Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004910
School 19
31 JAMES STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07502 · (973) 321-0190 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
215 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 27% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
58%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
47.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +13.9pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 31.9% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 19
School 19's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 19 this school | 288 | 74.7% | 35.8% |
| School 7 PATERSON | 250 | 89.6% | 21.0% |
| Chelsea Heights School Atlantic City | 267 | 89.1% | 39.0% |
| Brighton Avenue School Atlantic City | 302 | 92.1% | 28.5% |
| Lindeneau Elementary School EDISON | 446 | 65.2% | 33.5% |
| Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center PALISADES PARK | 277 | 61.7% | N/A |
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 19 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #840 of 1,290 | #37 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #954 of 1,319 ▼ 63 | #44 of 87 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #791 of 1,319 ▲ 224 | #36 of 87 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #1,154 of 1,562 | #68 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #1,000 of 1,390 | #62 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #579 of 1,392 | #23 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #293 of 1,481 | #35 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #134 of 798 | #18 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
288
-72 (-20%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
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 | 288 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 75% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 74% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 52% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 85% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 88% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 73% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 88% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 65% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 19.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (371 to 288); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).
About School 19
Located in PATERSON, New Jersey, School 19 is a small elementary school. The school reports 288 students in kindergarten through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students.
School 19 is one of the 43 schools that make up Paterson Public School District (21,372 students in total).
School 19 is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 33% Asian and 10% Black. That compares with about 44% Hispanic among all Passaic County residents. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 23 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.5:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 12.5:1 here. Around 75% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County.
On BeatsExpectations, School 19 is 10.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Passaic County show that the median household income is $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides School 19, Passaic County has 154 other public schools.
Joseph A. Taub School is located about 0.3 miles from School 19. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, School 19 is ahead of the 24.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
For locale, NCES codes School 19 as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 20% from 2020-21, when School 19 had 360 students, to 2024-25, when it had 288. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.5:1, from 15.7:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Joseph A. Taub School0.3 mi · 976
- School 50.4 mi · 753
- John F. Kennedy High School0.4 mi · 1,846
- School 270.5 mi · 641
- College Achieve Paterson Charter School0.7 mi · 1,688
- School 20.7 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About School 19What is the total enrollment at School 19?
School 19 enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does School 19 serve?
School 19 serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at School 19?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at School 19.
How diverse is School 19?
School 19 reports a student body of 1% White, 55% Hispanic, 10% Black, 33% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees School 19?
School 19 is overseen by Paterson Public School District in Passaic County.
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