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Roberto Clemente

Public Grades K-5

1208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Roberto Clemente is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving 267 students in grades K-5. The school 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.

Roberto Clemente consistently performs below the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 14.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 19.2% proficient or better in math, compared to 22.3% and 23.1% for the district, respectively. The school also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years. Additionally, 81.65% of Roberto Clemente's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

When compared to nearby schools in the Paterson area, Roberto Clemente appears to be one of the lowest-performing. For example, Norman S. Weir, less than a mile away, consistently outperforms Roberto Clemente on standardized tests. Over the past several years, Roberto Clemente's performance has also declined, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 896th out of 1,346 New Jersey elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1,208th out of 1,347 in 2024-2025.

254

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,990

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

434 Rosa Parks Blvd
Paterson, NJ 07501

(973) 321-0340

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

1,208^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	12.5	1208 of 1347	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1159 of 1338	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1204 of 1342	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1224 of 1345	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1243 of 1317	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1101 of 1360	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1018 of 1353	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	1010 of 1352	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.2	896 of 1346	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	847 of 1357	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.4	765 of 1363	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.3	828 of 1367	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.5	650 of 1363	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.9	354 of 1360	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	62.4	622 of 1354	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	575 of 1346	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	787 of 1338	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	924 of 1329	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.9	721 of 1314	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.9	901 of 1303	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.0	915 of 1298	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	64.3	535 of 1204	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	76.2	94 of 522	82.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	482 of 597	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	345 of 559	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	254 of 499	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	302 of 489	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	282 of 411	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	184 of 463	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	102 of 434	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1191 of 1326	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1140 of 1317	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1152 of 1318	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1216 of 1326	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1188 of 1290	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1091 of 1331	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1025 of 1333	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	734 of 989	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	885 of 982	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	775 of 896	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	371 of 899	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	344 of 870	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	817 of 1023	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	550 of 939	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	667 of 863	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.5	307 of 942	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1097 of 1318	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1054 of 1313	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1148 of 1315	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1132 of 1324	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1218 of 1297	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1022 of 1335	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	920 of 1334	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)82nd percentile+63 vs school

Hispanic (2024)26th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-27 vs state

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

Science2%-28 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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 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
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		$9,155
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
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 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
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		$8,560
Alexander Hamilton Academy	Public	K-8	11-27 16th Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0320	439	32	13.7	67.7%	4 (0.9%)	133 (30.3%)	299 (68.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.5	1165^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.1	1105^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.4%	60	11.9	2.3	24.0	26.1	33.3	34.7	41.7	31.8	18.0	21.7	31.0	10.8	11.1	22.7	$8,344		$8,344
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
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 Roberto Clemente

What district is Roberto Clemente in?

Paterson Public School District

How many students attend Roberto Clemente?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Roberto Clemente.

Is Roberto Clemente a good school?

Roberto Clemente ranks in the bottom 10.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Roberto Clemente?

Students at Roberto Clemente are 93% Hispanic, 7% African American.

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