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School 28

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 28 is an exceptional elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey that serves grades PK-8. With 469 students, the school consistently ranks among the top 1-3 elementary schools in the state, in stark contrast to the overall performance of the Paterson Public School District, which is ranked 561 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

School 28's academic performance is truly remarkable, with 100% proficiency in NJSLA English Language Arts for grades 3, 7, and 8, compared to just 22.3-33.6% for the Paterson district. In NJSLA Mathematics, School 28 had 95-100% proficiency across all grade levels, while the district ranged from just 12.6-23.1% proficiency. The school's performance in NJSLA Science was also exceptional, with 84.4% and 54.3% proficiency in grades 5 and 8 respectively, compared to just 9.8% and 4% for the district. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, School 28 is able to achieve these exceptional academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Paterson Public School District, such as School 2, Alexander Hamilton Academy, and Senator Frank Lautenberg School, perform significantly worse than School 28 across all academic metrics, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of elementary schools in New Jersey. Even the only other school in the vicinity, Brilla New Jersey Charter School, also performs significantly worse than School 28.

463

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,579

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Presidential Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07522

(973) 321-0281

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

Asian:

16.4%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (90% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Paterson Public School District

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

Elementary school

1^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

99^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	98.6	1 of 1347	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	2 of 1338	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	1 of 1342	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	1 of 1345	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	3 of 1317	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	1 of 1360	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	1 of 1353	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	2 of 1352	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	98.8	1 of 1346	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	99.2	1 of 1357	99.9%	★★★★★
2014	72.5	423 of 1363	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	4.0	1310 of 1367	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.6	1354 of 1363	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	1355 of 1360	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.5	1351 of 1354	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.6	1337 of 1346	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.5	1330 of 1338	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	1325 of 1329	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.2	1307 of 1314	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	1287 of 1303	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	1298 of 1298	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.4	1191 of 1204	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	1 of 469	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 522	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	3 of 517	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	24 of 330	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	10 of 346	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	7 of 348	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	25 of 339	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	1 of 370	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	6 of 370	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	1 of 1326	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	2 of 1317	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	2 of 1318	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	1 of 1326	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	4 of 1290	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	2 of 1331	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	3 of 1333	99.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	6 of 1032	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	1 of 989	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	3 of 982	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 953	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	2 of 896	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	1 of 899	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	1 of 870	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	2 of 1023	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	2 of 939	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 910	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 863	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 839	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	2 of 948	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 942	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	1 of 1318	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	1 of 1313	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	1 of 1315	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	1 of 1324	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	6 of 1297	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	1 of 1335	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	1 of 1334	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	1 of 970	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	2 of 963	99.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	99 of 752	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	114 of 743	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	24 of 748	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	31 of 745	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	2 of 652	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	21 of 745	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	28 of 716	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	15 of 712	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	86.9	42 of 713	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	12 of 713	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	91.0	3 of 717	99.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	71 of 204	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	67 of 200	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.7	6 of 201	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	8 of 147	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	2 of 199	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	1 of 200	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	1 of 728	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	32 of 717	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	5 of 720	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	4 of 726	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	3 of 625	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	4 of 703	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	3 of 680	99.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	2 of 608	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	1 of 589	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	2 of 587	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 591	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	1 of 480	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	2 of 524	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	2 of 504	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	3 of 613	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	2 of 584	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 568	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 549	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 467	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	3 of 541	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 522	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	2 of 726	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	18 of 719	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	2 of 718	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 730	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	2 of 635	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	2 of 697	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	1 of 675	99.9%	★★★★★

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

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2024)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)100th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)100th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics99%+55 vs state

English Language Arts98%+44 vs state

Algebra I78%+31 vs state

Geometry78%+17 vs state

Science69%+44 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	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School 28

What is the racial makeup of School 28?

Students at School 28 are 57% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 15% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend School 28?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended School 28.

Is School 28 a good school?

Yes! School 28 is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is School 28 in?

Paterson Public School District

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