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How has School 16 changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
813
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269003384
School 16
11 22ND AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ 07513 · (973) 413-2700 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL813 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
574 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (93).
Student demographics
14%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
30.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
17.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 12.3% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 School 16
School 16's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 16 this school | 813 | 70.6% | 17.4% |
| Rose M. Lopez Elementary School Perth Amboy | 793 | 75.3% | 29.5% |
| Colin Powell Elementary School Union City | 692 | 73.6% | 48.1% |
| Horace Mann Elementary School NORTH BERGEN | 978 | 72.1% | 29.5% |
| Robert Fulton Elementary School NORTH BERGEN | 938 | 66.7% | 35.3% |
| North Dover Elementary School DOVER | 640 | 75.0% | 21.0% |
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 16 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #1,165 of 1,290 | #65 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #1,195 of 1,319 ▲ 26 | #64 of 87 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,104 of 1,319 ▲ 79 | #58 of 87 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 813 | #50 of 1,562 | #4 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,303 of 1,390 | #83 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #1,348 of 1,392 | #79 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #343 of 1,481 | #38 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #202 of 545 | #7 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
813
-37 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 813 | 54.2 | 15.0:1 | 71% (574) |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 56 | 15.0:1 | 59% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 56.5 | 14.8:1 | 74% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 54 | 15.7:1 | 54% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 51 | 14.2:1 | 79% (573) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 16.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (725 to 813); teachers up 6% (51 to 54.2).
About School 16
School 16 is an elementary school in PATERSON, New Jersey, according to federal school records. The school counts 813 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 101% bigger than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
School 16 is among 43 schools run by Paterson Public School District, which serves 21,372 students.
About 93% of the student body at School 16 is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 5% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Passaic County's population at about 44%. School 16's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school's lunch program data list 71% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Passaic County report 61%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, School 16 would be expected to post about 27.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.4%.
Passaic County has about 521,012 residents, and the median household income is $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides School 16, Passaic County has 154 other public schools.
The school nearest to School 16 is Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. School 16 is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for School 16 is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, School 16's enrollment declined 4%, to 813.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for School 16 covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 5Elementary · 753 students
- Charles J. Riley/ School 9Elementary · 682 students
- School 24Elementary · 668 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
Other School 16 schools
One other US public school is named School 16. School 16 is the largest of the 2.
- SCHOOL 16YONKERS, NY · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson0.4 mi · 683
- School 240.4 mi · 668
- School 150.5 mi · 577
- New Roberto Clemente0.5 mi · 473
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex0.5 mi · 513
- Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology0.6 mi · 1,708
Frequently asked questions
About School 16How large is School 16?
School 16 enrolls approximately 813 students in grades PK-08.
Is School 16 an elementary, middle, or high school?
School 16 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does School 16 have?
School 16 employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is School 16?
School 16 reports a student body of 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is School 16 in?
School 16 is part of Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.