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School 5

Public Grades K-5

1060^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 5 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving 763 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Paterson Public School District, which is ranked 561 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having access to adequate resources, with per-student spending of $10,638 in 2018-2019, School 5 has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are significantly lower than state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 30.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and 25.6% of 5th graders proficient or better in math. Additionally, School 5 struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the data reveals a stark contrast between School 5 and some nearby schools in the Paterson district. For example, School 28, located just 0.57 miles away, ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools and has significantly higher test scores across all grade levels and subjects. This suggests that the challenges faced by School 5 may not be solely due to the district or community context, but rather specific to the school's own practices and resources. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and ensuring that the school's resources are being used effectively to meet the needs of all students could be key areas of focus for improving student outcomes at School 5.

753

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,638

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 Totowa Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07502-2135

(973) 321-0050

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

Asian:

34.0%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

1,060^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1060 of 1347	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1090 of 1338	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1057 of 1342	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1159 of 1345	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1039 of 1317	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1051 of 1360	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1053 of 1353	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1043 of 1352	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1128 of 1346	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	1149 of 1357	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	1100 of 1363	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1184 of 1367	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	1246 of 1363	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.1	1227 of 1360	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	1209 of 1354	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	1197 of 1346	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.1	1242 of 1338	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	1267 of 1329	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.9	1258 of 1314	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.7	1228 of 1303	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.5	1216 of 1298	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.3	1122 of 1204	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	39.6	281 of 463	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	447 of 494	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	245 of 456	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	328 of 522	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	378 of 517	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	307 of 330	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	313 of 340	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	320 of 346	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	324 of 348	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	325 of 339	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	312 of 370	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	327 of 370	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	420 of 597	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	408 of 559	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	273 of 499	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	364 of 489	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	224 of 411	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	165 of 463	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	182 of 434	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	959 of 1326	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1009 of 1317	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1025 of 1318	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1167 of 1326	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1054 of 1290	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1026 of 1331	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1059 of 1333	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	753 of 1032	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	741 of 989	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	724 of 982	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	750 of 953	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	786 of 896	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	634 of 899	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	526 of 870	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	597 of 1023	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	392 of 939	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	379 of 910	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	501 of 863	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	371 of 839	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	315 of 948	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	407 of 942	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1093 of 1318	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1061 of 1313	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	978 of 1315	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1045 of 1324	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	964 of 1297	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1024 of 1335	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	965 of 1334	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	824 of 1023	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	725 of 989	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	889 of 958	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	883 of 949	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	593 of 868	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	812 of 1007	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	770 of 1001	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2023)39th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-18 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

Science15%-15 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, November 13, 2017

I went to this school 40 yrs ago .What a change..Teachers just don't care No staff cares.The children are out of hand and will soon be running the facility. Children curse and fight and don't forget the school only goes to 5th grade now different then when I went there K-8..Im there every morning and when school let's out (walk a child to and from).I'm hoping something is done soon the learning rate is very poor also and that's not the child's fault Close Quote

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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 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
School 19	Public	K-4	31 James Street	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0190	288	23	12.5	74.7%	4 (1.4%)	28 (9.7%)	158 (54.9%)	95 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33	913^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.2%		26.4	990^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.0%	77			34.9	54.1					38.3	26.9										$9,566		$9,566
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 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
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
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
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
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 7	Public	K-5	106 Ramsey Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0070	250	22	11.3	89.6%	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	140 (56.0%)	89 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.4	1106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.9%		12	1206^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.9%	100	11.8		41.9	29.8	36.0				31.8	18.8	15.7									$12,688		$12,688
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School 5

How many students attend School 5?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended School 5.

What is the racial makeup of School 5?

Students at School 5 are 59% Hispanic, 34% Asian, 6% African American.

What district is School 5 in?

Paterson Public School District

Is School 5 a good school?

School 5 ranks in the bottom 21.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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