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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269003382
Dr. Hani Awadallah School
515 MARSHALL STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07503 · (973) 413-2600 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
11.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
484 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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 48% smaller than its 8th grade class (82).
Student demographics
54%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
29.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
22.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 21.9% |
% 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Dr. Hani Awadallah School
Dr. Hani Awadallah School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Hani Awadallah School this school | 575 | 84.2% | 24.3% |
| A A Anastasia Elementary School LONG BRANCH | 588 | 81.3% | 23.6% |
| George L Catrambone Long Branch | 686 | 81.6% | 17.0% |
| Gregory Elementary School LONG BRANCH | 573 | 84.8% | 12.4% |
| School 25 PATERSON | 526 | 88.2% | 18.7% |
| Madison Monroe School No. 16 ELIZABETH | 644 | 78.9% | 24.6% |
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 Dr. Hani Awadallah School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #1,062 of 1,290 | #54 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,106 of 1,319 ▼ 44 | #58 of 87 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,118 of 1,319 ▼ 109 | #59 of 87 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #266 of 1,562 | #20 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #743 of 1,390 | #38 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #703 of 1,392 | #31 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #143 of 1,481 | #23 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #273 of 798 | #32 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
575
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 575 | 50 | 11.5:1 | 84% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 53.5 | 10.5:1 | 82% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 48.5 | 11.6:1 | 86% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 50 | 12.0:1 | 56% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 68% (464) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Hani Awadallah School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (678 to 575); teachers up 11% (45 to 50).
About Dr. Hani Awadallah School
Located in PATERSON, New Jersey, Dr. Hani Awadallah School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 575 students. It has 42% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
Paterson Public School District counts 43 schools and 21,372 students, including Dr. Hani Awadallah School.
Hispanic students are 61% of those enrolled at Dr. Hani Awadallah School. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Passaic County's population at about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 50 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.5:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. Roughly 84% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Passaic County, the average is 61%.
Dr. Hani Awadallah School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 20.1%. Dr. Hani Awadallah School scores 24.3%.
The county, Passaic County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $87,522 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Dr. Hani Awadallah School, Passaic County has 155 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, School #5 is about 0.4 miles from Dr. Hani Awadallah School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Dr. Hani Awadallah School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 23 students, from 598 to 575.
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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
- School #50.4 mi · 398
- Charles J. Riley/ School 90.5 mi · 682
- School 80.5 mi · 411
- Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology0.6 mi · 1,708
- School #40.8 mi · 130
- School 160.8 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Hani Awadallah SchoolHow large is Dr. Hani Awadallah School?
Dr. Hani Awadallah School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Dr. Hani Awadallah School serve?
Dr. Hani Awadallah School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dr. Hani Awadallah School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Dr. Hani Awadallah School.
How diverse is Dr. Hani Awadallah School?
Dr. Hani Awadallah School reports a student body of 30% White, 61% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr. Hani Awadallah School?
Dr. Hani Awadallah School 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.