Maurice Hawk Elementary School

Maurice Hawk Elementary School
Location
303-305 Clarksville Road Princeton Junction, NJ USA 08550 [1] United States of America
Coordinates	40.306610, 74.626456E
Information
Type	Public lower elementary School
School district	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
Principal	Denise Mengani
Grades	Kindergarten to 3rd Grade
Number of students	728 as of 2007/2008 school year[2]
Athletics	None
Mascot	Hawk
Regular school hours	9:00 to 15:15
Website	Maurice Hawk Elementary School

Maurice Hawk Elementary School is a neighborhood public lower elementary school in Princeton Junction, Mercer County, New Jersey, and is part of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. It serves students from Kindergarten to Grade 3.

Maurice Hawk Elementary School was recognized during the 1993-94 school year with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve^[3]. The New Jersey Department of Education's Best Practices/STAR Program has recognized it in the area of educational technology. Maurice Hawk is also a participant in the E=mc² program developing inquiry-based, constructivist science programs. 2003-04 enrollment was 732 students with an average class size of 18.8 students.

Maurice Hawk is in a relatively diverse neighborhood with 64.9% of students speaking English as a first language. 16.0% of students speak Hindi as a first language. In 2003-04, 5.7% of students were considered "Limited English Proficient". The playground is used by local residents for recreation outside of school hours.

At the end of each year every grade takes part in the Ronald McDonald Walk.

References

1. ^ Google Maps
2. ^ reatSchools.net query
3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006

External links

• Maurice Hawk Elementary School website
• Maurice Hawk Elementary School PTA
• West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
• Maurice Hawk Elementary School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• E=mc² Program
• Science not so square: Newsclipping on Maurice Hawk's Science program

Coordinates: 40°18′24″N 74°37′35″W / 40.306610°N 74.626456°W / 40.306610; -74.626456