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Hawthorne High School
B

Hawthorne High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

160 Parmelee Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 · (973) 423-6415 · Part of Hawthorne Borough School District

Hawthorne’s School Grade B− better than 49% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Photo: Ted Kerwin · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
569
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hawthorne High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Hawthorne kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Lincoln Middle School522 students
9–12Hawthorne High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

160 Parmelee Avenue, Hawthorne

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9129
Grade 10139
Grade 11164
Grade 12137
Enrollment over time
631’20
616’21
602’22
612’23
569’24

Down 9.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%White 45%Black 4%Asian 3%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hawthorne High School from Hawthorne families.

Other schools in Hawthorne Borough School District

The district →
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hawthorne
B
264 students11:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
B−
521 students10:1
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
C−
253 students11:1
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hawthorne
B−
522 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Hawthorne’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.