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About this school
Hawthorne Avenue Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Newark, New Jersey that is part of Newark Public Schools.
It serves 439 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
Its teachers have had 28 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 8
439 Students
28 Teachers
428 Hawthorne AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Hawthorne Avenue Elementary School
$19,586
raised using DonorsChoose
28
projects
funded
11
teachers
funded
100
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
1
project for
technology
4
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Hawthorne Avenue Elementary School has received support from
64 individuals from New Jersey and
36 individuals out-of-state.
