Summary:
The Hawthorne Public School District in New Jersey is home to three elementary schools: Roosevelt Elementary School, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, and Washington Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities within the district.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing school, ranking 477 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools and consistently earning a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels. In contrast, Roosevelt Elementary School has shown strong performance in English Language Arts, with 5th-grade proficiency rates exceeding 60% in the past two school years, while Washington Elementary School has the highest percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 55.64%, suggesting a lower socioeconomic status of the student population.
Across the district, the schools have varying per-student spending, with Thomas Jefferson Elementary School spending the most at $17,713 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, and Roosevelt Elementary School spending the least at $11,687 per student. This disparity in resources may contribute to the differences in academic performance observed among the schools. Additionally, all three schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is higher than the state average, indicating a need for the district to address student engagement and attendance.
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