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School 13

Public Grades K-8

1308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 13 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 484 students. It is part of the Paterson Public School District, which has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing school districts in the state.

School 13 has faced significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates on standardized tests, particularly in Mathematics and Science. The school's performance is well below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 1.8% to 25.4% across different grade levels and subjects. Additionally, the school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years.

While the nearby schools in the Paterson district, such as School 21, Senator Frank Lautenberg School, and School 26, also face similar challenges, there is one bright spot within the district - School 1, which has significantly higher academic performance and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from and replicate successful strategies and practices within the district to support the specific needs of the student population at School 13.

499

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,300

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

690 East 23rd St
Paterson, NJ 07504

(973) 321-0130

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

19.0%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,308^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

732^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	6.0	1308 of 1347	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1310 of 1338	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1314 of 1342	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1341 of 1345	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1317 of 1317	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1301 of 1360	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1280 of 1353	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	1280 of 1352	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1208 of 1346	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1237 of 1357	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1227 of 1363	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	2.8	1329 of 1367	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	1333 of 1363	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.6	1321 of 1360	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	1317 of 1354	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.9	1320 of 1346	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	1314 of 1338	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	1219 of 1329	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	1292 of 1314	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	1225 of 1303	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.9	1226 of 1298	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.0	1088 of 1204	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	407 of 463	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	435 of 469	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	442 of 463	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	460 of 494	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	429 of 456	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	445 of 522	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	408 of 517	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	544 of 597	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	523 of 559	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	473 of 499	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	477 of 489	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	378 of 411	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	436 of 463	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	386 of 434	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1283 of 1326	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1236 of 1317	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1252 of 1318	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1293 of 1326	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1257 of 1290	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	1278 of 1331	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1248 of 1333	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	923 of 1032	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	917 of 989	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	893 of 982	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	893 of 953	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	886 of 896	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	791 of 899	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	769 of 870	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	987 of 1023	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	830 of 939	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	798 of 910	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	780 of 863	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	748 of 839	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	784 of 948	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	897 of 942	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1224 of 1318	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1259 of 1313	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1259 of 1315	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1285 of 1324	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1269 of 1297	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1236 of 1335	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1228 of 1334	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	761 of 958	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	828 of 868	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	811 of 1007	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	937 of 1001	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	732 of 752	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	711 of 743	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	713 of 748	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	741 of 745	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	634 of 652	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	655 of 745	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	652 of 716	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	593 of 712	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	614 of 713	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	608 of 713	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.9	646 of 717	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.4	650 of 704	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	650 of 677	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.5	672 of 684	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.3	672 of 677	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	624 of 664	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.9	594 of 640	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	587 of 631	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	537 of 615	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.7	502 of 599	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.8	500 of 588	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.0	466 of 574	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	299 of 359	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	294 of 352	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	332 of 361	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	348 of 356	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	224 of 291	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	300 of 326	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	250 of 326	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	334 of 343	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	314 of 320	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	274 of 288	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	264 of 270	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	191 of 227	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	154 of 202	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	694 of 728	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	650 of 717	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	668 of 720	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	707 of 726	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	582 of 625	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	639 of 703	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	626 of 680	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	581 of 608	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	558 of 589	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	553 of 587	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	575 of 591	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	476 of 480	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	412 of 524	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	424 of 504	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	594 of 613	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	523 of 584	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	500 of 568	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	498 of 549	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	405 of 467	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	406 of 541	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	453 of 522	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	707 of 726	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	703 of 719	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	679 of 718	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	720 of 730	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	619 of 635	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	595 of 697	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	595 of 675	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	19.2	470 of 505	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2023)21st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)17th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2023)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-35 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 vs state

Science3%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (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	Total
School 13	Public	K-8	690 East 23rd St	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0130	499	36	13.8	69.9%	2 (0.4%)	95 (19.0%)	400 (80.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	1308^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.5	1310^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.1%	2	5.1	0.0	12.8	12.5	25.4	10.5	25.0	19.2	4.3	11.1	6.7	2.2	4.0	1.8	$8,300
Roberto Clemente	Public	K-5	434 Rosa Parks Blvd	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0340	254	21	12.3	85.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	235 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	1208^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.3%		14.2	1159^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.4%	49	2.5		14.3	33.3	24.3				19.2	32.5	17.5				$7,990
School 24	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Nineteenth Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0160	668	54	12.3	85.0%	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.7%)	623 (93.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	1274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.4%		9.6	1243^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	7.1%	31	4.9	1.3	16.9	17.3	20.0	30.3	33.8	39.2	16.9	10.5	20.7	4.2	22.6	6.4	$7,719
School 21	Public	PK, KG-8	322 10th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0210	665	43	15.4	64.5%	3 (0.5%)	139 (20.9%)	519 (78.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.8	1336^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.8%		4.5	1324^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.0%	12	1.2	0.0	9.0	9.9	2.8	13.2	8.3	8.2	12.4	1.3	3.7	1.2	6.5	12.0	$8,480
Senator Frank Lautenberg School	Public	K-8	137 Carroll Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0060	605	36	16.8	70.2%	8 (1.3%)	208 (34.4%)	384 (63.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.1	1332^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.1%		3.6	1332^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	0.4%		1.2	0.0	13.5	12.5	3.7	6.6	10.5	12.0	7.6	0.0	2.3	9.1	4.8	8.9	$8,560
Edward W. Kilpatrick	Public	PK, KG-3	295-315 Ellison Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0330	295	26	11.5	71.9%	5 (1.7%)	72 (24.4%)	214 (72.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5.7	1313^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.5%		11.8	1213^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.3%	100			17.0						5.6						$9,155
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
School 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0260	419	31	13.5	58.0%	4 (1.0%)	116 (27.7%)	293 (69.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	4.4	1330^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.2	1327^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.8%	3	0.0	2.3	8.7	10.9	6.0	23.1	18.6	27.3	17.4	4.0	1.8	0.0	5.4	8.7	$8,427
School 1	Public	K-5	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0490	217	21	10.3	64.5%	2 (0.9%)	65 (30.0%)	147 (67.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	57.5	578^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.1%		37.1	839^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.3%	261	26.9		47.3	58.4	76.9				66.6	33.3	42.3				$9,731
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	851 E 28th Street	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0300	513	49	10.5	66.1%	6 (1.2%)	130 (25.3%)	365 (71.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7	1292^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.1%		5.9	1302^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	2.7%	10	8.3	0.0	19.4	25.7	11.1	17.8	21.3	34.9	6.3	5.3	2.8	10.2	4.0	7.4	$12,303

Frequently Asked Questions about School 13

What district is School 13 in?

Paterson Public School District

Is School 13 a good school?

School 13 ranks in the bottom 2.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of School 13?

Students at School 13 are 80% Hispanic, 19% African American.

How many students attend School 13?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended School 13.

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