📍 428 Hawthorne Ave, Newark, Essex County, 07112
Hawthorne Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hawthorne Avenue School enrolls 393 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 340 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 13% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 393 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hawthorne Avenue School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Hawthorne Avenue School is one of 63 schools in Newark Public School District, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 44,199 students district-wide and employs 2,849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 393 students, Hawthorne Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 702 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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