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Hawthorne Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

428 Hawthorne Ave, Newark, NJ 07112 · (973) 705-3960 · Part of Newark City School District

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

Directions
Students
444
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Hawthorne Avenue School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 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 →

PK–8Hawthorne Avenue SchoolYou are here
9–1217 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts21%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

428 Hawthorne Ave, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten44
Grade 155
Grade 245
Grade 336
Grade 445
Grade 549
Grade 642
Grade 751
Grade 836
Enrollment over time
466’20
411’21
393’22
439’23
444’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 79%Hispanic 19%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hawthorne Avenue School from Newark families.

Other schools in Newark City School District

The district →
Lafayette Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
1,213 students16:1
First Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
C
1,084 students14:1
Oliver Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
C−
1,034 students13:1
McKinley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
917 students17:1
Mt Vernon Place School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
C−
905 students16:1
Elliott Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
880 students15:1

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