Maurice Hawk Elementary School

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Maurice Hawk Elementary School
Type	Elementary school
Principal	Denise Mengani
Location	303-305 Clarksville Road Princeton Junction, NJ USA 08550
Phone	(609)716-5425
Fax	(609)716-5439
District	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
Enrollment	748 students (June 2005)
Grades	Kindergarten to 3rd Grade
Website	Maurice Hawk Elementary School

Maurice Hawk Elementary School is a neighborhood public 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^[1]. 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.