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Alexander Hamilton Academy

Public Grades K-8
1204th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Alexander Hamilton Academy is a K–8 school in Paterson, New Jersey, with 439 students. Its latest results show a relative strength in English Language Arts (ELA) compared with the district, but a serious weakness in mathematics. In 2025–2026, its average math proficiency across grades 3–8 was 10%, compared with 16% in the Paterson Public School District and 40% statewide; in grade 6, just 2% were proficient, versus 14% districtwide and 40% statewide. Mathematics is the school’s clearest academic concern.

ELA is a brighter spot relative to the district, though results remain well below the state and some nearby schools. The school averaged 29% proficiency across grades 3–8, 5 percentage points above the district’s 24% but 22 points below the state’s 51%; it exceeded the district in five of six grades. In grade 6, however, ELA proficiency was 36% at Alexander Hamilton, compared with 53% at Norman S. Weir, 53% at Philip’s Academy Charter School of Paterson, and 94% at School 28. Science results vary sharply by grade: grade 5 was 11%, slightly above the district’s 10%, while grade 8 was 0%, below the district’s 4% and the state’s 19%.

Results have weakened overall in recent years, and SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking has fallen: the school went from the 55th percentile and 3 stars in 2018–2019 to the 10th percentile and 0 stars in 2025–2026. ELA’s grade average fell from 39% in 2022–2023 to 29% in 2025–2026; math rose to 19% in 2024–2025 before dropping to 10%. As context, the student-teacher ratio was 13.7 in 2024–2025, compared with a 12.4 average at nearby schools, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, below the nearby-school average of 76%. SchoolDigger’s group ranking was notably higher for English Language Learner Students—91st percentile in 2022–2023, compared with the school’s 16th-percentile overall ranking that year—indicating stronger measured service to that group. Its ranking for African American Students fell from the 50th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 24th in 2025–2026, while the overall ranking declined from the 17th to the 10th percentile. Subgroup rankings are reported only for selected years.

439
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,744
Per pupil spending ?
67.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 11-27 16th Avenue
       Paterson, NJ  07501

(973) 321-0320

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.1%
African American:
30.3%
White:
0.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 14% New Jersey)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school18%
District avg18%
New Jersey avg43%
Elementary school
1,204th of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 46 pts since 2016
From top 45% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
643rd of 743
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 51 pts since 2016
From top 36% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 27Elementary Schools in the Paterson Public School District
573rd of 607Paterson 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202611.91204 of 13319.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.51165 of 134713.5%★☆☆☆☆
202418.11105 of 133817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.21123 of 134216.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.41100 of 134518.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.31075 of 131718.4%★☆☆☆☆
201957.9615 of 136054.8%★★★☆☆
201856.7624 of 135353.9%★★★☆☆
201758.9600 of 135255.6%★★★☆☆
201658.0603 of 134655.2%★★★☆☆
201544.2793 of 135741.6%★★☆☆☆
201456.6717 of 136347.4%★★☆☆☆
201358.0696 of 136749.1%★★☆☆☆
201256.6729 of 136346.5%★★☆☆☆
201145.9896 of 136034.1%★★☆☆☆
201046.0882 of 135434.9%★★☆☆☆
200941.5932 of 134630.8%★★☆☆☆
200856.4737 of 133844.9%★★☆☆☆
200750.0875 of 132934.2%★★☆☆☆
200662.7645 of 131450.9%★★★☆☆
200563.9598 of 130354.1%★★★☆☆
200463.4595 of 129854.2%★★★☆☆
200354.6665 of 120444.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202629.7330 of 43424.0%★☆☆☆☆
202529.1315 of 46332.0%★★☆☆☆
202447.2234 of 46950.1%★★★☆☆
202336.9296 of 46336.1%★★☆☆☆
202243.2279 of 49443.5%★★☆☆☆
202148.9202 of 45655.7%★★★☆☆
201987.943 of 52291.8%★★★★★
201888.738 of 51792.6%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202392.447 of 49990.6%★★★★★
201972.0101 of 46378.2%★★★★☆
201863.9122 of 43471.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202616.21128 of 131114.0%★☆☆☆☆
202516.71106 of 132616.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.1999 of 131724.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.91007 of 131823.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.11069 of 132619.4%★☆☆☆☆
202118.11071 of 129017.0%★☆☆☆☆
201957.4592 of 133155.5%★★★☆☆
201853.8647 of 133351.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202625.5811 of 99118.2%★☆☆☆☆
202533.3688 of 103233.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.9637 of 98935.6%★★☆☆☆
202333.0649 of 98233.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.0625 of 95334.4%★★☆☆☆
202130.6665 of 89625.8%★☆☆☆☆
201980.3125 of 89986.1%★★★★☆
201878.3141 of 87083.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202624.3850 of 100215.2%★☆☆☆☆
202534.2739 of 102327.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.3628 of 91031.0%★★☆☆☆
202233.9567 of 86334.3%★★☆☆☆
202133.0587 of 83930.0%★★☆☆☆
201985.672 of 94892.4%★★★★★
201883.595 of 94289.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202610.41209 of 13067.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.61108 of 131815.9%★☆☆☆☆
202416.51091 of 131316.9%★☆☆☆☆
202312.91151 of 131512.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.81047 of 132420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202120.01003 of 129722.7%★☆☆☆☆
201956.1605 of 133554.7%★★★☆☆
201858.5570 of 133457.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202617.5866 of 97010.7%★☆☆☆☆
202524.8757 of 102326.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.0771 of 98922.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.6906 of 9585.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.5796 of 94916.1%★☆☆☆☆
201944.1494 of 100750.9%★★★☆☆
201841.8515 of 100148.6%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202615.0643 of 74313.5%★☆☆☆☆
202521.7584 of 75222.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.3629 of 74315.3%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0533 of 74828.7%★☆☆☆☆
202235.5468 of 74537.2%★★☆☆☆
202120.9504 of 65222.7%★☆☆☆☆
201974.9173 of 74576.8%★★★★☆
201870.8200 of 71672.1%★★★★☆
201767.0225 of 71268.4%★★★☆☆
201661.1256 of 71364.1%★★★☆☆
201544.6399 of 71344.0%★★☆☆☆
201440.0478 of 71733.3%★★☆☆☆
201360.4331 of 70453.0%★★★☆☆
201253.4387 of 67742.8%★★☆☆☆
201155.6375 of 68445.2%★★☆☆☆
201057.9367 of 67745.8%★★☆☆☆
200957.3363 of 66445.3%★★☆☆☆
200859.1338 of 64047.2%★★☆☆☆
200753.3393 of 63137.7%★★☆☆☆
200640.7437 of 61528.9%★☆☆☆☆
200529.4464 of 59922.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202628.1255 of 33123.0%★☆☆☆☆
202541.0189 of 35947.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.9220 of 35237.5%★★☆☆☆
202350.5151 of 36158.2%★★★☆☆
202264.778 of 35678.1%★★★★☆
202154.995 of 29167.4%★★★☆☆
201994.310 of 32696.9%★★★★★
201888.719 of 32694.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202614.7628 of 71612.3%★☆☆☆☆
202525.2542 of 72825.5%★☆☆☆☆
202418.0601 of 71716.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.6490 of 72031.9%★★☆☆☆
202236.5444 of 72638.8%★★☆☆☆
202127.0439 of 62529.8%★★☆☆☆
201976.0164 of 70376.7%★★★★☆
201865.9234 of 68065.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202628.5441 of 58925.1%★☆☆☆☆
202531.9418 of 60831.3%★★☆☆☆
202427.8444 of 58924.6%★☆☆☆☆
202341.4323 of 58745.0%★★☆☆☆
202248.7257 of 59156.5%★★★☆☆
202129.6353 of 48026.5%★☆☆☆☆
201989.624 of 52495.4%★★★★★
201891.315 of 50497.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202627.0471 of 59020.2%★☆☆☆☆
202527.3480 of 61321.7%★☆☆☆☆
202433.0403 of 58431.0%★★☆☆☆
202331.3389 of 56831.5%★★☆☆☆
202253.0195 of 54964.5%★★★☆☆
202134.4309 of 46733.8%★★☆☆☆
201993.814 of 54197.4%★★★★★
201897.812 of 52297.7%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202620.5586 of 71417.9%★☆☆☆☆
202520.0584 of 72619.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.8568 of 71921.0%★☆☆☆☆
202330.7487 of 71832.2%★★☆☆☆
202239.2419 of 73042.6%★★☆☆☆
202118.2504 of 63520.6%★☆☆☆☆
201967.9214 of 69769.3%★★★☆☆
201875.5162 of 67576.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202634.8311 of 48235.5%★★☆☆☆
202417.6487 of 5104.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.4365 of 50527.7%★☆☆☆☆
202238.2291 of 53545.6%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2023)91st percentile+74 vs school
African American (2026)24th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)11th percentile~ school
Male (2026)7th percentile~ school
Middle school
Special Education (2026)35th percentile+22 vs school
Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2026)23rd percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)12th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts29%-22 vs state
Algebra I11%-36 vs state
Mathematics10%-31 vs state
Science6%-17 vs state

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Open Quote Your information is a bit outdated. The school is a publich school and hs great. My children enjoy the school and do well here. THere is a standard of excellence and everyont is encouraged to do their best. I love it. Close Quote




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Students at Alexander Hamilton Academy are 68% Hispanic, 30% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Alexander Hamilton Academy.

Alexander Hamilton Academy ranks in the bottom 9.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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