Hawkins Street School
8 Hawkins St Newark NJ, 07105, Essex County Phone: 973-465-4920 Ranking:  (1,760 out of 1,847, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Newark City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 41 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 533 | 513 | 500 | 445 | 508 | 495 | 544 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 8 | 1.5% | 14 | 2.7% | 15 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.8% | 10 | 1.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 40 | 7.5% | 66 | 12.9% | 69 | 13.8% | 46 | 10.3% | 64 | 12.6% | 61 | 12.3% | 88 | 16.2% |
| Grade 1: | 86 | 16.1% | 73 | 14.2% | 59 | 11.8% | 51 | 11.5% | 62 | 12.2% | 67 | 13.5% | 66 | 12.1% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 14.1% | 60 | 11.7% | 54 | 10.8% | 53 | 11.9% | 57 | 11.2% | 54 | 10.9% | 57 | 10.5% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 10.9% | 55 | 10.7% | 58 | 11.6% | 53 | 11.9% | 67 | 13.2% | 53 | 10.7% | 62 | 11.4% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 10.5% | 62 | 12.1% | 57 | 11.4% | 54 | 12.1% | 49 | 9.6% | 52 | 10.5% | 55 | 10.1% |
| Grade 5: | 57 | 10.7% | 50 | 9.7% | 52 | 10.4% | 48 | 10.8% | 48 | 9.4% | 40 | 8.1% | 55 | 10.1% |
| Grade 6: | 48 | 9.0% | 48 | 9.4% | 52 | 10.4% | 44 | 9.9% | 53 | 10.4% | 52 | 10.5% | 41 | 7.5% |
| Grade 7: | 49 | 9.2% | 47 | 9.2% | 38 | 7.6% | 50 | 11.2% | 57 | 11.2% | 38 | 7.7% | 56 | 10.3% |
| Grade 8: | 53 | 9.9% | 38 | 7.4% | 45 | 9.0% | 46 | 10.3% | 37 | 7.3% | 46 | 9.3% | 42 | 7.7% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18 | 3.6% | 12 | 2.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 276 | 51.8% | 263 | 51.3% | 268 | 53.6% | 234 | 52.6% | 270 | 53.1% | 248 | 50.1% | 289 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 257 | 48.2% | 250 | 48.7% | 232 | 46.4% | 211 | 47.4% | 238 | 46.9% | 247 | 49.9% | 251 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 309 | 58.0% | 303 | 59.1% | 290 | 58.0% | 260 | 58.4% | 290 | 57.1% | 255 | 51.5% | 270 | 49.6% |
| Black: | 169 | 31.7% | 164 | 32.0% | 158 | 31.6% | 145 | 32.6% | 168 | 33.1% | 180 | 36.4% | 207 | 38.1% |
| White: | 54 | 10.1% | 46 | 9.0% | 52 | 10.4% | 40 | 9.0% | 50 | 9.8% | 60 | 12.1% | 66 | 12.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 469 | 88.0% | 462 | 90.1% | 424 | 84.8% | 370 | 83.1% | 420 | 82.7% | 401 | 81.0% | 323 | 59.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 4.7% | 39 | 7.6% | 27 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.9% | 40 | 7.9% | 46 | 9.3% | 33 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.00 | 12.51 | 13.26 | 13.48 | 15.88 | 13.80 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 54.2% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 58.3% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 58.6% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 63.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 68.8% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 40.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 38.0% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 41.6% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 41.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 42.1% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 62.9% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 68.7% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 69.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 69.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 52.3% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 56.0% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 57.9% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 53.0% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29.1% | 50.4% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 52.7% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 61.9% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 61.3% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 59.7% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 59.9% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 67.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.2% | 40.4% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 35.8% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.7% | 36.1% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11.6% | 34.1% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.3% | 30.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 42.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 54.0% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 59.6% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 63.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 69.2% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 74.2% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 54.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 54.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.7% | 52.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.0% | 49.0% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 53.7% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.7% | 59.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 60.9% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 76.4% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80.3% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 70.4% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 74.2% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 69.2% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 66.0% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 32.3% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 39.6% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 38.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16.4% | 30.0% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 30.3% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16.9% | 30.5% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.0% | 61.2% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 53.1% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 59.0% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 55.9% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 55.9% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 58.2% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 52.4% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 47.2% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 28.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 42.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22.2% | 34.6% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.9% | 39.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31.0% | 35.0% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 55.1% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 44.8% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 42.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 18.5% | 48.9% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 55.4% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 53.4% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 53.5% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 39.8% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 44.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 41.1% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20.8% | 33.6% | 63.3% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.6% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.7% | 39.2% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27.2% | 34.4% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20.9% | 39.7% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.0% | 34.2% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14.6% | 40.4% | 65.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17.8% | 33.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 56.5% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 56.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 58.0% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 57.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.4% | 37.2% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.5% | 42.4% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 45.4% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.5% | 45.2% | 71.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 65.0% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 62.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 60.9% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 56.3% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.4% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 43.3% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 44.5% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 47.1% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.5% | 44.9% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 49.9% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 26.4% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.7% | 35.5% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 30.3% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16.2% | 31.2% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 35.3% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.1% | 33.1% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 41.9% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 43.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 48.9% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 48.0% | 78.9% |
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* Hawkins Street School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.