEANECK, New Jersey. The school enrolls 334 students, from kindergarten through 4.
Teaneck School District is responsible for 8 schools, Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School included, with 3,630 students in all.
At Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 45%. The next largest groups are 28% Black, 13% Asian, 10% White, and 2% Pacific Islander. The school's Hispanic share is 22 points above the 23% share among Bergen County residents. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School, with 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Bergen County report 28%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 36.8% for Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 52.5%. The 15.7-point gap ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey schools.
Within Bergen County, the median household income is $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Bergen County has 291 public schools and roughly 133,883 students.
The shortest distance from Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 47.5% proficiency; Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School posts 52.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Over 7 years, Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School's enrollment grew 11%, to 334. Hispanic students went from 38% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 45% in 2024-25.
Community posts for Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Teaneck School District
- Teaneck High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- James Russell Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- William Cullen Bryant SchoolElementary · 283 students
Other schools in TEANECK
- Teaneck High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Teaneck Community Charter schoolElementary · 377 students
- John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- James Russell Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School0.4 mi · 510
- Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School0.7 mi · 115
- Leonia High School0.8 mi · 802
- Teaneck High School1.0 mi · 1,244
- Bogota Jr./Sr. High School1.1 mi · 475
- Leonia Middle School1.1 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School?
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School serve?
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School have?
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 45% Hispanic, 28% Black, 13% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School public or private?
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Teaneck School District.
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