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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Alexander Hamilton Academy administration to hear?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269000353
Alexander Hamilton Academy
11-27 16TH AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ 07501 · (973) 321-0320 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
297 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
19.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.4% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 16.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alexander Hamilton Academy
Alexander Hamilton Academy's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton Academy this school | 439 | 67.7% | 21.8% |
| Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School PATERSON | 491 | 70.5% | 6.8% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex PATERSON | 513 | 66.1% | 11.0% |
| Emerson Community School PLAINFIELD | 414 | 72.7% | 29.4% |
| Washington Elementary School W ORANGE | 414 | 74.6% | 40.4% |
| School 20 PATERSON | 343 | 61.8% | 7.7% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alexander Hamilton Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #1,103 of 1,290 | #57 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #1,163 of 1,319 ▼ 3 | #61 of 87 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,085 of 1,319 ▼ 82 | #56 of 87 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #574 of 1,562 | #36 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,199 of 1,390 | #78 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #950 of 1,392 | #45 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #385 of 1,481 | #47 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #161 of 798 | #21 of 66 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
439
-86 (-16%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 439 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 68% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 86% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 87% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 63% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 83% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 75% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 82% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander Hamilton Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (552 to 439); teachers down 16% (38 to 32).
About Alexander Hamilton Academy
Alexander Hamilton Academy is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in PATERSON, New Jersey. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 439 students enrolled.
Alexander Hamilton Academy is one of the 43 schools that make up Paterson Public School District (21,372 students in total).
Hispanic students account for 68% of enrollment at Alexander Hamilton Academy. Other groups make up 30% Black. Passaic County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Alexander Hamilton Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
Alexander Hamilton Academy operates with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. About 68% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Alexander Hamilton Academy a D. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Alexander Hamilton Academy's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (21.8%) and its predicted rate (29.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Passaic County, median household income is about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alexander Hamilton Academy is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County, which together enroll about 83,237 students.
The closest public school, Paterson P-TECH High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Alexander Hamilton Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Alexander Hamilton Academy is 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 525 in 2020-21 and 439 in 2024-25, a decrease of 86 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.4:1 to 13.7:1.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paterson Public School District
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Joseph A. Taub SchoolMiddle · 976 students
- School 16Elementary · 813 students
- School 5Elementary · 753 students
- Charles J. Riley/ School 9Elementary · 682 students
Other schools in PATERSON
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Paterson Charter School for Science and TechnologyCombined · 1,708 students
- College Achieve Paterson Charter SchoolCombined · 1,688 students
- Paterson Arts and Science Charter SchoolCombined · 1,330 students
- Joseph A. Taub SchoolMiddle · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Paterson P-TECH High School0.1 mi · 193
- Edward W. Kilpatrick0.2 mi · 295
- Norman S. Weir0.2 mi · 272
- Dale Avenue0.2 mi · 228
- Alternative High School0.2 mi · 81
- Young Men's Academy0.2 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Alexander Hamilton AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Alexander Hamilton Academy?
Alexander Hamilton Academy enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Alexander Hamilton Academy serve?
Alexander Hamilton Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alexander Hamilton Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alexander Hamilton Academy is approximately 13.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Alexander Hamilton Academy?
Student demographics at Alexander Hamilton Academy are roughly 1% White, 68% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Alexander Hamilton Academy public or private?
Alexander Hamilton Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.