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School 15

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 15 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving 545 students in grades PK-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.

School 15 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 16.3% of 3rd graders, 15.7% of 4th graders, and 13.2% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 22.3%, 27.3%, and 23.7%, respectively. The performance gaps are even wider in mathematics and science. Additionally, School 15 has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

In comparison, the nearby School 3, Senator Frank Lautenberg School, and Roberto Clemente generally perform better than School 15 on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. These schools also have a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower proportion of students from low-income families. Addressing the underlying causes of School 15's poor performance, including high chronic absenteeism and the needs of specific student subgroups, will be crucial in improving student outcomes.

577

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,108

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

98 Oak Street
Paterson, NJ 07501

(973) 321-0150

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.5%

African American:

9.7%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

1,235^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	11.0	1235 of 1347	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1284 of 1338	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1290 of 1342	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1318 of 1345	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1251 of 1317	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1321 of 1360	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	1332 of 1353	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	1298 of 1352	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	1254 of 1346	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	1267 of 1357	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	1294 of 1363	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	1293 of 1367	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.4	1301 of 1363	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	1291 of 1360	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	1301 of 1354	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.9	1229 of 1346	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	1291 of 1338	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.8	1316 of 1329	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.1	1281 of 1314	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.6	1290 of 1303	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	1241 of 1298	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.6	1185 of 1204	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	411 of 463	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	402 of 469	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	384 of 463	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	436 of 494	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	440 of 456	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	491 of 522	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	477 of 517	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	479 of 597	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	512 of 559	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	419 of 499	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	427 of 489	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	292 of 411	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	399 of 463	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	390 of 434	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1176 of 1326	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1208 of 1317	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1240 of 1318	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1262 of 1326	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1222 of 1290	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1281 of 1331	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1301 of 1333	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	835 of 1032	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	883 of 989	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	879 of 982	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	870 of 953	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	839 of 896	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	796 of 899	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	792 of 870	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	862 of 1023	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	780 of 939	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	758 of 910	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	752 of 863	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	723 of 839	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	801 of 948	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	913 of 942	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1184 of 1318	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1242 of 1313	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1224 of 1315	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1273 of 1324	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1220 of 1297	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1272 of 1335	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1275 of 1334	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	765 of 1023	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	836 of 989	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	759 of 958	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	868 of 949	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	802 of 868	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	968 of 1007	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	918 of 1001	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-22 vs state

English Language Arts15%-35 vs state

Science6%-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)						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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		$12,108
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
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		$7,990
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
School 24	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Nineteenth Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0160	668	54	12.3	85.0%	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.7%)	623 (93.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	1274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.4%		9.6	1243^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	7.1%	31	4.9	1.3	16.9	17.3	20.0	30.3	33.8	39.2	16.9	10.5	20.7	4.2	22.6	6.4	$7,719		$7,719
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
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 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 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	167	18	9.2	95.2%	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	157 (94.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	1186^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.8	1209^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.6%	23	11.2	0.0	18.8	47.8	23.5	35.7	10.6	25.0	6.3	13.0	11.8	7.1	15.8	5.0	$8,917		$8,917
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School 15

What is the racial makeup of School 15?

Students at School 15 are 88% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is School 15 in?

Paterson Public School District

How many students attend School 15?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended School 15.

Is School 15 a good school?

School 15 ranks in the bottom 8.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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