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Senator Frank Lautenberg School

Public Grades K-8

1332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

The Senator Frank Lautenberg School is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 628 students. It 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.

The school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the Paterson Public School District and the state of New Jersey averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 22.3% in the district and 44.9% statewide. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 53.4% over the past few years, and has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The nearby schools within the Paterson Public School District, such as School 13, Dale Avenue, School 10, and School 21, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. However, there are a few exceptions, such as School 28 and Norman S. Weir, which outperform the district and state averages, indicating that high-performing schools are possible within the Paterson district.

605

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,560

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

137 Carroll Street
Paterson, NJ 07501

(973) 321-0060

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.5%

African American:

34.4%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,332^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

727^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	4.1	1332 of 1347	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1332 of 1338	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1339 of 1342	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1334 of 1345	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1289 of 1317	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1342 of 1360	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1320 of 1353	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	1325 of 1352	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	1340 of 1346	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	1343 of 1357	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.8	1302 of 1363	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.8	1358 of 1367	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	1345 of 1363	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.5	1354 of 1360	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.5	1352 of 1354	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	1321 of 1346	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	1309 of 1338	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.9	1301 of 1329	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	1290 of 1314	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	1293 of 1303	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	1296 of 1298	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.3	1199 of 1204	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	414 of 463	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	466 of 469	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	461 of 463	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	483 of 494	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	422 of 456	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	492 of 522	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	440 of 517	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	568 of 597	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	534 of 559	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	479 of 499	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	474 of 489	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	201 of 411	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	367 of 463	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	347 of 434	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1286 of 1326	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1282 of 1317	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1284 of 1318	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1286 of 1326	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1258 of 1290	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	1301 of 1331	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1288 of 1333	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	958 of 1032	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	929 of 989	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	925 of 982	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	888 of 953	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	830 of 896	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	814 of 899	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	773 of 870	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1002 of 1023	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	839 of 939	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	812 of 910	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	768 of 863	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	829 of 948	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	918 of 942	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1276 of 1318	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1277 of 1313	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1283 of 1315	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1294 of 1324	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1256 of 1297	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1269 of 1335	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1264 of 1334	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	727 of 752	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	723 of 743	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	722 of 748	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	723 of 745	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	629 of 652	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	701 of 745	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	686 of 716	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	710 of 712	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	693 of 713	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.5	662 of 713	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	701 of 717	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	697 of 704	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.8	674 of 677	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	671 of 684	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	664 of 677	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	652 of 664	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	632 of 640	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.1	622 of 631	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	614 of 615	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	596 of 599	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.1	578 of 588	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.4	549 of 574	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	326 of 359	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	322 of 352	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	361 of 361	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	322 of 356	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	265 of 291	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	271 of 326	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	266 of 326	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	279 of 343	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	313 of 320	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	195 of 288	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	261 of 270	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.3	62 of 197	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	133 of 202	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	698 of 728	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	700 of 717	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	704 of 720	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	699 of 726	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	606 of 625	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	640 of 703	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	655 of 680	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	559 of 608	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	551 of 589	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	538 of 587	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	551 of 591	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	440 of 480	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	495 of 524	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	457 of 504	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	565 of 613	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	510 of 584	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	503 of 568	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	481 of 549	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	395 of 467	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	476 of 541	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	449 of 522	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	697 of 726	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	671 of 719	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	690 of 718	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	705 of 730	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	573 of 635	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	672 of 697	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	632 of 675	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+49 vs state

English Language Arts9%-44 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 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	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
School 10	Public	K-8	48 Mercer Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0100	474	34	13.9	62.0%	6 (1.3%)	85 (17.9%)	377 (79.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5.1	1323^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.8%		4.4	1325^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.0%	2	0.0	0.0	10.6	12.7	6.1	12.8	2.0	18.9	22.7	11.7	4.1	0.0	1.9	2.5	$8,827
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
School 21	Public	PK, KG-8	322 10th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0210	665	43	15.4	64.5%	3 (0.5%)	139 (20.9%)	519 (78.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.8	1336^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.8%		4.5	1324^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.0%	12	1.2	0.0	9.0	9.9	2.8	13.2	8.3	8.2	12.4	1.3	3.7	1.2	6.5	12.0	$8,480

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Senator Frank Lautenberg School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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Students at Senator Frank Lautenberg School are 63% Hispanic, 34% African American, 1% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Senator Frank Lautenberg School.

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Paterson Public School District

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