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Hawkins Street School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

8 Hawkins St, Newark, NJ 07105 · (973) 465-4920 · Part of Newark City School District

Newark’s School Grade D better than 13% of New Jersey school districts

Students
660
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Hawkins Street School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Newark kids: 17 high schools

On the path

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

K–8Hawkins Street SchoolYou are here
9–1217 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 47.3%

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

8 Hawkins St, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 174
Grade 274
Grade 374
Grade 482
Grade 564
Grade 677
Grade 774
Grade 883
Enrollment over time
675’20
714’21
726’22
705’23
660’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 75%White 16%Black 8%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hawkins Street School from Newark families.

Other schools in Newark City School District

The district →

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; Newark’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.