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School 19

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School 19 ranks 913 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

913^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 19 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 314 students. It is part of the Paterson Public School District, which is ranked 561 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

School 19 has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in NJSLA test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.9% of 3rd graders and 54.1% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were 38.3% for 3rd grade and 26.9% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school has also had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large majority of the students at School 19 come from low-income families, with 73.57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Paterson Public School District, such as School 27 and School 2, School 19 generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level in terms of academic achievement and other key metrics. The significant variation in the performance of different student subgroups at School 19 also highlights the importance of targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of diverse learners. Overall, the data for School 19 and the surrounding schools in Paterson suggest a need for a concerted effort to improve educational outcomes and address the systemic challenges facing the district.

288

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,566

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31 James Street
Paterson, NJ 07502

(973) 321-0190

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

Asian:

33.0%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Paterson Public School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg49%

913^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	913 of 1347	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	990 of 1338	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1058 of 1342	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	956 of 1345	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	907 of 1317	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	637 of 1360	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	465 of 1353	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.1	566 of 1352	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.5	580 of 1346	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.3	791 of 1357	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.8	713 of 1363	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.8	1005 of 1367	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	1019 of 1363	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	1138 of 1360	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	1141 of 1354	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	1106 of 1346	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	1162 of 1338	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	1102 of 1329	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.5	1090 of 1314	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	1242 of 1303	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.6	1095 of 1298	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.7	1052 of 1204	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	297 of 494	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	417 of 456	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	84.3	57 of 522	89.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	289 of 330	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	308 of 340	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	305 of 346	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	296 of 348	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	301 of 339	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	297 of 370	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	244 of 370	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	254 of 597	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	238 of 559	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	306 of 499	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	287 of 489	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.4	81 of 411	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	102 of 463	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	37 of 434	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	793 of 1326	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	881 of 1317	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1059 of 1318	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	976 of 1326	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	919 of 1290	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.0	537 of 1331	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	428 of 1333	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	592 of 1032	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	695 of 989	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	725 of 982	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	689 of 953	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	405 of 896	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	217 of 899	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	119 of 870	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	335 of 1023	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	423 of 910	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	284 of 863	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	67 of 839	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	29 of 942	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	971 of 1318	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	989 of 1313	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	926 of 1315	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	841 of 1324	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	848 of 1297	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	691 of 1335	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	473 of 1334	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	990 of 1023	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2022)40th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-17 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School 19	Public	K-4	31 James Street	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0190	288	23	12.5	74.7%	4 (1.4%)	28 (9.7%)	158 (54.9%)	95 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33	913^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.2%		26.4	990^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.0%	77			34.9	54.1					38.3	26.9										$9,566		$9,566
School 5	Public	K-5	430 Totowa Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0050	753	58	12.9	74.8%	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.7%)	448 (59.5%)	256 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22	1060^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.3%		18.9	1090^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.5%	30	14.9		30.2	34.9	31.9				34.9	32.2	25.6									$10,638		$10,638
School 27	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Richmond Ave	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0270	641	48	13.3	80.8%	35 (5.5%)	58 (9.0%)	351 (54.8%)	193 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18	1130^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.5	1095^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.2%	35	12.6		27.7	36.3	34.4				28.2	30.3	14.2									$8,335		$8,335
School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	473	41	11.6	84.6%	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.6%)	369 (78.0%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	1076^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.1%		11.3	1217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.0%	141	4.0	0.0	27.7	38.9	35.0	53.8	76.4	71.8	29.5	25.0	14.6	17.9	18.5	19.2						$11,646		$11,646
School 7	Public	K-5	106 Ramsey Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0070	250	22	11.3	89.6%	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	140 (56.0%)	89 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.4	1106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.9%		12	1206^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.9%	100	11.8		41.9	29.8	36.0				31.8	18.8	15.7									$12,688		$12,688
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
Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	996	96	10.4	67.8%	134 (13.5%)	115 (11.5%)	671 (67.4%)	56 (5.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	22.8	1051^st of 1347 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.6	985^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.4%	66	14.6	3.3	28.6	44.2	35.6	39.4	36.7	41.8	28.9	31.0	21.6	23.8	21.8	28.3						$12,560	$847	$11,713
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Junior School	Public	1-8	55 Clinton Street	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0040	491	38	12.9	70.5%	4 (0.8%)	171 (34.8%)	313 (63.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1337^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.5	1322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	1.2%	15	2.1	7.2	11.1	3.0	6.3	15.0	12.5	19.1	5.5	8.7	2.1	0.0	1.4	8.5						$10,865		$10,865
School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	463	39	12.0	73.2%	44 (9.5%)	71 (15.3%)	265 (57.2%)	76 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	98.6	1^st of 1347 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.8	2^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	84.4	54.3	100.0	94.4	96.9	97.2	100.0	97.2	100.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	95.4		75.0	82.3	78.0	77.8	77.8	$9,579		$9,579
Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	272	27	10.0	59.2%	3 (1.1%)	161 (59.2%)	105 (38.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45.9	727^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.0%		32.8	906^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.3%	179	25.0	5.3	43.8	56.3	58.3	58.3	70.6	68.5	31.3	50.0	41.7	29.2	41.2	0.0						$13,381		$13,381

Frequently Asked Questions about School 19

What is the racial makeup of School 19?

Students at School 19 are 55% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 10% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is School 19 in?

Paterson Public School District

How many students attend School 19?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended School 19.

Is School 19 a good school?

School 19 ranks 913^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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