Hawes Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Ridgewood, New Jersey

Hawes Elementary School in Ridgewood, New Jersey enrolled 357 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 80-84% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

362 students in 2022-23, 373 students in 2023-24, 357 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 31.0.

Students enrolled at Hawes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233622023-243732024-25357
Students enrolled at Hawes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233622023-243732024-25357
Students enrolled at Hawes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233622023-243732024-25357
Students enrolled at Hawes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233622023-243732024-25357
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336229.512.3
2023-2437330.812.1
2024-2535731.011.5

11.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.5; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.5; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.5; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.5; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 369 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hawes Elementary School enrolled 369 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 369 of the 369 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent8.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.3% of students were White, 35.6% Asian, 11.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White44.3%
  2. Asian35.6%
  3. Hispanic11.5%
  4. Two or more races7.3%
  5. Black1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Hawes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2280‑84%80%48.6%
Math, 2022-2375‑79%67% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Ridgewood

6 public elementary schools in Ridgewood report 2024-25 enrollment; Hawes Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ridge Elementary School44812.91.1%
Willard Elementary School44013.10.7%
Somerville Elementary School39412.13.6%
Hawes Elementary School35711.54.5%
Orchard Elementary School34812.23.2%
Travell Elementary School29511.11.7%

All public schools in Ridgewood →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hawes Elementary School

  1. Clara E Coleman SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 322 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Somerville Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 394 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Hawes Elementary School with Clara E Coleman SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ridgewood Public School District spends per student$24,074 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,074
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyHawes Elementary School is the number 853 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#853 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hawes Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Hawes Elementary School?
    357 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 362 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ridgewood, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawes Elementary School?
    11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hawes Elementary School a Title I school?
    Hawes Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hawes Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hawes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Hawes Elementary School in?
    Ridgewood Public School District, NCES district ID 3413830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341383000772 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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