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School 3

Public Grades K-8

1186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 3 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with 218 students. It is part of the Paterson Public School District, which has struggled to provide high-quality education to its students.

School 3 faces significant challenges, with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 35.7% to 41.6% in recent years, and consistently low academic performance on the NJSLA assessments, with only 18.8% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to 44.9% statewide. The school's student population is predominantly economically disadvantaged, with around 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While School 3's spending per student is slightly below the district average, at $8,917 in 2018-2019, its student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 7.7 to 11.6 in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Paterson district, such as Alexander Hamilton Academy and Norman S. Weir, generally perform better than School 3 on test scores and other metrics, though they still struggle compared to state averages. Additionally, the charter schools in the area, such as Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson and Community Charter School of Paterson, tend to outperform the traditional public schools in Paterson, including School 3, on most academic measures.

167

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,917

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

448 Main Street
Paterson, NJ 07501-2818

(973) 321-0030

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.0%

African American:

2.4%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,186^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

682^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	14.3	1186 of 1347	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1209 of 1338	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1240 of 1342	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1302 of 1345	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1154 of 1317	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1147 of 1360	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1244 of 1353	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	1219 of 1352	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	1198 of 1346	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1137 of 1357	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	1089 of 1363	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	1124 of 1367	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	1183 of 1363	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	1212 of 1360	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	1194 of 1354	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	1177 of 1346	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	1188 of 1338	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	1175 of 1329	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	1212 of 1314	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.3	1254 of 1303	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	1254 of 1298	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.2	1154 of 1204	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	19.1	508 of 559	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	406 of 499	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	426 of 489	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	124 of 411	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	292 of 463	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	349 of 434	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1129 of 1326	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1168 of 1317	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1227 of 1318	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1259 of 1326	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1118 of 1290	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1066 of 1331	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1179 of 1333	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	906 of 1032	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	913 of 989	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	906 of 982	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	883 of 953	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	666 of 896	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	585 of 899	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.1	715 of 870	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	875 of 1023	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	738 of 863	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	798 of 942	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	983 of 1318	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1048 of 1313	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1271 of 1315	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1231 of 1324	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1047 of 1297	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1126 of 1335	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1224 of 1334	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	14.1	891 of 1001	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	682 of 752	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	670 of 743	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	701 of 748	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	686 of 745	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	527 of 652	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	633 of 745	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	632 of 716	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	535 of 712	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	567 of 713	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	594 of 713	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	598 of 717	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	577 of 704	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	580 of 677	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	610 of 684	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	565 of 677	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	551 of 664	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	555 of 640	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	563 of 631	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	493 of 615	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	526 of 599	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.4	457 of 588	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.2	518 of 574	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	31.5	208 of 288	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	226 of 270	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	189 of 227	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	102 of 202	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	363 of 717	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.7	664 of 720	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	665 of 726	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	535 of 625	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	546 of 703	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	600 of 680	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	455 of 589	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	547 of 587	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	542 of 591	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	362 of 480	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	422 of 524	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	435 of 504	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	548 of 613	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	454 of 549	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	684 of 726	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	690 of 719	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	667 of 718	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	644 of 730	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	434 of 635	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	620 of 697	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	590 of 675	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)11th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2024)49th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)28th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2024)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-31 vs state

Science5%-19 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)						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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about School 3

How many students attend School 3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended School 3.

What is the racial makeup of School 3?

Students at School 3 are 94% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian.

Is School 3 a good school?

School 3 ranks in the bottom 12.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is School 3 in?

Paterson Public School District

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