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Charles J. Riley/ School 9

Q: Is Charles J. Riley/ School 9 a good school?

Charles J. Riley/ School 9 ranks 945 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Charles J. Riley/ School 9 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Paterson Public School District in New Jersey, with 726 students. While the school consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools and maintains a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, it generally outperforms other schools in the Paterson district across various metrics.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Charles J. Riley/ School 9 students ranking in the top 50% of New Jersey elementary schools for Hispanic students, but in the bottom 25% for White students and special education students. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years, which may be contributing to its overall low performance.

Interestingly, there are several higher-performing elementary schools, such as School #4, School #5, and School #1, located within a mile of Charles J. Riley/ School 9 in the neighboring Clifton Public School District, which have higher rankings, test scores, and resources compared to the school.

682

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,479

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Timothy Street
Paterson, NJ 07503

(973) 321-0090

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

Hispanic:

39.6%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 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 (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

945^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

398^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	30.6	945 of 1347	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	947 of 1338	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1064 of 1342	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	946 of 1345	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1066 of 1317	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1032 of 1360	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1099 of 1353	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1093 of 1352	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	1105 of 1346	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	1127 of 1357	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	1014 of 1363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.9	1004 of 1367	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	1032 of 1363	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.9	997 of 1360	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.4	955 of 1354	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.6	1057 of 1346	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	1070 of 1338	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.4	1001 of 1329	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.7	1028 of 1314	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.5	837 of 1303	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.0	757 of 1298	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	31.3	904 of 1204	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	493 of 597	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	385 of 559	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	267 of 499	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	198 of 489	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.9	321 of 411	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	245 of 463	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	269 of 434	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	899 of 1326	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	906 of 1317	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	993 of 1318	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	883 of 1326	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1010 of 1290	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1044 of 1331	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1073 of 1333	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	421 of 1032	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	586 of 989	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	741 of 982	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	619 of 953	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	703 of 896	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	477 of 899	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	479 of 870	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	361 of 1023	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	264 of 939	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	41.2	508 of 910	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	262 of 863	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	326 of 839	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	372 of 948	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	515 of 942	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	891 of 1318	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	908 of 1313	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1032 of 1315	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	934 of 1324	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1059 of 1297	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	944 of 1335	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1050 of 1334	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	745 of 1023	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	957 of 989	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	658 of 958	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	558 of 949	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	670 of 868	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	691 of 1007	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	604 of 1001	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	896 of 970	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	832 of 963	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	883 of 975	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	827 of 976	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	927 of 964	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	942 of 1023	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	981 of 1022	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	398 of 752	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	431 of 743	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	464 of 748	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	517 of 745	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	491 of 652	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	337 of 745	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	357 of 716	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.8	368 of 712	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.7	443 of 713	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	473 of 713	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.2	417 of 717	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	431 of 704	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.1	482 of 677	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.9	513 of 684	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.7	486 of 677	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.1	482 of 664	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.6	434 of 640	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.5	417 of 631	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.2	471 of 615	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.3	446 of 599	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.6	401 of 588	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.9	386 of 574	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	234 of 343	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	255 of 320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	172 of 288	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	181 of 270	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	116 of 197	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	53 of 227	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	53 of 202	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	390 of 728	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	429 of 717	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	403 of 720	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	502 of 726	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	442 of 625	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	400 of 703	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	375 of 680	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	258 of 608	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	327 of 589	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	320 of 587	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	467 of 591	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	319 of 480	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.5	97 of 524	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	105 of 504	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	88 of 613	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	135 of 584	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	141 of 568	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	42.6	283 of 549	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	82 of 541	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	70 of 522	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	370 of 726	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	402 of 719	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	462 of 718	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	499 of 730	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	495 of 635	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.5	265 of 697	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	340 of 675	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	41.3	261 of 492	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	272 of 471	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	357 of 502	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	370 of 510	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	411 of 509	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	450 of 512	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	431 of 435	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	288 of 504	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	367 of 497	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)47th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I90%+45 vs state

English Language Arts50%-4 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

Science13%-12 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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charles J. Riley/ School 9	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Timothy Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0090	682	59	11.5	64.4%	342 (50.1%)	20 (2.9%)	270 (39.6%)	45 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	30.6	945^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.8%		29.7	947^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.2%	2	15.3	10.4	34.6	40.0	47.3	48.6	55.4	72.6	42.5	35.2	24.3	25.6	29.7	19.7	90.5	90.5	$10,479		$10,479
Dr. Hani Awadallah School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Marshall Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2600	575	50	11.5	84.2%	175 (30.4%)	33 (5.7%)	349 (60.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15.1	1173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	12.9%		16.2	1127^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.8%	46	12.7	8.0	3.7	34.0	18.8	37.7	31.5	42.1	15.5	21.1	15.5	29.0	20.0	9.5	91.6	91.6	$8,552		$8,552
School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	194 West Second Street	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2382	130	15	8.6	86.2%	42 (32.3%)	10 (7.7%)	64 (49.2%)	12 (9.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	24.9	1024^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.0%		17.4	1109^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.1%	85	12.0		41.7	34.8	26.7				40.0	37.5	25.0						$12,498	$594	$11,904
School 16	Public	PK, KG-8	11 22nd Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2700	813	54	15.0	70.6%	13 (1.6%)	44 (5.4%)	752 (92.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11.6	1216^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.3	1265^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.5%	49	5.3	1.2	12.5	24.2	16.5	38.8	38.8	50.1	13.2	25.3	11.5	19.8	19.8	15.5			$6,870		$6,870
School 25	Public	PK, KG-8	287 Trenton Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0250	526	43	12.3	88.2%	94 (17.9%)	34 (6.5%)	389 (74.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.1	1211^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.8	1211^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.5	7.1	35.5	23.2	17.7	30.0	27.2	36.4	14.9	13.8	13.5	9.7	15.8	10.8	50.0	50.0	$8,314		$8,314
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
School #1	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Park Slope	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2370	255	22	11.8	76.5%	104 (40.8%)	11 (4.3%)	122 (47.8%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	32.3	925^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.3%		31.8	917^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.5%	8	18.2		25.5	46.8	40.4				40.3	39.6	41.5						$12,189		$12,189
School #5	Public	K-5	136 Valley Road	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2386	398	37	10.7	53.5%	119 (29.9%)	13 (3.3%)	222 (55.8%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	38.4	837^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.9%		25.3	1002^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.1%	165	17.7		44.8	35.9	48.4				61.1	32.3	35.3						$12,695		$12,695
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
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	851 E 28th Street	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0300	513	49	10.5	66.1%	6 (1.2%)	130 (25.3%)	365 (71.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7	1292^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.1%		5.9	1302^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	2.7%	10	8.3	0.0	19.4	25.7	11.1	17.8	21.3	34.9	6.3	5.3	2.8	10.2	4.0	7.4			$12,303		$12,303

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles J. Riley/ School 9

What district is Charles J. Riley/ School 9 in?

Paterson Public School District

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Charles J. Riley/ School 9 ranks 945^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Charles J. Riley/ School 9?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Charles J. Riley/ School 9.

What is the racial makeup of Charles J. Riley/ School 9?

Students at Charles J. Riley/ School 9 are 50% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

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