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School 20

Q: Is School 20 a good school?

School 20 ranks in the bottom 1.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend School 20?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended School 20.

Q: What is the racial makeup of School 20?

Students at School 20 are 69% Hispanic, 29% African American, 1% Asian.

Public Grades K-8

1329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 20 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with 345 students. It 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. Unfortunately, School 20 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The key issues at School 20 are its significantly underperforming academic assessments across all grade levels and subjects, with only 9.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 22.3% in the district and 44.9% statewide. The performance gaps are even wider in mathematics, with 0% of 3rd graders at School 20 being proficient or better, compared to 23.1% in the district and 49.8% statewide. Additionally, School 20 has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 35.7% to 41.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While School 20 is the lowest-performing school in the analysis, the nearby schools in the Paterson Public School District also struggle academically, with most ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools. This suggests a systemic issue within the district that goes beyond a single school. Additionally, despite the higher per-student spending at School 20, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning.

343

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,935

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 East 37th Street
Paterson, NJ 07504-1739

(973) 321-0200

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

African American:

29.4%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (8% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,329^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

735^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	4.5	1329 of 1347	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1326 of 1338	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1304 of 1342	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1295 of 1345	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1227 of 1317	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1319 of 1360	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	1333 of 1353	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	1333 of 1352	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	1287 of 1346	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1184 of 1357	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	1314 of 1363	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	1300 of 1367	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	1299 of 1363	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	1290 of 1360	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	1324 of 1354	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.5	1286 of 1346	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.1	1282 of 1338	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	1298 of 1329	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.9	1182 of 1314	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.7	1217 of 1303	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	1259 of 1298	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	29.1	917 of 1204	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	404 of 463	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	442 of 469	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	420 of 463	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	394 of 494	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	420 of 456	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	468 of 522	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	430 of 517	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	542 of 559	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	490 of 499	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1281 of 1326	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1272 of 1317	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1279 of 1318	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1263 of 1326	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1237 of 1290	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1271 of 1331	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1278 of 1333	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	946 of 1032	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	931 of 989	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	895 of 982	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	860 of 953	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	746 of 896	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	793 of 899	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	797 of 870	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1000 of 1023	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	837 of 939	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	796 of 910	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	730 of 863	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	691 of 839	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	823 of 948	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	910 of 942	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1272 of 1318	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1270 of 1313	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1240 of 1315	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1220 of 1324	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1133 of 1297	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1275 of 1335	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1304 of 1334	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	963 of 1023	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	951 of 989	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	911 of 958	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	888 of 949	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	817 of 868	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	909 of 1007	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	932 of 1001	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	735 of 752	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	707 of 743	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	562 of 748	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	530 of 745	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	487 of 652	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	709 of 745	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	643 of 716	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	678 of 712	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	660 of 713	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	567 of 713	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	625 of 717	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	643 of 704	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	628 of 677	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	628 of 684	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	637 of 677	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.5	603 of 664	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.7	602 of 640	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.0	599 of 631	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.8	552 of 615	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.9	550 of 599	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	510 of 588	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.5	501 of 574	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	320 of 359	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	160 of 352	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	73 of 361	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	43.7	183 of 356	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	146 of 291	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.9	303 of 326	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	253 of 326	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	227 of 343	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	300 of 320	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	715 of 728	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	677 of 717	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	495 of 720	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	491 of 726	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	446 of 625	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	643 of 703	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	585 of 680	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	576 of 608	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	550 of 589	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	473 of 587	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	341 of 591	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	332 of 480	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	453 of 524	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	330 of 504	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	610 of 613	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	492 of 584	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.1	179 of 549	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	287 of 467	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.8	482 of 541	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	292 of 522	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	715 of 726	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	661 of 719	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	510 of 718	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	540 of 730	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	476 of 635	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	684 of 697	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	607 of 675	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	15.4	383 of 401	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)13th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I19%-27 vs state

English Language Arts12%-41 vs state

Science5%-19 vs state

Mathematics4%-37 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)		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 20	Public	K-8	500 East 37th Street	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0200	343	37	9.2	61.8%	0 (0.0%)	101 (29.4%)	237 (69.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4.5	1329^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.2	1326^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.9%	3	10.0	0.0	9.1	5.3	7.5	12.2	21.6	19.5	0.0	5.3	2.4	2.3	5.0	9.1	18.8	18.8	$10,935		$10,935
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		$12,303
School 25	Public	PK, KG-8	287 Trenton Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0250	526	43	12.3	88.2%	94 (17.9%)	34 (6.5%)	389 (74.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.1	1211^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.8	1211^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.5	7.1	35.5	23.2	17.7	30.0	27.2	36.4	14.9	13.8	13.5	9.7	15.8	10.8	50.0	50.0	$8,314		$8,314
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		$7,719
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
Gilbert Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Gilbert Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	456	34	13.5	57.7%	133 (29.2%)	76 (16.7%)	215 (47.1%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	36.6	863^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.9%		42.3	763^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.0%	100	26.7		44.8	31.6	46.3				42.3	33.4	42.3						$5,323		$5,323
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		$8,300
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
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		$7,990
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		$9,731

Frequently Asked Questions about School 20

What district is School 20 in?

Paterson Public School District

What is the racial makeup of School 20?

Students at School 20 are 69% Hispanic, 29% African American, 1% Asian.

Is School 20 a good school?

School 20 ranks in the bottom 1.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend School 20?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended School 20.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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