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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004920
School 26
1 EAST 32ND STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07514 · (973) 321-0260 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
243 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 | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 60% smaller than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
43%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
15.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
6.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.4% | 6.2% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 3.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 26
School 26's state test result (8.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 26 this school | 419 | 58.0% | 8.2% |
| School 20 PATERSON | 343 | 61.8% | 7.7% |
| Alexander Hamilton Academy PATERSON | 439 | 67.7% | 21.8% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex PATERSON | 513 | 66.1% | 11.0% |
| Cooper's Poynt Family School CAMDEN | 381 | 62.5% | 9.0% |
| School 10 PATERSON | 474 | 62.0% | 6.2% |
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 26 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #1,267 of 1,290 | #79 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #1,303 of 1,319 ▲ 14 | #80 of 87 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,272 of 1,319 ▼ 11 | #77 of 87 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #638 of 1,562 | #38 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,171 of 1,390 | #75 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #972 of 1,392 | #50 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #482 of 1,481 | #56 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #248 of 798 | #29 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
419
-103 (-20%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 58% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 53% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 26 | 21.6:1 | 54% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 45% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 58% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 62% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 86% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 42 | 12.7:1 | 82% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 40 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 26.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (500 to 419); teachers down 21% (39 to 31).
About School 26
The public elementary school School 26 is located in PATERSON, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 419 students.
School 26 falls under Paterson Public School District, which has 43 schools enrolling 21,372 students.
Of every 100 students at School 26, about 70 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 28% Black. Among all residents of Passaic County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
Based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, School 26 has a ratio of 13.5:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 58%.
A school in New Jersey with School 26's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 34.4%. School 26 scores 8.2%.
In Passaic County, home to about 521,012 people, median household income comes to about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Passaic County's 155 public schools enroll about 83,237 students and include School 26.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates School 26 from the closest public school, School 1. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: School 26 ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 8.2% versus a 23.0% average.
NCES assigns School 26 the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 20%.
The discussion board for School 26 is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
- School 10.0 mi · 217
- Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts0.3 mi · 258
- Anna Iandoli Early Learning Center0.5 mi · 99
- School 210.5 mi · 665
- Paterson STEAM High School0.5 mi · 379
- Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success0.5 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About School 26How large is School 26?
School 26 enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does School 26 serve?
School 26 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at School 26?
The student-to-teacher ratio at School 26 is approximately 13.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at School 26?
Student demographics at School 26 are roughly 1% White, 70% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is School 26 in?
School 26 is part of Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.