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If you had an hour of school board time for Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004880
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School
55 CLINTON STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07522 · (973) 321-0040 · Passaic County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
346 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 14% |
This year's 1st grade class (49) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
47%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
11.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
4.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.3% | 4.6% |
| 2023-24 | 9.5% | 5.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School's state test result (6.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School this school | 491 | 70.5% | 6.8% |
| Senator Frank Lautenberg School PATERSON | 605 | 70.2% | 5.3% |
| Alexander Hamilton Academy PATERSON | 439 | 67.7% | 21.8% |
| Washington Elementary School W ORANGE | 414 | 74.6% | 40.4% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex PATERSON | 513 | 66.1% | 11.0% |
| Emerson Community School PLAINFIELD | 414 | 72.7% | 29.4% |
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 Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #1,278 of 1,290 | #84 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.6% | #1,313 of 1,319 ▼ 9 | #86 of 87 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,296 of 1,319 ▼ 1 | #82 of 87 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #427 of 1,562 | #29 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #1,072 of 1,390 | #67 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #888 of 1,392 | #39 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #347 of 1,481 | #39 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #390 of 545 | #15 of 18 |
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
491
-57 (-10%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 491 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 70% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 37.5 | 13.4:1 | 69% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 34.5 | 15.0:1 | 72% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 73% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 76% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 41 | 12.2:1 | 81% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 51 | 11.4:1 | 91% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 46 | 11.7:1 | 83% (447) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 54 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (469 to 491); teachers up 6% (36 to 38).
About Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School sits in PATERSON, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 491 students, covering grades 1 through 8. The school is 21% bigger than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Paterson Public School District is responsible for 43 schools, Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School included, with 21,372 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School is Hispanic: 64%. Other groups include 35% Black. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. The diversity index for Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The school has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. In all, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Passaic County averages 61%, lower than here.
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
In New Jersey, Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 6.8% compared with a predicted 27.6%.
In Passaic County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 155 public schools and about 83,237 students.
The closest school to Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School is School 28, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 548 students in 2020-21 to 491 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).
The Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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
- 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 280.1 mi · 463
- School 120.4 mi · 474
- Norman S. Weir0.5 mi · 272
- Newcomers High School0.5 mi · 106
- School 50.6 mi · 753
- Paterson P-TECH High School0.6 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School?
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 01-08.
What grades does Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School serve?
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School serves grades 01-08.
How many students per teacher at Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School.
How diverse is Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School?
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School reports a student body of 1% White, 64% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School public or private?
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.