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School 27

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 27 is an elementary school in Paterson, New Jersey, serving 643 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.

Over the past 10 years, School 27 has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating for most years. The school's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.7% of 3rd graders, 36.3% of 4th graders, and 34.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The math proficiency rates tell a similar story, with School 27 lagging behind the state by over 20 percentage points in most grades.

The other district elementary schools in Paterson, such as School 19, School 5, and School 7, perform slightly better than School 27 on academic measures, but still lag behind the state averages. The two charter schools in the area, Community Charter School of Paterson and John P. Holland Charter School, generally outperform School 27 and the other district schools on academic measures, particularly in math.

641

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,335

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Richmond Ave
Paterson, NJ 07502

(973) 321-0270

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.8%

Asian:

30.1%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

1,130^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	18.0	1130 of 1347	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1095 of 1338	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1110 of 1342	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1050 of 1345	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	896 of 1317	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	988 of 1360	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1109 of 1353	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	1087 of 1352	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	1028 of 1346	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	1028 of 1357	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.2	957 of 1363	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.5	1008 of 1367	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	1076 of 1363	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	1152 of 1360	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	1163 of 1354	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.6	1100 of 1346	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	1097 of 1338	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	1038 of 1329	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.3	775 of 1314	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.0	966 of 1303	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.1	1070 of 1298	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.2	754 of 1204	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	192 of 463	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.2	389 of 469	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	407 of 463	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	473 of 494	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	263 of 456	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	313 of 522	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	234 of 517	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	313 of 330	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	300 of 340	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	311 of 346	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	315 of 348	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	329 of 339	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	286 of 370	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	329 of 370	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	487 of 597	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	429 of 559	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	261 of 499	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	209 of 489	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	112 of 411	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	156 of 463	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	238 of 434	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1069 of 1326	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	997 of 1317	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1029 of 1318	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	911 of 1326	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	788 of 1290	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	821 of 1331	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1042 of 1333	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	785 of 1032	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	743 of 989	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	763 of 982	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	592 of 953	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	358 of 896	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	486 of 899	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	626 of 870	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	705 of 1023	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	637 of 939	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	523 of 910	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	298 of 863	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	147 of 839	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	290 of 948	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	521 of 942	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1096 of 1318	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1085 of 1313	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1073 of 1315	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1068 of 1324	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	925 of 1297	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1061 of 1335	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1088 of 1334	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	612 of 1023	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	654 of 989	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	755 of 958	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	757 of 949	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	743 of 868	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	871 of 1007	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	950 of 1001	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	2.3	944 of 976	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)59th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

White (2022)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-17 vs state

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

Science13%-18 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 27	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Richmond Ave	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0270	641	48	13.3	80.8%	35 (5.5%)	58 (9.0%)	351 (54.8%)	193 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18	1130^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.5	1095^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.2%	35	12.6		27.7	36.3	34.4				28.2	30.3	14.2				$8,335		$8,335
School 19	Public	K-4	31 James Street	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0190	288	23	12.5	74.7%	4 (1.4%)	28 (9.7%)	158 (54.9%)	95 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33	913^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.2%		26.4	990^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.0%	77			34.9	54.1					38.3	26.9					$9,566		$9,566
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
Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	996	96	10.4	67.8%	134 (13.5%)	115 (11.5%)	671 (67.4%)	56 (5.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	22.8	1051^st of 1347 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.6	985^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.4%	66	14.6	3.3	28.6	44.2	35.6	39.4	36.7	41.8	28.9	31.0	21.6	23.8	21.8	28.3	$12,560	$847	$11,713
School 7	Public	K-5	106 Ramsey Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0070	250	22	11.3	89.6%	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	140 (56.0%)	89 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.4	1106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.9%		12	1206^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.9%	100	11.8		41.9	29.8	36.0				31.8	18.8	15.7				$12,688		$12,688
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	294 Totowa Road	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	413	28	14.7	29.5%	208 (50.4%)	11 (2.7%)	150 (36.3%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	19.4	1105^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.7	1106^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.3%	1			24.4						33.0						$14,009	$72	$13,937
School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	473	41	11.6	84.6%	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.6%)	369 (78.0%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	1076^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.1%		11.3	1217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.0%	141	4.0	0.0	27.7	38.9	35.0	53.8	76.4	71.8	29.5	25.0	14.6	17.9	18.5	19.2	$11,646		$11,646
Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	896	49	18.2	99.3%	4 (0.4%)	244 (27.2%)	632 (70.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	27.6	987^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%		26	996^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.6%	9	3.2	3.8	32.0	44.3	33.0	32.2	47.3	43.8	58.8	48.4	13.7	14.3	8.7	17.2	$10,771	$1,994	$8,777
John P. Holland Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Garret Mountain Plaza	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	John P Holland Charter School School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 345-2212	787	50	15.7	86.0%	5 (0.6%)	105 (13.3%)	669 (85.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.8	914^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.1%		28.9	955^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.6%	41	9.8	6.3	58.4	29.8	37.8	60.7	77.4	50.1	53.3	21.2	23.1	22.6	33.4	20.0	$9,769	$684	$9,085
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School 27

What district is School 27 in?

Paterson Public School District

How many students attend School 27?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended School 27.

What is the racial makeup of School 27?

Students at School 27 are 55% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 9% African American, 5% White.

Is School 27 a good school?

School 27 ranks in the bottom 16.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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