Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004918
School 25
287 TRENTON AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ 07503 · (973) 321-0250 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
464 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 81 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
42%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
28.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 25
School 25's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 25 this school | 526 | 88.2% | 18.7% |
| Washington Elementary School KEARNY | 557 | 83.5% | 23.9% |
| Hawkins Street School NEWARK | 660 | 89.4% | 13.5% |
| Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 ELIZABETH | 563 | 87.7% | 27.8% |
| Gregory Elementary School LONG BRANCH | 573 | 84.8% | 12.4% |
| School #17 CLIFTON | 501 | 83.8% | 30.0% |
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 25 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #1,148 of 1,290 | #63 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,214 of 1,319 ▲ 8 | #66 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #1,136 of 1,319 ▲ 9 | #63 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #346 of 1,562 | #22 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #974 of 1,390 | #60 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #1,011 of 1,392 | #55 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #77 of 1,481 | #16 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #611 of 798 | #52 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
526
-70 (-12%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 526 | 42.5 | 12.4:1 | 88% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 43 | 12.6:1 | 84% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 59% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 41.5 | 13.3:1 | 85% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 52% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 38 | 18.2:1 | 92% (635) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 80% (556) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 45 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 25.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (554 to 526); teachers up 2% (41.5 to 42.5).
About School 25
School 25 is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of PATERSON, New Jersey. It educates 526 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students.
School 25 belongs to Paterson Public School District, a district of 43 schools and 21,372 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at School 25, with 74% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 18% White and 6% Black. Among all residents of Passaic County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.4 students per teacher and 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 61% average among public schools in Passaic County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, School 25 is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 18.7% actual, 17.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Within Passaic County, the median household income is $87,522, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Passaic County has 155 public schools and roughly 83,237 students.
Nearby, Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of School 25, there are at least 8 other public schools. School 25 is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has fallen by 70 students since 2020-21, to 526. By 2024-25, the school had 12.4 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
Community posts for School 25 can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
Nearby schools
- Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology0.6 mi · 1,708
- School 200.6 mi · 343
- Charles J. Riley/ School 90.7 mi · 682
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex0.8 mi · 513
- School 160.8 mi · 813
- School #110.9 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About School 25How many students attend School 25?
School 25 enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-08.
Is School 25 an elementary, middle, or high school?
School 25 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does School 25 have?
School 25 employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is School 25?
School 25 reports a student body of 18% White, 74% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees School 25?
School 25 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.