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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004892
School 10
48 MERCER STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07524 · (973) 321-0100 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
294 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
33%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
10.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
7.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.1% | 7.9% |
| 2023-24 | 7.1% | 4.6% |
% 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
6.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% 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 School 10
School 10's state test result (6.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 10 this school | 474 | 62.0% | 6.2% |
| School 13 PATERSON | 499 | 69.9% | 8.5% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex PATERSON | 513 | 66.1% | 11.0% |
| Octavius V. Catto Community Family School CAMDEN | 593 | 56.5% | 16.7% |
| Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center ENGLEWOOD | 434 | 70.7% | N/A |
| School 21 PATERSON | 665 | 64.5% | 5.6% |
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 School 10 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #1,282 of 1,290 | #85 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #1,283 of 1,319 ▲ 25 | #73 of 87 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #1,300 of 1,319 ▲ 9 | #84 of 87 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #473 of 1,562 | #30 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,230 of 1,390 | #80 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #1,179 of 1,392 | #67 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #437 of 1,481 | #53 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #123 of 798 | #16 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
474
-63 (-12%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 474 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 62% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 86% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 76% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 71% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 41.5 | 14.9:1 | 74% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 77% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 86% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 864 | 60 | 14.4:1 | 86% (739) |
| 1990-91 | 866 | 63 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 10.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (617 to 474); teachers down 18% (41.5 to 34).
About School 10
School 10 is a medium-sized elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in PATERSON. The school counts 474 students across kindergarten through 8.
The district for School 10 is Paterson Public School District, with 43 schools and 21,372 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at School 10, at 80%. Smaller groups are 18% Black. For comparison, the population of Passaic County is roughly 44% Hispanic. School 10's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at School 10 total 34 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 62%. For comparison, public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
School 10 scores 26.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 6.2% actual versus 32.2% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Passaic County, the median household income is $87,522, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Passaic County is home to 155 public schools and about 83,237 public school students.
The next-closest public school is School 12, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, School 10 ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, School 10 is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when School 10 had 537 students, to 2024-25, when it had 474.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 120.5 mi · 474
- School 210.5 mi · 665
- Senator Frank Lautenberg School0.5 mi · 605
- Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School0.7 mi · 491
- School 280.7 mi · 463
- Edward W. Kilpatrick0.7 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About School 10What is the total enrollment at School 10?
School 10 enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does School 10 serve?
School 10 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at School 10?
The student-to-teacher ratio at School 10 is approximately 13.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at School 10?
At School 10, the student body is approximately 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is School 10 public or private?
School 10 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.