Dale Avenue

Dale Avenue is one of the intimate K-5 schools in PATERSON, New Jersey, one of the schools within Paterson Public School District, with 228 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 44% below typical.

Dale Avenue is one of 43 schools operated by Paterson Public School District, a district that teaches 21,372 students overall.

On demographics, Dale Avenue lists that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 15% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Dale Avenue reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Dale Avenue tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Passaic County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which Dale Avenue is one.

The closest other public school is Young Men's Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 34%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 228 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 25% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.