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School 25

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 25 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey that serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 540 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 25 consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 35.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 44.9%, and only 14.9% were proficient in Math compared to 49.8% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, School 25 struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with its rankings for subgroups like Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students in the bottom 50% of New Jersey elementary schools.

While the nearby schools in the Paterson district, such as School 20, Charles J. Riley/School 9, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex, also perform poorly and have similar challenges to School 25, some schools in the neighboring Clifton and Elmwood Park districts, like School #11 and Gantner Avenue School, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement, suggesting that factors beyond just district-level challenges may be at play.

526

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,314

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

287 Trenton Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07503

(973) 321-0250

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

White:

17.9%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,211^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

637^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	12.1	1211 of 1347	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1211 of 1338	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1115 of 1342	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1097 of 1345	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1083 of 1317	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1196 of 1360	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1217 of 1353	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	1174 of 1352	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	1124 of 1346	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	1057 of 1357	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.8	1062 of 1363	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	979 of 1367	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	1062 of 1363	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	1073 of 1360	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	1146 of 1354	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	1141 of 1346	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1171 of 1338	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	1200 of 1329	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	28.1	1065 of 1314	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	1164 of 1303	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.0	1123 of 1298	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.1	943 of 1204	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	554 of 597	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	486 of 559	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	287 of 499	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	280 of 489	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	146 of 411	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	340 of 463	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	298 of 434	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1178 of 1326	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1132 of 1317	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1089 of 1318	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1083 of 1326	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1138 of 1290	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1178 of 1331	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1175 of 1333	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	860 of 1032	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	801 of 989	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	671 of 982	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	669 of 953	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	563 of 896	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	657 of 899	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	658 of 870	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	848 of 1023	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	666 of 939	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	615 of 910	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	563 of 863	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	349 of 839	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	664 of 948	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	795 of 942	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1149 of 1318	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1171 of 1313	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1016 of 1315	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1005 of 1324	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	915 of 1297	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1129 of 1335	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1201 of 1334	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	901 of 1023	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	945 of 989	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	897 of 1007	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	847 of 1001	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	685 of 970	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	789 of 976	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	928 of 964	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	962 of 1023	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	637 of 752	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	658 of 743	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	637 of 748	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	599 of 745	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	543 of 652	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	604 of 745	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	547 of 716	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	487 of 712	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	542 of 713	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	574 of 713	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	590 of 717	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	544 of 704	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.2	547 of 677	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	541 of 684	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	571 of 677	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	547 of 664	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	533 of 640	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	518 of 631	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	555 of 615	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	23.5	481 of 599	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.5	532 of 588	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	18.6	482 of 574	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	244 of 343	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	290 of 320	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	200 of 288	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	241 of 270	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	110 of 197	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	167 of 227	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.4	79 of 202	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	622 of 728	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	586 of 717	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	597 of 720	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	598 of 726	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	526 of 625	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	562 of 703	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	486 of 680	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	434 of 608	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	470 of 589	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	465 of 587	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	480 of 591	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	383 of 480	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	430 of 524	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	304 of 504	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	474 of 613	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	463 of 584	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	457 of 568	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	418 of 549	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	327 of 467	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	364 of 541	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.5	435 of 522	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	592 of 726	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	650 of 719	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	621 of 718	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	565 of 730	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	511 of 635	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	590 of 697	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	530 of 675	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	419 of 507	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	474 of 505	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	390 of 535	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	457 of 492	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	443 of 471	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	422 of 502	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	496 of 510	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	464 of 509	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	371 of 512	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	433 of 435	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

White (2025)29th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I50%+4 vs state

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

Science10%-14 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 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 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
Charles J. Riley/ School 9	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Timothy Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0090	682	59	11.5	64.4%	342 (50.1%)	20 (2.9%)	270 (39.6%)	45 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	30.6	945^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.8%		29.7	947^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.2%	2	15.3	10.4	34.6	40.0	47.3	48.6	55.4	72.6	42.5	35.2	24.3	25.6	29.7	19.7	90.5	90.5	$10,479		$10,479
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 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 #11	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Merselis Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2401	376	38	10.0	76.3%	81 (21.5%)	15 (4.0%)	251 (66.8%)	19 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	20	1098^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.5%		18.2	1100^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.8%	2	17.5		29.8	30.4	25.0				33.8	31.7	24.4						$12,583	$594	$11,989
School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	194 West Second Street	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2382	130	15	8.6	86.2%	42 (32.3%)	10 (7.7%)	64 (49.2%)	12 (9.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	24.9	1024^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.0%		17.4	1109^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.1%	85	12.0		41.7	34.8	26.7				40.0	37.5	25.0						$12,498	$594	$11,904
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 #1	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Park Slope	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2370	255	22	11.8	76.5%	104 (40.8%)	11 (4.3%)	122 (47.8%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	32.3	925^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.3%		31.8	917^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.5%	8	18.2		25.5	46.8	40.4				40.3	39.6	41.5						$12,189		$12,189
Gantner Avenue School	Public	K-5	99 Roosevelt Ave	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	339	30	11.3	56.9%	118 (34.8%)	21 (6.2%)	162 (47.8%)	34 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	51	667^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.5%		45.7	723^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	46.0%	56	21.5		58.6	60.5	61.1				54.3	44.2	25.4						$7,848		$7,848

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School 25 ranks in the bottom 10.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend School 25?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended School 25.

What is the racial makeup of School 25?

Students at School 25 are 74% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is School 25 in?

Paterson Public School District

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.