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Edward W. Kilpatrick

Public Grades PK, KG-3

1313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Edward W. Kilpatrick is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 300 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.

Edward W. Kilpatrick consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd grade that are significantly lower than the Paterson Public School District and the state of New Jersey averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 22.3% for the district and 44.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and English Language Learners. Additionally, Edward W. Kilpatrick has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast, the nearby School 28, which is also part of the Paterson Public School District, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking among the top 1-2 elementary schools in New Jersey and achieving proficiency rates well above the district and state averages. Other nearby schools, such as School 13, Senator Frank Lautenberg School, and Roberto Clemente, also struggle academically, with proficiency rates similar to or lower than Edward W. Kilpatrick.

295

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,155

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

295-315 Ellison Street
Paterson, NJ 07501

(973) 321-0330

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

African American:

24.4%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (11% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg47%

1,313^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	5.7	1313 of 1347	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1213 of 1338	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1338 of 1342	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1344 of 1345	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1353 of 1360	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1327 of 1353	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	1326 of 1352	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.1	1344 of 1346	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	1341 of 1357	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	1342 of 1363	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.1	1318 of 1367	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.1	1306 of 1363	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.8	1281 of 1360	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	1298 of 1354	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	1299 of 1346	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	1317 of 1338	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1280 of 1329	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	1221 of 1314	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.6	1168 of 1303	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.1	1168 of 1298	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	1.8	1161 of 1204	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	368 of 463	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	413 of 469	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	433 of 463	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	493 of 494	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	440 of 522	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	557 of 597	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	346 of 559	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.9	483 of 499	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	436 of 489	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	435 of 463	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	394 of 434	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1235 of 1326	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1188 of 1317	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1288 of 1318	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1301 of 1326	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	1309 of 1331	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1266 of 1333	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	927 of 1032	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	666 of 989	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	6.4	930 of 982	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	891 of 953	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	778 of 896	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	835 of 899	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	784 of 870	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	979 of 1023	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	751 of 939	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	792 of 910	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	848 of 948	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	903 of 942	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1278 of 1318	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1120 of 1313	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1273 of 1315	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1291 of 1324	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1265 of 1297	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1281 of 1335	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1298 of 1334	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)21st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-28 vs state

Mathematics6%-44 vs state

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Schools Near Edward W. Kilpatrick

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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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brilla New Jersey Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	24 Degrasse St	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Brilla New Jersey Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 802-8065	362	24	15.0	81.5%	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.3%)	311 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9.7	1257^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)	2.9				28.1	32.6					2.9	8.1
School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	463	39	12.0	73.2%	44 (9.5%)	71 (15.3%)	265 (57.2%)	76 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	98.6	1^st of 1347 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.8	2^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	84.4	54.3	100.0	94.4	96.9	97.2	100.0	97.2	100.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	95.4		75.0	82.3	78.0	77.8	77.8	$9,579
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edward W. Kilpatrick

What is the racial makeup of Edward W. Kilpatrick?

Students at Edward W. Kilpatrick are 73% Hispanic, 24% African American, 2% White.

What district is Edward W. Kilpatrick in?

Paterson Public School District

Is Edward W. Kilpatrick a good school?

Edward W. Kilpatrick ranks in the bottom 2.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Edward W. Kilpatrick?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Edward W. Kilpatrick.

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