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Paterson Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 27 public middle schools serving 12,839 students in Paterson Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle Schools in Paterson Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
44 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
22,177 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
1,772 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Paterson Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 67% has decreased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#624 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
47%
Graduation Rate
67%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.72
# American Indian Students
1 Student
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1,174 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
6%
9%
# Hispanic Students
13,767 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
69%
36%
# Black Students
4,049 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
20%
19%
# White Students
965 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
5%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
16 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
593
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
1,594
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,566
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,684
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,610
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,602
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,543
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,612
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,711
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,704
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,295
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,335
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,346
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,321
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
1,661
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,365 is higher than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $32,633 is higher than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$740 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$724 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,365
$27,348
Spending / Student
$32,633
$26,228
Best Paterson Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
School 28
(Math: 79% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
200 Presidential Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0280
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0280
Grades: PK-8
| 452 students
Rank: #22.
Norman S. Weir
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
152 College Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 321-0750
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 321-0750
Grades: K-8
| 267 students
Rank: #33.
Joseph A. Taub School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
202 Union Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07502
(973) 321-0580
Paterson, NJ 07502
(973) 321-0580
Grades: 6-8
| 791 students
Rank: #44.
School 3
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
448 Main Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0030
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0030
Grades: K-8
| 338 students
Rank: #55.
Alternative High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
350 Market Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0570
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0570
Grades: 6-12
| 85 students
Rank: #66.
Alexander Hamilton Academy
(Math: 5% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
11 27 16th Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0320
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0320
Grades: K-8
| 517 students
Rank: #77.
Charles J. Riley School 9
(Math: 7% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
6 Timothy Street
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 321-0090
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 321-0090
Grades: PK-8
| 692 students
Rank: #88.
Young Men's Academy
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
45 Smith Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-1000
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-1000
Grades: 3-8
| 59 students
Rank: #99.
School 24
(Math: 5% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
50 Nineteenth Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 321-0160
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 321-0160
Grades: PK-8
| 662 students
Rank: #1010.
Dr. Hani Awadallah School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
515 Marshall Street
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 321-1000
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 321-1000
Grades: PK-8
| 572 students
Rank: #1111.
School 25
(Math: 5% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
287 Trenton Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 321-0250
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 321-0250
Grades: PK-8
| 545 students
Rank: #1212.
School 26
(Math: 5% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1 East 32nd Street
Paterson, NJ 07514
(973) 321-0260
Paterson, NJ 07514
(973) 321-0260
Grades: PK-8
| 449 students
Rank: #1313.
School 18
(Math: 3% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
51 E 18th Street
Paterson, NJ 07524
(973) 321-0180
Paterson, NJ 07524
(973) 321-0180
Grades: 1-8
| 684 students
Rank: #1414.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex
(Math: 5% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
851 E 28th Street
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 321-0300
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 321-0300
Grades: PK-8
| 560 students
Rank: #1515.
School 2
(Math: 4% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
22 Passaic Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0020
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0020
Grades: K-8
| 472 students
Rank: #1616.
School 7
(Math: 5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
106 Ramsey Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0070
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0070
Grades: 5-8
| 207 students
Rank: #1717.
School 20
(Math: 4% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
500 East 37th Street
Paterson, NJ 07504
(973) 321-0200
Paterson, NJ 07504
(973) 321-0200
Grades: K-8
| 348 students
Rank: #1818.
New Roberto Clemente
(Math: 4% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
482-506 Market Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0240
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0240
Grades: 6-8
| 436 students
Rank: #1919.
School 16
(Math: 4% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
11 22nd Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 321-1000
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 321-1000
Grades: PK-8
| 835 students
Rank: #2020.
School 8
(Math: 3% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
35 Chadwick Street
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 321-0080
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 321-0080
Grades: K-8
| 465 students
Rank: #2121.
Newcomers
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
482-506 Market Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0110
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0110
Grades: 3-11
| 160 students
Rank: #2222.
School 12
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
121 North Second Street
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0120
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0120
Grades: K-8
| 496 students
Rank: #2323.
School 13
(Math: 2% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
690 East 23rd St
Paterson, NJ 07504
(973) 321-0130
Paterson, NJ 07504
(973) 321-0130
Grades: K-8
| 493 students
Rank: #2424.
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
55 Clinton Street
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0040
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0040
Grades: 1-8
| 507 students
Rank: #2525.
Senator Frank Lautenberg School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
137 Carroll Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0060
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0060
Grades: K-8
| 573 students
Rank: #2626.
School 21
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
322 Tenth Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07514
(973) 321-0210
Paterson, NJ 07514
(973) 321-0210
Grades: PK-8
| 668 students
Rank: #2727.
School 10
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
48 Mercer Street
Paterson, NJ 07524
(973) 321-0100
Paterson, NJ 07524
(973) 321-0100
Grades: K-8
| 506 students
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