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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004896
School 12
121 NORTH SECOND STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07522 · (973) 321-0120 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
373 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 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
41%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
13.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
6.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.9% | 6.3% |
| 2023-24 | 10.6% | 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
8.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% 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 12
School 12's state test result (8.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 12 this school | 474 | 78.7% | 8.1% |
| Dr. John Grieco Elementary School Englewood | 499 | 78.4% | 31.4% |
| Emerson Community School PLAINFIELD | 414 | 72.7% | 29.4% |
| Pace Charter School of Hamilton HAMILTON TWP | 463 | 79.9% | 52.5% |
| Paul S. Robeson Elementary School TRENTON | 390 | 81.8% | 3.9% |
| South Main Street Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE | 455 | 83.1% | 22.0% |
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 12 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #1,269 of 1,290 | #80 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #1,299 of 1,319 ▲ 6 | #77 of 87 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #1,279 of 1,319 ▲ 7 | #79 of 87 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #474 of 1,562 | #31 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #759 of 1,390 | #42 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #1,031 of 1,392 | #59 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #229 of 1,481 | #27 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #261 of 798 | #31 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
-72 (-13%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 41 | 11.6:1 | 79% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 41 | 11.8:1 | 72% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 64% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 71% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 91% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 73% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 91% (489) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 80% (576) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 46 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 12.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (563 to 474); teachers up 8% (38 to 41).
About School 12
The public elementary school School 12 is located in PATERSON, New Jersey. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 474 students.
The 43 schools in Paterson Public School District enroll 21,372 students altogether, School 12 among them.
Of every 100 students at School 12, about 73 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 25% Black. Passaic County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 28 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, School 12 scores 41%.
School 12 lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.6 students per teacher. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. About 79% of students at School 12 are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, School 12 scores 15.0 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 8.1%; the prediction is 23.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Passaic County show that the median household earns about $87,522 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Passaic County counts 155 public schools with about 83,237 students.
Prospect Park School No. 1 is the nearest public school to School 12, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of School 12, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, School 12 ranks 6th on average proficiency.
School 12 is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 474, from 546 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 14.8:1 to 11.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for School 12 is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Prospect Park School No. 10.3 mi · 620
- Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School0.4 mi · 491
- School 280.5 mi · 463
- Prospect Park Middle School0.5 mi · 143
- School 100.5 mi · 474
- Norman S. Weir0.8 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About School 12What is the total enrollment at School 12?
School 12 enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does School 12 serve?
School 12 serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at School 12?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at School 12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at School 12?
At School 12, the student body is approximately 1% White, 73% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees School 12?
School 12 is overseen by Paterson Public School District in Passaic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.