Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Summary:

Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-4 in Teaneck, New Jersey, with a diverse student population of 9.12% White, 29.93% African American, 43.8% Hispanic, and 13.87% Asian students.

The school has shown mixed academic performance, with 3rd and 4th graders outperforming the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics but underperforming the Teaneck School District averages. However, the school has ranked in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools for African American and Hispanic students, indicating strong performance for these subgroups. Conversely, the school ranked in the bottom 25% for Asian students, suggesting an area for improvement. The school also faces a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 1.3% in 2016-2017 to 19.2% in 2021-2022, which may be impacting its academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly below its peers. For example, James Russell Lowell Elementary School, also in the Teaneck School District, outperformed Nathaniel Hawthorne in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, the school has a relatively low per-student spending of $6,234, compared to some nearby schools like Lillian M. Steen ($8,428) and E. Roy Bixby ($14,677).


Detail:

Public K-4

 201 Fycke Lane
       Teaneck, NJ  07666


(201) 833-5540

District: Teaneck School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
644th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,234 Help


Students who attend Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High:    Teaneck High School

Student/teacher ratio:  8.5 Help
Number of students:  274

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.8%
African American:
29.9%
Asian:
13.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.8% Help


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Compare Details Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School ranks better than 52% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Teaneck School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.98. (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 Student population at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.8%), African American (29.9%), Asian (13.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Teaneck School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School is 8.5, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Teaneck School District! (See more...)
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Compare Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School employs 32 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School is $6,234. 2 elementary schools in the Teaneck School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School 644th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Teaneck School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Teaneck School District 331st of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 35.26 871st 1204 27.7%
2004 34.61 989th 1298 23.8%
2005 47.78 848th 1303 34.9%
2006 44.78 902nd 1314 31.4%
2007 46.37 914th 1329 31.2%
2008 54.39 779th 1338 41.8%
2009 60.29 644th 1346 52.2%
2010 65.08 573rd 1354 57.7%
2011 56.61 746th 1360 45.1%
2012 57.02 725th 1363 46.8%
2013 42.73 917th 1367 32.9%
2014 50.33 809th 1363 40.6%
2015 59.98 561st 1357 58.7%
2016 62.72 540th 1346 59.9%
2017 56.34 638th 1352 52.8%
2018 48.02 745th 1353 44.9%
2019 51.87 699th 1360 48.6%
2021 37.45 764th 1317 42.0%
2022 44.17 745th 1345 44.6%
2023 51.98 644th 1342 52.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.68 229th 463 50.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.38 341st 1001 65.9%
2019 77.17 171st 1007 83.0%
2021 23.48 667th 868 23.2%
2022 27.27 651st 949 31.4%
2023 41.60 474th 958 50.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.47 324th 942 65.6%
2019 55.66 341st 948 64.0%
2021 52.26 321st 839 61.7%
2022 65.97 217th 863 74.9%
2023 54.26 346th 910 62.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.93 807th 1333 39.5%
2019 42.89 803rd 1331 39.7%
2021 38.42 752nd 1290 41.7%
2022 45.03 717th 1326 45.9%
2023 43.91 724th 1318 45.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.34 641st 1334 51.9%
2019 62.47 521st 1335 61.0%
2021 38.64 719th 1297 44.6%
2022 43.89 718th 1324 45.8%
2023 59.04 537th 1315 59.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.74 295th 370 20.3%
2019 16.85 302nd 370 18.4%
2021 31.98 259th 339 23.6%
2022 34.85 249th 348 28.4%
2023 14.99 293rd 346 15.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.25 55th 517 89.4%
2019 80.24 73rd 522 86.0%
2021 62.03 114th 456 75.0%
2022 70.80 107th 494 78.3%
2023 78.24 74th 463 84.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.20 317th 870 63.6%
2019 67.01 242nd 899 73.1%
2021 55.01 318th 896 64.5%
2022 58.13 328th 953 65.6%
2023 75.03 190th 982 80.7%
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Rank History for White students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.78 155th 1023 84.8%
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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 Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 148 67 44 25 0 n/a n/a 0 284
1989 140 57 51 21 0 n/a n/a 0 269
1990 143 83 50 29 0 n/a n/a 0 305
1991 110 83 43 37 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1992 139 100 55 33 0 n/a n/a 0 327
1993 140 115 55 31 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1994 115 114 52 34 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1995 112 127 43 43 1 n/a n/a 0 326
1996 112 127 43 43 1 n/a n/a 0 326
1998 103 175 69 59 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1999 138 232 74 78 0 n/a n/a 0 522
2000 109 205 66 82 0 n/a n/a 0 462
2001 80 184 59 77 1 n/a n/a 0 401
2002 65 178 51 68 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2003 65 178 51 68 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2004 63 186 58 63 1 n/a n/a 0 371
2005 52 183 61 67 1 n/a n/a 0 364
2006 54 183 64 73 0 n/a n/a 0 374
2007 59 171 64 85 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2008 52 167 58 93 1 n/a n/a 0 371
2009 43 163 54 91 3 0 0 0 354
2010 44 148 52 98 5 0 0 0 347
2011 33 126 48 100 3 1 7 0 318
2012 45 130 55 107 2 0 5 0 344
2013 62 140 59 102 2 0 9 0 374
2014 56 120 62 104 2 2 10 0 356
2015 48 123 52 113 2 2 11 0 351
2016 41 111 62 102 0 1 14 0 331
2017 42 89 55 107 0 1 10 0 304
2018 36 93 46 113 1 0 11 0 300
2019 40 88 54 116 1 1 17 0 317
2020 41 89 58 139 2 1 15 0 345
2021 30 84 61 115 2 0 10 0 302
2022 25 78 50 102 2 3 10 0 270
2023 25 82 38 120 2 2 5 0 274

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 Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 284 17.0 16.7 n/a
1989 269 18.0 14.9 n/a
1990 305 17.0 17.9 6.2
1991 273 17.0 16.0 7
1992 327 19.0 17.2 11.6
1993 341 20.0 17.1 11.4
1994 315 20.0 15.8 11.1
1995 326 20.0 16.3 13.8
1996 326 20.0 16.3 13.8
1998 406 25.0 16.2 15.3
1999 522 32.0 16.3 14.9
2000 462 29.0 15.9 16.2
2001 401 29.2 13.7 20.4
2002 362 29.0 12.5 20.4
2003 362 29.0 12.5 20.4
2004 371 27.0 13.7 21
2005 364 27.0 13.5 n/a
2006 374 26.0 14.4 24.9
2007 379 25.0 15.2 26.9
2008 371 23.0 16.1 25.6
2009 354 35.5 9.2 28
2010 347 24.0 14.4 33.4
2011 318 19.0 16.7 31.4
2012 344 25.2 13.6 40.4
2013 374 26.0 14.3 39.6
2014 356 27.0 13.1 34.3
2015 351 32.0 10.9 34.2
2016 331 31.0 10.6 6.3
2017 304 31.0 9.8 42.4
2018 300 29.0 10.3 43.3
2019 317 31.0 10.2 40.7
2020 345 30.0 11.5 42
2021 302 32.0 9.4 36.4
2022 270 29.0 9.3 23
2023 274 32.0 8.5 39.8

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 Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 284 17.0 16.7 n/a
1989 269 18.0 14.9 n/a
1990 305 17.0 17.9 6.2
1991 273 17.0 16.0 7
1992 327 19.0 17.2 11.6
1993 341 20.0 17.1 11.4
1994 315 20.0 15.8 11.1
1995 326 20.0 16.3 13.8
1996 326 20.0 16.3 13.8
1998 406 25.0 16.2 15.3
1999 522 32.0 16.3 14.9
2000 462 29.0 15.9 16.2
2001 401 29.2 13.7 20.4
2002 362 29.0 12.5 20.4
2003 362 29.0 12.5 20.4
2004 371 27.0 13.7 21
2005 364 27.0 13.5 n/a
2006 374 26.0 14.4 24.9
2007 379 25.0 15.2 26.9
2008 371 23.0 16.1 25.6
2009 354 35.5 9.2 28
2010 347 24.0 14.4 33.4
2011 318 19.0 16.7 31.4
2012 344 25.2 13.6 40.4
2013 374 26.0 14.3 39.6
2014 356 27.0 13.1 34.3
2015 351 32.0 10.9 34.2
2016 331 31.0 10.6 6.3
2017 304 31.0 9.8 42.4
2018 300 29.0 10.3 43.3
2019 317 31.0 10.2 40.7
2020 345 30.0 11.5 42
2021 302 32.0 9.4 36.4
2022 270 29.0 9.3 23
2023 274 32.0 8.5 39.8

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 Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $236 (3.8%) $5,998 (96.2%) $6,234

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 699th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 644th of 1342 Elementary schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School)52.760.6
 7.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Teaneck School District)53.957.5
 3.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School)62.148.5
 13.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Teaneck School District)54.750.5
 4.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School)58.344.1
 14.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Teaneck School District)6757.7
 9.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School)46.436.8
 9.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Teaneck School District)53.941.8
 12.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students317274
 13.6%
African American8882
 6.8%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian5438
 29.6%
Hispanic116120
 3.4%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White4025
 37.5%
Two or More Races175
 70.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.7%39.8%
 0.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School

Students who attend Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High : Teaneck High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 274 students attended Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School.

Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School ranks 644th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 30% African American, 14% Asian, 9% White, 2% Two or more races.


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