School 2

School 2, a mid-sized elementary school in PATERSON, New Jersey, overseen by Paterson Public School District, serves 473 students, covering grades K through 8.

Within Paterson Public School District, which oversees 43 schools and 21,372 students, School 2 is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, School 2 records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment; the rest reads as 15% Black, 6% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 85% of students at School 2 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Passaic County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, School 2 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.9%; this one delivers 23.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Passaic County indicate median household income runs about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which School 2 is one.

Nearest neighbor: College Achieve Paterson Charter School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), School 2 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 22.7%.

School 2 operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 550 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 83% to 78% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.