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School 8

Public Grades K-8

1296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 8 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 401 students. The school is part of the Paterson Public School District, which is ranked 561 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

School 8 consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 22.3% in the Paterson district. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 87.53% of students at School 8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing School 8 to the nearby schools in the Paterson district and the surrounding area, it is clear that School 8 is one of the lowest-performing schools in the region. The nearby schools, such as Dr. Hani Awadallah School, School 16, and Charles J. Riley/School 9, consistently outperform School 8 in academic proficiency, with significantly higher percentages of students meeting or exceeding state standards. Despite the challenges faced by School 8, the relatively low student-teacher ratio could be an opportunity to provide more individualized attention and support to students.

411

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,233

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Chadwick Street
Paterson, NJ 07503-3107

(973) 321-0080

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

White:

6.6%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,296^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

661^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Paterson Public School District

561^st of 609Paterson Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1296 of 1347	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1315 of 1338	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1266 of 1342	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1286 of 1345	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1217 of 1317	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1317 of 1360	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1317 of 1353	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1321 of 1352	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	1305 of 1346	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	1307 of 1357	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	1236 of 1363	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	1260 of 1367	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	1318 of 1363	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	1307 of 1360	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.9	1257 of 1354	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.2	1290 of 1346	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	1299 of 1338	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	1275 of 1329	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	1289 of 1314	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	1262 of 1303	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	1266 of 1298	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.2	1170 of 1204	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	507 of 597	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	490 of 559	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	362 of 499	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	399 of 489	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	352 of 411	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	438 of 463	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	397 of 434	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1236 of 1326	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1257 of 1317	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1239 of 1318	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1231 of 1326	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1185 of 1290	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1293 of 1331	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1286 of 1333	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	913 of 1032	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	926 of 989	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	863 of 982	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	855 of 953	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	814 of 896	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	806 of 899	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	788 of 870	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	969 of 1023	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	825 of 939	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	769 of 910	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	732 of 863	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	700 of 839	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	806 of 948	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	904 of 942	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1248 of 1318	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1262 of 1313	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1170 of 1315	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1216 of 1324	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1182 of 1297	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1244 of 1335	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	1266 of 1334	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	908 of 1023	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	826 of 1007	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	661 of 752	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	659 of 743	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	658 of 748	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	674 of 745	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	566 of 652	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	666 of 745	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	676 of 716	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	677 of 712	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	679 of 713	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	623 of 713	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	666 of 717	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	640 of 704	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	639 of 677	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.9	640 of 684	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.6	634 of 677	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.3	612 of 664	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.9	601 of 640	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	588 of 631	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.2	580 of 615	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.7	554 of 599	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.0	540 of 588	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.1	533 of 574	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	298 of 343	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	253 of 320	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	178 of 288	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	214 of 270	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	172 of 197	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	194 of 227	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	182 of 202	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	636 of 728	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	628 of 717	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	618 of 720	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	622 of 726	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	541 of 625	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	621 of 703	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	652 of 680	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	501 of 608	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	477 of 589	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	503 of 587	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	514 of 591	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	401 of 480	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	458 of 524	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	469 of 504	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	506 of 613	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	495 of 584	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	443 of 568	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	441 of 549	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	438 of 541	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	440 of 522	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	619 of 726	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	612 of 719	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	612 of 718	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	655 of 730	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	536 of 635	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	638 of 697	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	621 of 675	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-32 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

Science4%-21 vs state

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Schools Near School 8

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School 8	Public	K-8	35 Chadwick Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0080	411	35	11.7	78.3%	27 (6.6%)	21 (5.1%)	362 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1296^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.1	1315^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.7%	19	4.7	2.0	4.7	20.4	24.1	20.0	15.9	43.4	13.0	5.4	12.3	7.3	4.1	11.8			$9,233		$9,233
School 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	167	18	9.2	95.2%	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	157 (94.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	1186^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.8	1209^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.6%	23	11.2	0.0	18.8	47.8	23.5	35.7	10.6	25.0	6.3	13.0	11.8	7.1	15.8	5.0			$8,917		$8,917
Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	47 State Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-8920	683	51	13.3	78.3%	11 (1.6%)	131 (19.2%)	532 (77.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33.3	904^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.9%		21.6	1053^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	21.3%	149	10.5	5.5	39.4	34.2	51.3	63.0	57.4	56.9	45.8	20.2	26.3	32.9	20.0	25.8			$9,781	$791	$8,990
Dr. Hani Awadallah School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Marshall Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2600	575	50	11.5	84.2%	175 (30.4%)	33 (5.7%)	349 (60.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15.1	1173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	12.9%		16.2	1127^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.8%	46	12.7	8.0	3.7	34.0	18.8	37.7	31.5	42.1	15.5	21.1	15.5	29.0	20.0	9.5	91.6	91.6	$8,552		$8,552
School 16	Public	PK, KG-8	11 22nd Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2700	813	54	15.0	70.6%	13 (1.6%)	44 (5.4%)	752 (92.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11.6	1216^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.3	1265^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.5%	49	5.3	1.2	12.5	24.2	16.5	38.8	38.8	50.1	13.2	25.3	11.5	19.8	19.8	15.5			$6,870		$6,870
School 15	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Oak Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0150	577	50	11.6	75.0%	5 (0.9%)	56 (9.7%)	505 (87.5%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11	1235^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.3%		7	1284^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.0%	49	6.4		16.3	15.7	13.2				30.0	23.3	20.9						$12,108		$12,108
Brilla New Jersey Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	24 Degrasse St	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Brilla New Jersey Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 802-8065	362	24	15.0	81.5%	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.3%)	311 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9.7	1257^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)	2.9				28.1	32.6					2.9	8.1
Dale Avenue	Public	PK, KG-2	21 Dale Ave	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0410	228	23	9.9	78.5%	4 (1.8%)	34 (14.9%)	178 (78.1%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$12,563		$12,563
Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	896	49	18.2	99.3%	4 (0.4%)	244 (27.2%)	632 (70.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	27.6	987^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%		26	996^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.6%	9	3.2	3.8	32.0	44.3	33.0	32.2	47.3	43.8	58.8	48.4	13.7	14.3	8.7	17.2			$10,771	$1,994	$8,777
School #5	Public	K-5	136 Valley Road	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2386	398	37	10.7	53.5%	119 (29.9%)	13 (3.3%)	222 (55.8%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	38.4	837^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.9%		25.3	1002^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.1%	165	17.7		44.8	35.9	48.4				61.1	32.3	35.3						$12,695		$12,695

Frequently Asked Questions about School 8

How many students attend School 8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended School 8.

What district is School 8 in?

Paterson Public School District

What is the racial makeup of School 8?

Students at School 8 are 88% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% African American.

Is School 8 a good school?

School 8 ranks in the bottom 3.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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