School 10

Set in PATERSON, New Jersey, School 10 is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school, part of Paterson Public School District. It serves 474 students across grades K through 8.

Within Paterson Public School District, which oversees 43 schools and 21,372 students, School 10 is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, School 10 lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, School 10 records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, School 10 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 32.2%; actual is 6.2%, a gap of -26.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Passaic County shows median household earnings sit near $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 School 10 is one.

The closest other public school is School 12, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, School 10 comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 22.0%.

School 10 operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. School 10's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 617 (now 474). The Black share of enrollment fell from 37% to 18% over that span.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.