Rafael Hernandez School
345 Broadway Newark NJ, 07104, Essex County Phone: 973-481-5004 Ranking:  (1,689 out of 1,847, bottom 9%)*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: | 47 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 588 | 600 | 598 | 599 | 694 | 697 | 739 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 11 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 13 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 29 | 4.9% | 32 | 5.3% | 32 | 5.4% | 19 | 3.2% | 40 | 5.8% | 38 | 5.5% | 42 | 5.7% |
| Grade 1: | 33 | 5.6% | 33 | 5.5% | 23 | 3.8% | 32 | 5.3% | 34 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.6% | 36 | 4.9% |
| Grade 2: | 32 | 5.4% | 34 | 5.7% | 27 | 4.5% | 31 | 5.2% | 36 | 5.2% | 32 | 4.6% | 31 | 4.2% |
| Grade 3: | 26 | 4.4% | 24 | 4.0% | 25 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.3% | 37 | 5.3% | 33 | 4.7% | 39 | 5.3% |
| Grade 4: | 26 | 4.4% | 28 | 4.7% | 25 | 4.2% | 32 | 5.3% | 32 | 4.6% | 33 | 4.7% | 30 | 4.1% |
| Grade 5: | 92 | 15.6% | 100 | 16.7% | 102 | 17.1% | 79 | 13.2% | 106 | 15.3% | 106 | 15.2% | 118 | 16.0% |
| Grade 6: | 103 | 17.5% | 93 | 15.5% | 71 | 11.9% | 98 | 16.4% | 118 | 17.0% | 114 | 16.4% | 115 | 15.6% |
| Grade 7: | 93 | 15.8% | 74 | 12.3% | 101 | 16.9% | 109 | 18.2% | 114 | 16.4% | 103 | 14.8% | 111 | 15.0% |
| Grade 8: | 80 | 13.6% | 100 | 16.7% | 104 | 17.4% | 104 | 17.4% | 97 | 14.0% | 108 | 15.5% | 120 | 16.2% |
| Ungraded: | 63 | 10.7% | 68 | 11.3% | 76 | 12.7% | 65 | 10.9% | 67 | 9.7% | 85 | 12.2% | 84 | 11.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 297 | 50.5% | 305 | 50.8% | 305 | 51.0% | 304 | 50.8% | 373 | 53.7% | 380 | 54.5% | 395 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 291 | 49.5% | 295 | 49.2% | 293 | 49.0% | 295 | 49.2% | 321 | 46.3% | 317 | 45.5% | 340 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 417 | 70.9% | 434 | 72.3% | 427 | 71.4% | 438 | 73.1% | 496 | 71.5% | 504 | 72.3% | 528 | 71.4% |
| Black: | 161 | 27.4% | 158 | 26.3% | 164 | 27.4% | 154 | 25.7% | 193 | 27.8% | 188 | 27.0% | 200 | 27.1% |
| White: | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 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: | 512 | 87.1% | 533 | 88.8% | 509 | 85.1% | 520 | 86.8% | 600 | 86.5% | 587 | 84.2% | 590 | 79.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 2.9% | 40 | 6.7% | 24 | 4.0% | 29 | 4.8% | 60 | 8.6% | 65 | 9.3% | 77 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.51 | 12.00 | 12.84 | 14.98 | 17.35 | 14.80 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 54.2% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 58.3% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 58.6% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 63.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 68.8% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 40.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 38.0% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 41.6% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 41.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 42.1% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.2% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 62.9% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 68.7% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 69.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 69.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 52.3% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 56.0% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 57.9% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 53.0% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.3% | 50.4% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 52.7% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 61.9% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 61.3% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 59.7% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 59.9% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 67.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.7% | 40.4% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 35.8% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 36.1% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.9% | 34.1% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.9% | 30.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 42.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 54.0% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 59.6% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 63.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 69.2% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 74.2% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.6% | 54.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 54.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 52.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.0% | 49.0% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 53.7% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 59.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 60.9% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 76.4% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 80.3% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 70.4% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 74.2% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 69.2% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 66.0% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.3% | 32.3% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.0% | 39.6% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 38.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 30.0% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20.9% | 30.3% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15.1% | 30.5% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.4% | 61.2% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 53.1% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 59.0% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 55.9% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 55.9% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 58.2% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24.3% | 52.4% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.5% | 47.2% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 19.7% | 28.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 42.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 34.6% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 39.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.8% | 35.0% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 55.1% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 44.8% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22.9% | 42.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 48.9% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 55.4% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 53.4% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 53.5% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 39.8% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29.6% | 44.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 41.1% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 33.6% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18.3% | 29.6% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13.5% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24.1% | 39.2% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 34.4% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27.8% | 39.7% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17.5% | 34.2% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.2% | 40.4% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14.2% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 56.5% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.3% | 56.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 58.0% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 57.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.7% | 37.2% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.9% | 42.4% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.1% | 45.4% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.0% | 45.2% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.0% | 42.4% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 65.0% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 62.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 60.9% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 56.3% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 43.3% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 44.5% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.5% | 47.1% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.5% | 44.9% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.3% | 49.9% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 9.4% | 26.4% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 35.5% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17.1% | 30.3% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.5% | 31.2% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.0% | 35.3% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.8% | 33.1% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.2% | 41.9% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 43.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.5% | 48.9% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.6% | 48.0% | 78.9% |
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* Rafael Hernandez School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.