For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 490 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 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
5 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
2,177 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
205 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Hawthorne Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 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
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
58 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
3%
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,040 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
48%
38%
# Black Students
81 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
4%
18%
# White Students
943 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
43%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
50 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
51
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
151
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
180
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
164
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
170
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
167
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
192
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
161
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
158
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
171
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
147
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
163
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
139
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
163
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,115 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,852 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$59 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,115
$26,931
Spending / Student
$26,852
$25,828
Best Hawthorne Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Middle 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
| 490 students
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