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School 1

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School 1 ranks 905 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School 1 is a K–5 elementary school in Paterson, serving 217 students in the Paterson Public School District. In 2025–2026, students’ proficiency results were notably stronger than those of nearby Paterson schools, though they were below state results in most grade-and-subject comparisons. The standout exception was third-grade math, where 56% of students were proficient, 6 points above the state. Overall, the most important finding is that School 1 led the nearby Paterson schools in every comparable tested grade and subject, but was not generally at state proficiency levels.

Across grades 3–5, School 1 averaged 38% proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and 35% in math; its fifth-grade science result was 19%. The eight nearby Paterson schools averaged 12% in ELA, 8% in math, and 6% in fifth-grade science, putting School 1 ahead by 27, 27, and 13 percentage points, respectively. Compared with the state, however, its averages were 11 points lower in ELA and 12 points lower in math, while fifth-grade science was 8 points lower. Math results varied sharply by grade: proficiency was 56% in third grade, versus 27% in fourth and 24% in fifth. The school’s averages were above the district’s by 16 points in both ELA and math, and by 9 points in fifth-grade science.

Results dropped from the stronger 2024–2025 year: ELA fell 23 percentage points, math fell 12 points, and fifth-grade science fell 8 points. SchoolDigger ranks School 1 905th of 1,331 statewide, at the 32nd percentile and 2 stars; the district ranks 573rd of 607. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 10.3, and 65% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner subgroup result was at the 77th percentile, notably above the school’s overall percentile. Its Male Students result fell from the 81st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 28th in 2025–2026, a 53-point drop.

217

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,501

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg45%

905^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 27Elementary Schools in the Paterson Public School District

573^rd of 607Paterson 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
2026	31.5	905 of 1331	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	71.4	131 of 581	77.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	28.5	938 of 1311	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	60.5	343 of 991	65.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	59.3	349 of 1002	65.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	28.3	934 of 1306	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)77th percentile+45 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+33 vs school

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

Male (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-12 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

Science19%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	5.1	1304^th of 1331 public elementary schools	2.0%		4.4	1330^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.3%	26	6.0	2.0	14.0	9.8	12.2	5.6	31.4	24.0	6.8	15.1	6.0	1.9	8.3	4.0	$19,269	$802	$18,467
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%)	31.5	905^th of 1331 public elementary schools	32.0%		57.5	578^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.1%	327	19.1		37.0	30.0	47.7				55.5	26.7	23.8				$27,501	$1,146	$26,355
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%)	4.4	1313^th of 1331 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.8	1336^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.8%	23	1.4	1.3	11.3	6.6	17.7	7.4	8.2	6.7	9.1	3.9	5.6	5.3	1.2	5.1	$18,856	$785	$18,071
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%)	4.5	1311^th of 1331 public elementary schools	1.5%		6	1308^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.9%	3	2.3	4.0	11.8	2.0	9.5	17.3	6.8	37.5	8.3	1.9	7.0	5.6	0.0	6.0	$20,621	$859	$19,762
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%)	94	54^th of 1331 public elementary schools	95.9%		93.4	56^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.8%	2			86.5	75.5					83.8	80.5					$19,189	$21	$19,168
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	1321^st of 1331 public elementary schools	0.8%		4.1	1332^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.1%	11	3.8	0.0	5.6	9.7	10.1	6.8	13.1	16.1	7.5	6.6	1.3	4.1	3.2	3.3	$18,658	$776	$17,882
Maria Magda O'Keefe School	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	1256^th of 1331 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.7	1274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.4%	18	10.3	7.9	12.7	10.6	19.7	24.6	35.8	38.2	17.4	7.5	14.1	12.7	13.2	23.7	$20,821	$867	$19,954
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%)	6.9	1284^th of 1331 public elementary schools	3.5%		7	1292^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.1%	8	9.5	0.0	8.3	13.3	23.8	17.0	18.6	24.1	4.1	0.0	7.1	12.5	17.8	3.7	$30,535	$1,271	$29,264
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%)	6.1	1292^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.1	1323^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.8%	31	6.4	0.0	9.1	13.8	13.6	9.7	10.0	6.4	22.0	7.5	4.3	6.3	3.3	4.2	$19,466	$809	$18,657
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%)	5.5	1299^th of 1331 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.5	1208^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.3%	91	6.8		4.5	7.3	19.1				8.9	9.0	11.4				$23,769	$988	$22,781

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