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School 24

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 24 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 651 students. It is part of the Paterson Public School District, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, School 24 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 0-1 star rating.

School 24's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.9% statewide and 22.3% in the Paterson district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years, much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 87.56% of School 24's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

The challenges faced by School 24 are not unique, as the nearby School 20, School 16, and Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex also perform poorly academically, with proficiency rates well below state averages. This suggests that the issues within the Paterson Public School District are systemic. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.

668

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,719

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Nineteenth Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07513

(973) 321-0160

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

African American:

5.7%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,274^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

634^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	8.7	1274 of 1347	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1243 of 1338	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1223 of 1342	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1237 of 1345	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1160 of 1317	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1077 of 1360	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1101 of 1353	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	1179 of 1352	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	1167 of 1346	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	1124 of 1357	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	1165 of 1363	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	1266 of 1367	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	1267 of 1363	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.4	1275 of 1360	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	1259 of 1354	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	1180 of 1346	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	3.7	1289 of 1338	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	1196 of 1329	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	1189 of 1314	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	1144 of 1303	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.0	1061 of 1298	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.5	1095 of 1204	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	67.8	137 of 522	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	162 of 517	68.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	532 of 597	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	514 of 559	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	343 of 499	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	381 of 489	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	175 of 411	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	272 of 463	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	233 of 434	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1208 of 1326	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1199 of 1317	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1129 of 1318	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1142 of 1326	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1085 of 1290	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1076 of 1331	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1098 of 1333	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	897 of 1032	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	870 of 989	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	864 of 982	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	823 of 953	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	730 of 896	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	538 of 899	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	508 of 870	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	930 of 1023	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	729 of 939	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	739 of 910	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	622 of 863	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	536 of 839	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	358 of 948	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	414 of 942	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1217 of 1318	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1185 of 1313	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1188 of 1315	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1229 of 1324	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1170 of 1297	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	965 of 1335	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1022 of 1334	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	984 of 1023	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	957 of 989	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	833 of 958	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.8	297 of 1007	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	18.3	821 of 1001	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	634 of 752	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	632 of 743	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	630 of 748	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	655 of 745	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	554 of 652	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	565 of 745	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	580 of 716	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	577 of 712	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.5	496 of 713	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.1	545 of 713	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	593 of 717	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	628 of 704	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	626 of 677	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	639 of 684	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	534 of 640	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.1	495 of 631	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	502 of 615	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.3	492 of 599	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.9	476 of 588	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.1	471 of 574	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	336 of 343	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	236 of 320	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	173 of 288	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	246 of 270	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	128 of 197	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	113 of 227	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.6	138 of 202	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	621 of 728	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	575 of 717	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	547 of 720	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	605 of 726	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	546 of 625	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	541 of 703	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	567 of 680	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	442 of 608	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	456 of 589	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	452 of 587	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	496 of 591	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	395 of 480	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	314 of 524	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	349 of 504	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	447 of 613	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	357 of 584	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	329 of 568	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	424 of 549	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	328 of 467	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	242 of 541	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	289 of 522	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	583 of 726	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	626 of 719	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	613 of 718	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	637 of 730	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	508 of 635	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	518 of 697	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	509 of 675	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	45.4	225 of 492	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2019)74th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)54th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+41 vs state

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 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
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
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
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
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 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
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		$8,300
School 20	Public	K-8	500 East 37th Street	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0200	343	37	9.2	61.8%	0 (0.0%)	101 (29.4%)	237 (69.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4.5	1329^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.2	1326^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.9%	3	10.0	0.0	9.1	5.3	7.5	12.2	21.6	19.5	0.0	5.3	2.4	2.3	5.0	9.1	18.8	18.8	$10,935		$10,935
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
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

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School 24 ranks in the bottom 5.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend School 24?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended School 24.

What district is School 24 in?

Paterson Public School District

What is the racial makeup of School 24?

Students at School 24 are 93% Hispanic, 6% African American.

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