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What's the one class at School 24 every student should take?
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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004916
School 24
50 NINETEENTH AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ 07513 · (973) 321-0160 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
568 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 | 29 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
13%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
26.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
13.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 13.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 10.4% |
% 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 24
School 24's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 24 this school | 668 | 85.0% | 16.4% |
| Christopher Columbus School No. 15 ELIZABETH | 672 | 86.3% | 24.4% |
| Gloria M Sabater Elementary School VINELAND | 678 | 83.2% | 12.9% |
| A Chester Redshaw School NEW BRUNSWICK | 678 | 88.6% | 21.0% |
| Thomas A Edison Elementary School UNION CITY | 767 | 83.8% | 40.6% |
| Harry L Bain WEST NEW YORK | 599 | 86.0% | 33.6% |
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 24 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #1,177 of 1,290 | #66 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #1,236 of 1,319 ▲ 5 | #67 of 87 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,164 of 1,319 ▼ 40 | #66 of 87 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #144 of 1,562 | #12 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #962 of 1,390 | #59 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #1,353 of 1,392 | #81 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #131 of 1,481 | #21 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #176 of 798 | #22 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
668
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 668 | 54.1 | 12.3:1 | 85% (568) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 61.5 | 10.6:1 | 88% (570) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 54.5 | 12.7:1 | 76% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 64 | 11.1:1 | 73% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 829 | 59.5 | 13.9:1 | 87% (719) |
| 2015-16 | 915 | 52 | 17.6:1 | 72% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 93% (619) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 65% (465) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 39 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 24.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (829 to 668); teachers down 9% (59.5 to 54.1).
About School 24
In PATERSON, New Jersey, School 24 is a large elementary school. Enrollment stands at 668 students, covering pre-K through 8. The school is 65% bigger than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Paterson Public School District (43 schools, 21,372 students) runs School 24.
Of every 100 students at School 24, about 93 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Passaic County is roughly 44% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 568 students, or 85%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, School 24 would score about 19.6%. It scores 16.4%, 3.2 points below that figure.
In Passaic County, the median household earns about $87,522 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Passaic County has 155 public schools with about 83,237 students, including School 24.
New Roberto Clemente is about 0.3 miles from School 24, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, School 24 is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The NCES locale for School 24 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.
The school's student count fell 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 11.1 in 2020-21 to 12.3 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at School 24. 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
- New Roberto Clemente0.3 mi · 473
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex0.3 mi · 513
- Roberto Clemente0.4 mi · 254
- School 160.4 mi · 813
- School 150.4 mi · 577
- Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson0.4 mi · 683
Frequently asked questions
About School 24What is the total enrollment at School 24?
School 24 enrolls approximately 668 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does School 24 serve?
School 24 serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does School 24 have?
School 24 employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at School 24?
At School 24, the student body is approximately 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees School 24?
School 24 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.