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Enrollment
976
Middle
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269003263
Joseph A. Taub School
202 UNION AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ 07502 · (973) 321-0700 · Passaic County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL976 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
663 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
33.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
16.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
976
+266 (+37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 14.9:1
% White
4%
was 1%
% Hispanic
59%
was 54%
% Black
11%
was 15%
% Asian
26%
was 30%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Joseph A. Taub School
Located at 202 UNION AVENUE, in PATERSON, New Jersey, Joseph A. Taub School is a high-enrollment 6-8 campus that works with 976 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Paterson Public School District. That puts it 69% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.
Joseph A. Taub School is one of 43 schools operated by Paterson Public School District, a district that hosts 21,372 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Joseph A. Taub School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 26% Asian, 11% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Joseph A. Taub School shows 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Joseph A. Taub School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.0%; this one delivers 21.9%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Passaic County) reports that median household earnings sit near $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Joseph A. Taub School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: John F. Kennedy High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joseph A. Taub School. On composite proficiency, Joseph A. Taub School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 25.1%.
Joseph A. Taub School operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. Joseph A. Taub School's enrollment has edged up 37% since 2018, when it stood at 710 (now 976). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 54% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.
On allk12, members of the Joseph A. Taub School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- School 16Elementary · 813 students
- School 5Elementary · 753 students
- Charles J. Riley/ School 9Elementary · 682 students
- School 24Elementary · 668 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
- Community Charter School of PatersonElementary · 896 students
Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy High School0.3 mi · 1,846
- School 190.3 mi · 288
- School 270.5 mi · 641
- School 50.6 mi · 753
- School 70.6 mi · 250
- College Achieve Paterson Charter School0.7 mi · 1,688
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph A. Taub SchoolHow large is Joseph A. Taub School?
Joseph A. Taub School enrolls approximately 976 students in grades 06-08.
Is Joseph A. Taub School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joseph A. Taub School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph A. Taub School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joseph A. Taub School is approximately 17.3:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joseph A. Taub School?
At Joseph A. Taub School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 59% Hispanic, 11% Black, 26% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Joseph A. Taub School in?
Joseph A. Taub School is part of Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.