For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 517 students in Hawthorne Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Hawthorne Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
5 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
2,187 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
210 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Hawthorne Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#348 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
23%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.72
# American Indian Students
2 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
55 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
998 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
46%
37%
# Black Students
84 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
4%
19%
# White Students
999 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
46%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
46 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
17
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
164
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
145
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
148
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
146
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
166
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
153
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
149
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
165
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
180
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
141
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
129
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
160
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
133
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
191
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,996 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,729 is higher than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$59 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,996
$27,145
Spending / Student
$26,729
$26,033
Best Hawthorne Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
230 Hawthorne Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
(973) 423-6460
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
(973) 423-6460
Grades: 6-8
| 517 students
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