Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269005942
Norman S. Weir
152 COLLEGE BOULEVARD, PATERSON, NJ 07505 · (973) 321-0750 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- B-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
10.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
161 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 51% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
50%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
57.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 30.3% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Norman S. Weir
Norman S. Weir's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman S. Weir this school | 272 | 59.2% | 34.9% |
| Yorkship Elementary School CAMDEN | 310 | 56.8% | 10.4% |
| Forest Hill School CAMDEN | 339 | 63.7% | 11.9% |
| Garfield ECDC Willingboro | 294 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Henry B. Wilson Family School CAMDEN | 377 | 66.8% | 6.6% |
| Frederic W. Cook Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 198 | 49.5% | 43.3% |
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 Norman S. Weir ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #857 of 1,290 | #39 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #873 of 1,319 ▲ 53 | #40 of 87 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #548 of 1,319 ▲ 161 | #22 of 87 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #1,218 of 1,562 | #71 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #357 of 1,390 | #14 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #802 of 1,392 | #36 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #468 of 1,481 | #55 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #702 of 798 | #61 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
272
-20 (-7%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 272 | 27 | 10.1:1 | 59% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 70% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 27 | 9.7:1 | 61% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 63% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 28 | 10.0:1 | 65% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 28 | 10.8:1 | 62% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 22 | 12.0:1 | 82% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 32 | 9.3:1 | 65% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 23 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norman S. Weir.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (280 to 272); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).
About Norman S. Weir
Norman S. Weir is a small elementary school in PATERSON, New Jersey, (ZIP code 07505). Enrollment totals 272 students across kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 33% below that mark.
Norman S. Weir falls under Paterson Public School District, which has 43 schools enrolling 21,372 students.
Federal enrollment data show Norman S. Weir is 59% Black. Next come 39% Hispanic. The county population is about 10% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at Norman S. Weir, giving a ratio of 10.1:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. A total of 161 students, or 59%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Passaic County is close, at 61%.
Norman S. Weir 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 37% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Norman S. Weir is 33.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Passaic County show that median household income comes to about $87,522, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Passaic County counts 155 public schools with about 83,237 students.
Norman S. Weir's closest public school neighbor is Newcomers High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Norman S. Weir's average proficiency of 34.9% compares with 15.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Norman S. Weir's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 292 in 2020-21 to 272 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.2:1 to 10.1:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Norman S. Weir, such as homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- 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
- Newcomers High School0.1 mi · 106
- Paterson P-TECH High School0.1 mi · 193
- Young Men's Academy0.2 mi · 50
- Alexander Hamilton Academy0.2 mi · 439
- Dale Avenue0.3 mi · 228
- Edward W. Kilpatrick0.3 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Norman S. WeirHow many students attend Norman S. Weir?
Norman S. Weir enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-08.
Is Norman S. Weir an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norman S. Weir is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Norman S. Weir have?
Norman S. Weir employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Norman S. Weir?
Student demographics at Norman S. Weir are roughly 1% White, 39% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Norman S. Weir in?
Norman S. Weir is part of Paterson Public School District.
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