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School 1

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School 1 ranks 578 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 1 is an elementary school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving 216 students in grades K-5. Despite being part of the struggling Paterson Public School District, which is ranked 561 out of 609 districts in the state, School 1 stands out as a high-performing institution.

School 1 consistently outperforms the district and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 76.9% of 5th graders at School 1 were proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 23.7% in the district and 52.7% statewide. This strong academic performance is particularly notable for the school's Hispanic and African American students, who rank in the top 5-20% of New Jersey elementary schools. Even the school's English Language Learners and students with special needs perform better than their district and state counterparts.

While School 1 has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 70-73% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's low-income students still perform very well, ranking in the top 10-20% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Paterson Public School District generally perform much worse than School 1 on standardized tests, with proficiency rates often less than half of School 1's. The only exception is Lyncrest Elementary School in the neighboring Fair Lawn Public School District, which consistently outperforms School 1 and the Paterson district on test scores.

217

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,731

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 East 32nd Street
Paterson, NJ 07514

(973) 321-0490

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

African American:

30.0%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (51% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the New Jersey median (57th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

578^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	57.5	578 of 1347	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	839 of 1338	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	784 of 1342	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	704 of 1345	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	924 of 1317	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	574 of 1360	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	709 of 1353	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.5	721 of 1352	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.3	732 of 1346	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.2	574 of 1357	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.0	578 of 1363	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	628 of 1367	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	572 of 1363	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.2	851 of 1360	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.1	660 of 1354	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.1	1004 of 1346	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.1	816 of 1338	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.3	549 of 1329	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.5	381 of 1314	71.0%	★★★★☆
2005	56.2	740 of 1303	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	70.0	450 of 1298	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.7	388 of 1204	67.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	67.5	114 of 469	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	127 of 463	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	57 of 494	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	162 of 456	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.1	52 of 522	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	72 of 517	86.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	164 of 499	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	72 of 463	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	128 of 434	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	719 of 1326	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	895 of 1317	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	765 of 1318	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	615 of 1326	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	793 of 1290	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	514 of 1331	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	692 of 1333	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	79 of 1032	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	63.8	301 of 989	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	446 of 982	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	206 of 953	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	390 of 896	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.9	102 of 899	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	227 of 870	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	110 of 1023	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	211 of 910	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	118 of 863	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	220 of 839	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	143 of 942	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	247 of 1318	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	677 of 1313	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	733 of 1315	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	777 of 1324	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1035 of 1297	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	563 of 1335	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	693 of 1334	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	570 of 989	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	585 of 1007	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+24 vs school

African American (2024)76th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)67th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+9 vs state

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

Science27%-3 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 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0260	419	31	13.5	58.0%	4 (1.0%)	116 (27.7%)	293 (69.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	4.4	1330^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.2	1327^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.8%	3	0.0	2.3	8.7	10.9	6.0	23.1	18.6	27.3	17.4	4.0	1.8	0.0	5.4	8.7	$8,427		$8,427
School 1	Public	K-5	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0490	217	21	10.3	64.5%	2 (0.9%)	65 (30.0%)	147 (67.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	57.5	578^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.1%		37.1	839^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.3%	261	26.9		47.3	58.4	76.9				66.6	33.3	42.3				$9,731		$9,731
School 21	Public	PK, KG-8	322 10th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0210	665	43	15.4	64.5%	3 (0.5%)	139 (20.9%)	519 (78.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.8	1336^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.8%		4.5	1324^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.0%	12	1.2	0.0	9.0	9.9	2.8	13.2	8.3	8.2	12.4	1.3	3.7	1.2	6.5	12.0	$8,480		$8,480
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
Lyncrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	9-04 Morlot Ave	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5555	185	17	10.9	16.8%	87 (47.0%)	8 (4.3%)	51 (27.6%)	29 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	93.4	56^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.8%		87.4	163^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.8%	107			77.7	85.0					82.2	82.5					$6,699	$104	$6,595
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School 1

What is the racial makeup of School 1?

Students at School 1 are 68% Hispanic, 30% African American.

Is School 1 a good school?

School 1 ranks 578^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend School 1?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended School 1.

What district is School 1 in?

Paterson Public School District

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