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School 2

Public Grades K-8

1076^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 2 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 511 students. It is part of the Paterson Public School District, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, School 2 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating in the most recent school year.

School 2 faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, well-below-average test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, and struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.7% of 3rd graders at School 2 were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.9% statewide. The school's high-poverty student population, with 51.75% to 77.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these challenges.

When comparing School 2 to other nearby schools in the Paterson Public School District, it becomes clear that School 2 is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. For instance, School 28, located just 0.54 miles away, ranked 1st out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools in 2024-2025 and had significantly higher test scores across all grade levels and subjects. Despite the high-needs student population, School 2 spends only $11,646 per student, which is lower than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

473

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,646

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22 Passaic Street
Paterson, NJ 07501

(973) 321-0020

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.0%

African American:

14.6%

Asian:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Paterson Public School District

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,076^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

394^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	21.3	1076 of 1347	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1217 of 1338	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1234 of 1342	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1252 of 1345	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1161 of 1317	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1286 of 1360	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1228 of 1353	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	1313 of 1352	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	1213 of 1346	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	1225 of 1357	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	1267 of 1363	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	1198 of 1367	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	1248 of 1363	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.3	1276 of 1360	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	1240 of 1354	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.5	1253 of 1346	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	1292 of 1338	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	1262 of 1329	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.2	1255 of 1314	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	1203 of 1303	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.1	1194 of 1298	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.2	1153 of 1204	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	374 of 494	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	519 of 522	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	232 of 597	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.9	399 of 559	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	324 of 499	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	413 of 489	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	273 of 411	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	398 of 463	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	360 of 434	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1022 of 1326	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1173 of 1317	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1186 of 1318	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1232 of 1326	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1205 of 1290	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1275 of 1331	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1232 of 1333	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	640 of 1032	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	815 of 989	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	848 of 982	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	809 of 953	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	670 of 896	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	752 of 899	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	758 of 870	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	751 of 1023	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	726 of 939	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	728 of 910	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	718 of 863	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	769 of 948	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	806 of 942	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1000 of 1318	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1132 of 1313	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1150 of 1315	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1182 of 1324	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	999 of 1297	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1184 of 1335	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1142 of 1334	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	316 of 1023	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.7	748 of 989	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	659 of 958	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	630 of 949	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	727 of 868	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	862 of 1007	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	874 of 1001	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	394 of 752	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	509 of 743	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	483 of 748	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	567 of 745	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	524 of 652	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	636 of 745	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	517 of 716	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	587 of 712	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.9	466 of 713	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	409 of 713	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	13.9	613 of 717	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	582 of 704	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	578 of 677	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	618 of 684	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	579 of 677	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	596 of 664	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.7	604 of 640	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	577 of 631	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.7	583 of 615	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.3	496 of 599	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.0	536 of 588	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.7	513 of 574	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	151 of 320	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	135 of 288	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	185 of 270	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	123 of 197	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	198 of 227	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	95 of 202	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	421 of 728	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	507 of 717	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	498 of 720	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	559 of 726	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	507 of 625	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	596 of 703	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	462 of 680	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	202 of 608	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	326 of 589	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	292 of 587	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	413 of 591	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	338 of 480	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	443 of 524	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	339 of 504	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	237 of 613	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	263 of 584	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	179 of 568	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	381 of 549	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	418 of 541	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	317 of 726	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	458 of 719	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	405 of 718	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	526 of 730	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	472 of 635	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	581 of 697	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	502 of 675	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	115 of 507	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	117 of 510	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	89 of 505	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	230 of 535	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.9	349 of 401	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	341 of 492	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	431 of 471	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2022)24th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

Science2%-23 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)			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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	473	41	11.6	84.6%	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.6%)	369 (78.0%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	1076^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.1%		11.3	1217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.0%	141	4.0	0.0	27.7	38.9	35.0	53.8	76.4	71.8	29.5	25.0	14.6	17.9	18.5	19.2						$11,646		$11,646
Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	896	49	18.2	99.3%	4 (0.4%)	244 (27.2%)	632 (70.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	27.6	987^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%		26	996^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.6%	9	3.2	3.8	32.0	44.3	33.0	32.2	47.3	43.8	58.8	48.4	13.7	14.3	8.7	17.2						$10,771	$1,994	$8,777
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
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
School 5	Public	K-5	430 Totowa Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0050	753	58	12.9	74.8%	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.7%)	448 (59.5%)	256 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22	1060^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.3%		18.9	1090^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.5%	30	14.9		30.2	34.9	31.9				34.9	32.2	25.6									$10,638		$10,638
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
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
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
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		$9,579
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Junior School	Public	1-8	55 Clinton Street	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0040	491	38	12.9	70.5%	4 (0.8%)	171 (34.8%)	313 (63.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1337^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.5	1322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	1.2%	15	2.1	7.2	11.1	3.0	6.3	15.0	12.5	19.1	5.5	8.7	2.1	0.0	1.4	8.5						$10,865		$10,865

Frequently Asked Questions about School 2

What is the racial makeup of School 2?

Students at School 2 are 78% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Asian, 2% White.

Is School 2 a good school?

School 2 ranks in the bottom 20.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend School 2?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended School 2.

What district is School 2 in?

Paterson Public School District

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