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Does School 2 have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004876
School 2
22 PASSAIC STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07501 · (973) 321-0020 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
400 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
37%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
49.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +17.4pp since 2023
Math
21.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.4% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 10.3% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 2
School 2's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 2 this school | 473 | 84.6% | 23.7% |
| East End School North Plainfield | 451 | 80.5% | 28.6% |
| Pace Charter School of Hamilton HAMILTON TWP | 463 | 79.9% | 52.5% |
| George E. Wilson Elementary School HAMILTON | 545 | 83.7% | 16.0% |
| Washington Avenue Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE | 432 | 88.2% | 14.9% |
| Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 ELIZABETH | 563 | 87.7% | 27.8% |
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 2 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,073 of 1,290 | #56 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #1,132 of 1,319 ▲ 112 | #60 of 87 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #726 of 1,319 ▲ 305 | #34 of 87 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #477 of 1,562 | #32 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #804 of 1,390 | #49 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #1,127 of 1,392 | #62 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.6% | #136 of 1,481 | #22 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #295 of 798 | #35 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
473
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 473 | 40.5 | 11.7:1 | 85% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 41 | 12.5:1 | 67% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 41 | 11.8:1 | 52% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 45 | 10.9:1 | 81% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 47 | 11.7:1 | 92% (504) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 51 | 11.0:1 | 83% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 92% (571) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 57 | 12.1:1 | 81% (559) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 43 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 2.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (550 to 473); teachers down 14% (47 to 40.5).
About School 2
School 2 is an elementary school in PATERSON, New Jersey, reachable at (973) 321-0020. Enrollment totals 473 students across kindergarten through 8.
Paterson Public School District is responsible for 43 schools, School 2 included, with 21,372 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show School 2 is 78% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 15% Black and 6% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 34 points above the 44% share among Passaic County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
School 2 has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, with 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 85% at School 2. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Passaic County is 61%.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 19.9%. School 2 scores 23.7%.
In Passaic County, median household income comes to about $87,522, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 155, with about 83,237 students.
School 2's closest public school neighbor is College Achieve Paterson Charter School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of School 2, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, School 2 is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 491 in 2020-21 to 473 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for School 2 is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other School 2 schools
One other US public school is named School 2. School 2 is the largest of the 2.
- SCHOOL 2OCEANSIDE, NY · 407 students
Nearby schools
- College Achieve Paterson Charter School0.1 mi · 1,688
- Brilla New Jersey Charter School0.2 mi · 362
- Young Men's Academy0.3 mi · 50
- Community Charter School of Paterson0.3 mi · 896
- Newcomers High School0.3 mi · 106
- Norman S. Weir0.4 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About School 2What is the total enrollment at School 2?
School 2 enrolls approximately 473 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does School 2 serve?
School 2 serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at School 2?
The student-to-teacher ratio at School 2 is approximately 11.7:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at School 2?
At School 2, the student body is approximately 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Asian.
Who oversees School 2?
School 2 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.