Summary:
ZIP code 07514 has five schools: three elementary schools and two high schools, with results spanning elementary grades and high-school assessments. In 2025–2026, the elementary schools averaged 21% in ELA and 17% in math across grades 3–5, compared with state averages of 49% and 47%. The most important finding is that elementary results vary sharply by school, and even the local leader remains below the state average in both subjects.
School 1 was the elementary standout, averaging 38% in ELA and 35% in math—26 and 27 points above the averages for School 21 and School 26 combined. Still, School 1 was 11 points below the state in ELA and 12 points below in math. At the high-school level, Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts led Paterson STEAM High School in grade 9 ELA (28% to 25%), grade 11 science (11% to 8%) and NJGPA math (62% to 43%); Parks’ math rate was also 1 point above the state. STEAM stood out for graduation, at 94%, versus 89% at Parks and 89% statewide.
Recent elementary trends diverged: School 1’s averages fell 23 points in ELA and 12 in math from the prior year, while Schools 21 and 26 each gained 4–5 points in ELA and made smaller math gains. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings rose from 8 to 27 for Parks and from 12 to 19 for STEAM between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while School 1’s fell from 37 to 32; these rankings are separate from test scores. All five schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 58% to 65%; School 1 and School 21 both reported 65% despite very different test averages. School 1’s student–teacher ratio was 10.3, compared with 15.4 at School 21. Chronic absenteeism was also high: the five-school average was 34%, versus 14% statewide. These figures describe different parts of school experience and do not explain why results differ.
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