Summary:
The Paterson list contains one school, Paterson Preparatory Charter School, serving grades K–7 and enrolling 362 students; the most important finding for families is that every reported 2025–2026 grade and subject result was below the New Jersey average.
There is no school-to-school top or bottom because this is the only school in the list. Within the school’s 2025–2026 results, grade 6 had its strongest ELA result at 39%, while grade 5 had its lowest at 31%; in math, grade 3 was highest at 38% and grade 7 lowest at 26%. These are differences across grades, not a ranking of schools. ELA results were 10 to 21 percentage points below the state by grade, and grade 5 science was 8% compared with 27% statewide, a 19-point gap.
Results improved notably in matched grades, especially in math, though they remain below state levels. Grade 5 math rose from 3% in 2024–2025 to 35% in 2025–2026, and grade 6 math rose from 8% to 28%; across grades 5 and 6, the average math gap narrowed from 37 to 12 percentage points. The average ELA gap in those grades narrowed from 24 to 17 points. Grade 5 science increased from 3% to 8%, still well below the state. SchoolDigger lists the school at 957 of 1,331 schools, the 28th percentile and one star, in 2025–2026, up from 1,257 of 1,347, the 7th percentile and zero stars, the prior year. In 2024–2025, chronic absenteeism was 19%, versus 14% statewide; the student-teacher ratio was 15:1, and 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible (school year 2024–2025). These figures provide context, not an explanation for the results; with one school listed, there is no basis for comparing schools in the area.
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