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Enrollment
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004890
Charles J. Riley/ School 9
6 TIMOTHY STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07503 · (973) 321-0090 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
439 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 36% smaller than its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
59%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
49.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 31.3% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Charles J. Riley/ School 9
Charles J. Riley/ School 9's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Riley/ School 9 this school | 682 | 64.4% | 34.8% |
| Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School Jackson | 718 | 63.9% | 28.6% |
| Manchester Township Elementary School MANCHESTER | 573 | 59.9% | 31.7% |
| Walter F. Robinson Community School BAYONNE | 924 | 68.0% | 34.6% |
| South River Primary School SOUTH RIVER | 508 | 65.0% | N/A |
| Walnut Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 727 | 64.4% | 24.9% |
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 Charles J. Riley/ School 9 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #860 of 1,290 | #40 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #919 of 1,319 ▼ 9 | #43 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #716 of 1,319 ▲ 188 | #32 of 87 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #132 of 1,562 | #11 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #758 of 1,390 | #41 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #557 of 1,392 | #21 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #416 of 1,481 | #51 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #235 of 798 | #28 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
682
-54 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,197
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 682 | 59 | 11.6:1 | 64% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 62 | 11.7:1 | 80% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 63 | 11.5:1 | 80% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 65 | 11.3:1 | 88% (645) |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 68 | 12.0:1 | 81% (667) |
| 2015-16 | 1,148 | 95 | 12.1:1 | 82% (945) |
| 2010-11 | 1,244 | 83 | 15.0:1 | 91% (1,136) |
| 2000-01 | 1,230 | 76 | 16.2:1 | 89% (1,098) |
| 1990-91 | 1,197 | 70 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles J. Riley/ School 9.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (819 to 682); teachers down 13% (68 to 59).
About Charles J. Riley/ School 9
Charles J. Riley/ School 9 is a public elementary school run by Paterson Public School District in PATERSON, New Jersey. It has an enrollment of 682 students in pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Paterson Public School District is the district for Charles J. Riley/ School 9. It has 43 schools and 21,372 students.
Federal enrollment data show Charles J. Riley/ School 9 is 50% White. Enrollment also includes 40% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 9 points above the 41% share among Passaic County residents. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Charles J. Riley/ School 9 are from different groups.
Charles J. Riley/ School 9 lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.6 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 64% of the student body. Public schools in Passaic County average a similar 61%.
Charles J. Riley/ School 9 holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.9% at Charles J. Riley/ School 9; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.8%.
Looking at the county, Passaic County, the median household earns about $87,522 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Passaic County has 155 public schools with about 83,237 students, including Charles J. Riley/ School 9.
About 0.2 miles separate Charles J. Riley/ School 9 from the closest public school, Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Charles J. Riley/ School 9 ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 34.8% versus a 23.6% average.
NCES assigns Charles J. Riley/ School 9 the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Charles J. Riley/ School 9 enrolled 736 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 682.
The discussion board for Charles J. Riley/ School 9 is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Other schools in PATERSON
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- 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 Charter School for Science and Technology0.2 mi · 1,708
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Frequently asked questions
About Charles J. Riley/ School 9How many students attend Charles J. Riley/ School 9?
Charles J. Riley/ School 9 enrolls approximately 682 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Charles J. Riley/ School 9 serve?
Charles J. Riley/ School 9 serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles J. Riley/ School 9?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles J. Riley/ School 9 is approximately 11.6:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Charles J. Riley/ School 9?
Charles J. Riley/ School 9 reports a student body of 50% White, 40% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles J. Riley/ School 9?
Charles J. Riley/ School 9 is overseen by Paterson Public School District in Passaic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.