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School 10

Q: Is School 10 a good school?

School 10 ranks in the bottom 1.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend School 10?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended School 10.

Q: What is the racial makeup of School 10?

Students at School 10 are 80% Hispanic, 18% African American, 1% White.

Public Grades K-8

1323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 10 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with 455 students. 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.

School 10 has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. Its test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.6% of 3rd graders at School 10 were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 22.3% in the district and 44.9% statewide. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 45.1% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing School 10 to nearby schools in the Paterson Public School District, it is clear that School 10 is one of the lowest-performing. Schools like School 28 and Norman S. Weir have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall performance metrics. Despite the high spending per student at School 10 ($8,827 in 2018-2019), the school has not shown significant improvement in its metrics, indicating a need for more substantial interventions and support.

474

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,827

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48 Mercer Street
Paterson, NJ 07524-2429

(973) 321-0100

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

African American:

17.9%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (8% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,323^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

749^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	5.1	1323 of 1347	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1325 of 1338	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1335 of 1342	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1336 of 1345	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1304 of 1317	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1347 of 1360	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	1350 of 1353	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	1301 of 1352	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	1262 of 1346	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	1189 of 1357	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	1237 of 1363	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	1333 of 1367	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	1334 of 1363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.0	1347 of 1360	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	1322 of 1354	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	1303 of 1346	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	1262 of 1338	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	1268 of 1329	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	1301 of 1314	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	1294 of 1303	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.1	1273 of 1298	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.9	1158 of 1204	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	372 of 463	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	463 of 469	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	459 of 463	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	484 of 494	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	413 of 456	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	486 of 522	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	464 of 517	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	556 of 597	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	546 of 559	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	440 of 499	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	410 of 489	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	393 of 411	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	444 of 463	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	403 of 434	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1280 of 1326	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1271 of 1317	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1281 of 1318	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1279 of 1326	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1214 of 1290	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1292 of 1331	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	1297 of 1333	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	935 of 1032	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	930 of 989	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	918 of 982	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	877 of 953	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	894 of 896	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	826 of 899	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	809 of 870	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	984 of 1023	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	835 of 939	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	801 of 910	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	772 of 863	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	765 of 839	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	831 of 948	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	934 of 942	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1257 of 1318	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1273 of 1313	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1282 of 1315	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1296 of 1324	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1240 of 1297	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1296 of 1335	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	1309 of 1334	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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	6.3	749 of 752	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	719 of 743	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	743 of 748	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	736 of 745	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	645 of 652	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	685 of 745	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	697 of 716	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	701 of 712	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	685 of 713	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	632 of 713	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	657 of 717	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	666 of 704	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	648 of 677	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.1	676 of 684	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	661 of 677	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	658 of 664	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.7	631 of 640	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.3	609 of 631	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	592 of 615	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.5	559 of 599	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.6	537 of 588	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.3	522 of 574	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	357 of 361	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	356 of 356	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	279 of 291	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	306 of 326	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	289 of 326	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	337 of 343	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	209 of 320	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.3	275 of 288	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	224 of 227	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	165 of 202	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	712 of 728	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	689 of 717	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	709 of 720	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	714 of 726	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	580 of 625	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	615 of 703	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	629 of 680	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	587 of 608	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	556 of 589	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	579 of 587	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	558 of 591	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	478 of 480	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	469 of 524	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	480 of 504	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	609 of 613	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	538 of 584	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	508 of 568	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	494 of 549	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	412 of 467	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	462 of 541	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	443 of 522	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	720 of 726	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	684 of 719	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	707 of 718	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	718 of 730	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	626 of 635	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	673 of 697	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	669 of 675	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	12.6	492 of 492	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	462 of 471	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile+18 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2023)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-44 vs state

Mathematics8%-33 vs state

Science0%-24 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 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		$8,827
School 12	Public	K-8	121 North Second Street	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0120	474	41	11.5	78.7%	3 (0.6%)	119 (25.1%)	345 (72.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	1328^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.7	1331^st of 1338 public elementary schools	0.5%	3	4.7	1.6	3.4	12.2	17.1	11.5	12.0	22.4	0.0	3.6	2.3	6.0	9.4	9.6		25.0	25.0			$9,638		$9,638
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		$8,480
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		$8,560
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
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
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		$9,155
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
Prospect Park School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-6	94 Brown Avenue	Prospect Park	07508	Passaic County	Prospect Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-7909	620	74	8.4	30.2%	36 (5.8%)	70 (11.3%)	459 (74.0%)	47 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	4.9	1326^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.6%		8.9	1257^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.1%	69	3.7		7.9	9.1	5.0	22.1			15.2	9.1	2.4	4.3								$11,282	$1,149	$10,133
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

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School 10 ranks in the bottom 1.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended School 10.

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Paterson Public School District

What is the racial makeup of School 10?

Students at School 10 are 80% Hispanic, 18% African American, 1% White.

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