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School 12

Public Grades K-8

1328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 12 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 482 students. It is part of the Paterson Public School District, which is ranked 561 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, School 12 has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, scoring in the bottom 1-2% over the past 10 years.

The key challenges facing School 12 are significant. Academically, the school underperforms the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.4% of 3rd graders at School 12 were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 22.3% in the district and 44.9% statewide. In mathematics, 0% of 3rd graders at School 12 were proficient, compared to 23.1% in the district and 49.8% statewide. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing School 12 to other nearby schools in the Paterson Public School District, it becomes clear that the school is one of the lowest-performing in the area. For instance, School 28, located just 0.48 miles away, is a high-performing school that ranks 1st out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and has exceptional academic outcomes across all grade levels and subject areas. Despite the challenges faced by School 12, the school's per-student spending of $9,638 in the 2018-2019 school year is relatively high compared to the state average, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning.

474

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,638

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 North Second Street
Paterson, NJ 07522

(973) 321-0120

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.8%

African American:

25.1%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (9% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,328^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

713^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	4.5	1328 of 1347	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1331 of 1338	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1319 of 1342	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1323 of 1345	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	1306 of 1317	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1327 of 1360	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	1310 of 1353	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	1329 of 1352	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.8	1335 of 1346	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.1	1332 of 1357	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	1323 of 1363	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.9	1299 of 1367	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.1	1291 of 1363	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	1305 of 1360	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	1294 of 1354	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	1273 of 1346	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	1297 of 1338	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	1295 of 1329	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.1	1241 of 1314	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.4	1239 of 1303	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.5	1250 of 1298	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.7	1116 of 1204	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	365 of 463	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	440 of 469	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	448 of 463	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	481 of 494	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	418 of 456	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	483 of 522	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	407 of 517	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	576 of 597	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	530 of 559	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	480 of 499	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	463 of 489	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	357 of 411	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	423 of 463	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	382 of 434	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1282 of 1326	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1279 of 1317	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1268 of 1318	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1258 of 1326	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1217 of 1290	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1273 of 1331	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1269 of 1333	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	954 of 1032	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	937 of 989	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	914 of 982	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	871 of 953	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	875 of 896	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	803 of 899	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	776 of 870	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1007 of 1023	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	840 of 939	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	813 of 910	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	762 of 863	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	763 of 839	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	811 of 948	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	885 of 942	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1279 of 1318	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1276 of 1313	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1265 of 1315	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1286 of 1324	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	1278 of 1297	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1290 of 1335	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1286 of 1334	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	14.5	897 of 1007	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	713 of 752	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	694 of 743	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	700 of 748	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	681 of 745	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	636 of 652	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	717 of 745	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	713 of 716	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	711 of 712	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	646 of 713	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	653 of 713	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	650 of 717	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	646 of 704	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	619 of 677	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.5	633 of 684	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	589 of 677	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	594 of 664	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	615 of 640	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.2	594 of 631	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	578 of 615	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.6	581 of 599	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	547 of 588	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.6	520 of 574	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	333 of 359	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	319 of 361	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	326 of 356	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	262 of 291	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	284 of 326	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	308 of 326	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	263 of 343	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	240 of 320	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	237 of 288	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	229 of 270	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	178 of 197	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	184 of 227	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	188 of 202	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	665 of 728	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	679 of 717	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	649 of 720	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	660 of 726	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	598 of 625	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	679 of 703	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	670 of 680	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	575 of 608	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	510 of 589	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	524 of 587	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	507 of 591	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	462 of 480	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	502 of 524	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	487 of 504	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	575 of 613	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	506 of 584	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	478 of 568	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	459 of 549	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	401 of 467	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	468 of 541	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	695 of 726	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	651 of 719	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	689 of 718	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	661 of 730	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	604 of 635	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	667 of 697	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	670 of 675	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	20.1	414 of 471	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)21st percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2019)11th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

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

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2018)12th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I25%-21 vs state

English Language Arts14%-40 vs state

Mathematics6%-35 vs state

Science3%-22 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 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
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
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
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
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
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	176 Mohawk Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6495	253	24	10.6	56.9%	52 (20.6%)	16 (6.3%)	176 (69.6%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	40.9	797^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.8%		41.9	771^st of 1338 public elementary schools	42.4%	26	20.5		44.9	40.8	52.2				51.0	26.0	50.0									$16,467	$516	$15,951
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
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
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

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School 12 ranks in the bottom 1.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended School 12.

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Paterson Public School District

What is the racial makeup of School 12?

Students at School 12 are 73% Hispanic, 25% African American, 1% Asian.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.