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Dr. Hani Awadallah School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Hani Awadallah School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Paterson Public School District in New Jersey, with 564 students. The school is ranked 1173 out of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, and the district is ranked 561 out of 609 in the state.

Dr. Hani Awadallah School consistently underperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 3.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in NJSLA English Language Arts, compared to 22.3% for the district and 44.9% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. While the school's performance varies across student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well, other subgroups like White students and Special Education students perform very poorly, ranking in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools.

When comparing Dr. Hani Awadallah School to other nearby schools in the Paterson Public School District, such as Charles J. Riley/School 9 and School 25, it becomes clear that Dr. Hani Awadallah School is one of the lowest-performing in the district. However, the data suggests that there is room for improvement, as the school's performance for African American students indicates that with the right interventions and support, the school can help its students achieve at higher levels.

575

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,552

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Marshall Street
Paterson, NJ 07503

(973) 413-2600

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.7%

White:

30.4%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,173^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

540^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 15% (2019) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	15.1	1173 of 1347	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1127 of 1338	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1105 of 1342	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1019 of 1345	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1148 of 1317	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1208 of 1360	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	70.0	111 of 494	77.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	538 of 597	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	446 of 559	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	256 of 499	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	222 of 489	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	248 of 411	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	314 of 463	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	281 of 434	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1050 of 1326	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1036 of 1317	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	968 of 1318	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	936 of 1326	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1100 of 1290	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1124 of 1331	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1133 of 1333	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	864 of 1032	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	793 of 989	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	714 of 982	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	573 of 953	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	729 of 896	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	719 of 899	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	667 of 870	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	823 of 1023	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	567 of 939	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	551 of 910	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	475 of 863	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	669 of 839	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	726 of 948	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	788 of 942	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1177 of 1318	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1116 of 1313	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1109 of 1315	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1009 of 1324	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1112 of 1297	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1201 of 1335	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1244 of 1334	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	931 of 1023	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	764 of 989	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	814 of 958	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	828 of 949	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	842 of 868	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	863 of 1007	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	844 of 1001	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	915 of 970	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	907 of 963	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	898 of 975	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	851 of 976	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	937 of 964	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	954 of 1023	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	985 of 1022	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	540 of 752	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	445 of 743	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	387 of 748	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	463 of 745	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	530 of 652	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	632 of 745	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	205 of 343	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	223 of 320	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	77 of 288	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	44 of 270	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	37 of 197	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	28.6	164 of 227	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	112 of 202	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	482 of 728	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	379 of 717	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	330 of 720	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	442 of 726	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	476 of 625	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	540 of 703	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	552 of 680	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	394 of 608	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	274 of 589	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	203 of 587	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	307 of 591	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	415 of 480	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	401 of 524	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	381 of 504	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	362 of 613	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.8	105 of 584	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	129 of 568	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	196 of 549	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	290 of 467	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	412 of 541	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	382 of 522	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	572 of 726	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	465 of 719	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	382 of 718	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	427 of 730	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	526 of 635	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	619 of 697	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	600 of 675	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	463 of 507	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	347 of 510	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	505 of 535	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	472 of 492	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	433 of 471	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	465 of 502	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	398 of 510	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	284 of 509	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	300 of 512	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	394 of 435	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	494 of 504	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	496 of 497	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)78th percentile+53 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+46 vs state

English Language Arts29%-25 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 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
Dr. Hani Awadallah School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Marshall Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2600	575	50	11.5	84.2%	175 (30.4%)	33 (5.7%)	349 (60.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15.1	1173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	12.9%		16.2	1127^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.8%	46	12.7	8.0	3.7	34.0	18.8	37.7	31.5	42.1	15.5	21.1	15.5	29.0	20.0	9.5	91.6	91.6	$8,552		$8,552
School #5	Public	K-5	136 Valley Road	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2386	398	37	10.7	53.5%	119 (29.9%)	13 (3.3%)	222 (55.8%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	38.4	837^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.9%		25.3	1002^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.1%	165	17.7		44.8	35.9	48.4				61.1	32.3	35.3						$12,695		$12,695
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
School 8	Public	K-8	35 Chadwick Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0080	411	35	11.7	78.3%	27 (6.6%)	21 (5.1%)	362 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1296^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.1	1315^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.7%	19	4.7	2.0	4.7	20.4	24.1	20.0	15.9	43.4	13.0	5.4	12.3	7.3	4.1	11.8			$9,233		$9,233
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 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
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 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	167	18	9.2	95.2%	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	157 (94.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	1186^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.8	1209^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.6%	23	11.2	0.0	18.8	47.8	23.5	35.7	10.6	25.0	6.3	13.0	11.8	7.1	15.8	5.0			$8,917		$8,917
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
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

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