Frank K. Hehnly

Summary:

Frank K. Hehnly is an elementary school in Clark, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Clark Township Public School District. This high-performing school stands out for its strong academic performance, focus on special education, and relatively homogeneous White student population compared to nearby schools.

With consistently high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, Frank K. Hehnly outperforms both the district and state averages. The school also ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools for its special education student performance. However, the school faces challenges in terms of increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen significantly in recent years. In contrast, nearby Jefferson Elementary and Tamaques Elementary in the Westfield Public School District consistently outperform Frank K. Hehnly in academic proficiency, while Madison Elementary in the Rahway Public School District has significantly lower proficiency rates.

Another notable difference is the student population's socioeconomic status. Frank K. Hehnly has a very low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a relatively high-income student population, in contrast to some nearby schools like Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary and Oak Ridge Heights Elementary in the Woodbridge Township School District, which have much higher percentages of low-income students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 590 Raritan Road
       Clark, NJ  07066


(732) 381-8100

District: Clark Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
432nd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,499 Help


Students who attend Frank K. Hehnly usually attend:

Middle:    Carl H. Kumpf School
High:    Arthur L. Johnson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  576

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.7%
Hispanic:
16.5%
Asian:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  1.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Frank K. Hehnly ranks better than 67.8% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.06. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.7%), Hispanic (16.5%), Asian (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 1.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frank K. Hehnly is 16.6. (See more...)
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Compare Frank K. Hehnly employs 34.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frank K. Hehnly is $10,499.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Frank K. Hehnly:

SchoolDigger ranks Frank K. Hehnly 432nd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Frank K. Hehnly in the ranking list.)

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Clark Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clark Township Public School District 238th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Frank K. Hehnly

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Rank History for all students at Frank K. Hehnly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 84.65 121st 1204 90.0%
2004 82.76 119th 1298 90.8%
2005 71.57 425th 1303 67.4%
2006 71.27 433rd 1314 67.0%
2007 71.61 417th 1329 68.6%
2008 61.35 651st 1338 51.3%
2009 71.67 425th 1346 68.4%
2010 78.44 254th 1354 81.2%
2011 78.14 276th 1360 79.7%
2012 76.95 310th 1363 77.3%
2013 79.83 245th 1367 82.1%
2014 77.76 299th 1363 78.1%
2015 65.47 492nd 1357 63.7%
2016 72.14 408th 1346 69.7%
2017 62.34 560th 1352 58.6%
2018 66.10 502nd 1353 62.9%
2019 67.84 478th 1360 64.9%
2021 76.38 274th 1317 79.2%
2022 79.08 302nd 1345 77.5%
2023 69.06 432nd 1342 67.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Frank K. Hehnly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.28 308th 1001 69.2%
2019 54.66 386th 1007 61.7%
2021 82.74 83rd 868 90.4%
2022 84.41 92nd 949 90.3%
2023 71.24 190th 958 80.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Frank K. Hehnly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.36 510th 1333 61.7%
2019 65.90 496th 1331 62.7%
2021 70.99 306th 1290 76.3%
2022 70.56 410th 1326 69.1%
2023 67.37 443rd 1318 66.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Frank K. Hehnly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.58 463rd 1334 65.3%
2019 68.43 441st 1335 67.0%
2021 78.79 231st 1297 82.2%
2022 84.55 194th 1324 85.3%
2023 69.61 393rd 1315 70.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Frank K. Hehnly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 88.37 67th 896 92.5%
2022 66.11 258th 953 72.9%
2023 80.62 140th 982 85.7%
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Rank History for White students at Frank K. Hehnly

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.54 546th 1022 46.6%
2019 44.69 583rd 1023 43.0%
2021 65.67 267th 964 72.3%
2022 66.25 312th 976 68.0%
2023 53.67 449th 975 53.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Frank K. Hehnly

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 383 1 6 7 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1989 362 0 16 9 0 n/a n/a 0 387
1990 354 0 8 22 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1991 351 0 10 9 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1992 358 0 8 15 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1993 355 0 8 22 0 n/a n/a 0 385
1994 393 0 12 21 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1995 432 2 10 12 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1996 432 2 10 12 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1998 434 3 22 17 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1999 457 2 21 25 1 n/a n/a 0 506
2000 457 1 13 24 0 n/a n/a 0 495
2001 456 1 21 19 0 n/a n/a 0 497
2002 504 5 12 24 2 n/a n/a 0 547
2003 504 5 12 24 2 n/a n/a 0 547
2004 505 4 9 18 1 n/a n/a 0 537
2005 459 3 16 17 0 n/a n/a 0 495
2006 500 2 17 34 2 n/a n/a 0 555
2007 477 3 15 25 1 n/a n/a 0 521
2008 461 7 11 17 0 n/a n/a 0 496
2009 463 6 17 23 0 4 0 0 513
2010 461 8 17 26 1 4 0 0 517
2011 466 5 14 33 1 1 0 0 520
2012 440 9 13 38 1 2 0 0 503
2013 433 5 14 45 1 1 3 0 502
2014 436 5 21 53 1 0 3 0 519
2015 445 6 23 51 1 0 1 0 527
2016 443 7 24 65 1 0 1 0 541
2017 433 5 22 75 1 0 1 0 537
2018 444 7 24 74 0 0 0 0 549
2019 432 5 30 69 0 1 0 0 537
2020 439 3 27 80 0 1 1 0 551
2021 437 4 28 82 0 2 5 0 558
2022 423 7 24 81 0 2 4 0 541
2023 436 4 33 95 0 2 6 0 576

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Frank K. Hehnly

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 397 26.0 15.2 n/a
1989 387 26.0 14.8 n/a
1990 384 26.0 14.7 1.8
1991 370 25.0 14.8 2.2
1992 381 26.0 14.6 3.9
1993 385 26.0 14.8 3.4
1994 426 27.0 15.8 3.1
1995 456 32.0 14.3 2.6
1996 456 32.0 14.3 2.6
1998 476 32.6 14.6 2.9
1999 506 30.3 16.7 3.4
2000 495 32.0 15.5 3.8
2001 497 32.2 15.4 2
2002 547 33.5 16.3 2.6
2003 547 33.5 16.3 2.6
2004 537 32.0 16.8 3.4
2005 495 34.0 14.6 n/a
2006 555 35.0 15.9 2.9
2007 521 35.0 14.9 2.7
2008 496 29.0 17.1 1.8
2009 513 36.4 12.5 3.1
2010 517 31.0 16.6 3.3
2011 520 31.0 16.7 5
2012 503 37.8 13.2 6
2013 502 35.5 14.1 8
2014 519 34.0 15.2 6.2
2015 527 37.0 14.2 5.9
2016 541 33.0 16.3 4.3
2017 537 32.0 16.7 6.1
2018 549 35.0 15.6 4.7
2019 537 38.0 14.1 4.5
2020 551 35.5 15.5 3.1
2021 558 39.5 14.1 2.3
2022 541 36.5 14.8 0.7
2023 576 34.5 16.6 1.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Frank K. Hehnly

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 397 26.0 15.2 n/a
1989 387 26.0 14.8 n/a
1990 384 26.0 14.7 1.8
1991 370 25.0 14.8 2.2
1992 381 26.0 14.6 3.9
1993 385 26.0 14.8 3.4
1994 426 27.0 15.8 3.1
1995 456 32.0 14.3 2.6
1996 456 32.0 14.3 2.6
1998 476 32.6 14.6 2.9
1999 506 30.3 16.7 3.4
2000 495 32.0 15.5 3.8
2001 497 32.2 15.4 2
2002 547 33.5 16.3 2.6
2003 547 33.5 16.3 2.6
2004 537 32.0 16.8 3.4
2005 495 34.0 14.6 n/a
2006 555 35.0 15.9 2.9
2007 521 35.0 14.9 2.7
2008 496 29.0 17.1 1.8
2009 513 36.4 12.5 3.1
2010 517 31.0 16.6 3.3
2011 520 31.0 16.7 5
2012 503 37.8 13.2 6
2013 502 35.5 14.1 8
2014 519 34.0 15.2 6.2
2015 527 37.0 14.2 5.9
2016 541 33.0 16.3 4.3
2017 537 32.0 16.7 6.1
2018 549 35.0 15.6 4.7
2019 537 38.0 14.1 4.5
2020 551 35.5 15.5 3.1
2021 558 39.5 14.1 2.3
2022 541 36.5 14.8 0.7
2023 576 34.5 16.6 1.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Frank K. Hehnly

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $112 (1.1%) $10,387 (98.9%) $10,499

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Frank K. Hehnly

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 478th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 432nd of 1342 Elementary schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Frank K. Hehnly)52.250.5
 1.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clark Township Public School District)55.749.1
 6.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Frank K. Hehnly)6359.6
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Clark Township Public School District)67.758.9
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Frank K. Hehnly)78.373.3
 5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Clark Township Public School District)79.867.3
 12.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Frank K. Hehnly)69.459.3
 10.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Clark Township Public School District)64.354.8
 9.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Frank K. Hehnly)61.872
 10.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Clark Township Public School District)72.474.7
 2.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Frank K. Hehnly)56.846
 10.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Clark Township Public School District)6548.6
 16.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students537576
 7.3%
African American54
 20%
American Indian00
Asian3033
 10%
Hispanic6995
 37.7%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White432436
 0.9%
Two or More Races06
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients4.5%1.9%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Frank K. Hehnly

Students at Frank K. Hehnly are 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 576 students attended Frank K. Hehnly.

Frank K. Hehnly ranks 432nd of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Frank K. Hehnly usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carl H. Kumpf School
High : Arthur L. Johnson High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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