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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004922
School 27
250 RICHMOND AVE, PATERSON, NJ 07502 · (973) 321-0270 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
518 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 | 73 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
60%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
33.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 | 33.1% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 19.5% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 27
School 27's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 27 this school | 641 | 80.8% | 24.1% |
| Richmond Avenue School Atlantic City | 609 | 87.4% | 51.1% |
| School 5 PATERSON | 753 | 74.8% | 26.0% |
| Texas Avenue School Atlantic City | 496 | 91.3% | 20.9% |
| Alfred Zampella School JERSEY CITY | 629 | 67.4% | 40.6% |
| Sovereign Avenue School Atlantic City | 717 | 90.8% | 29.9% |
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 27 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,063 of 1,290 | #55 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #1,100 of 1,319 ▲ 4 | #56 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #1,058 of 1,319 ▼ 42 | #54 of 87 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #168 of 1,562 | #14 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,150 of 1,390 | #73 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #498 of 1,392 | #14 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #201 of 1,481 | #26 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #108 of 798 | #15 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
641
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 641 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 81% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 81% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 50 | 13.4:1 | 81% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 59% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 56.5 | 14.9:1 | 75% (634) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 76% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 898 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 93% (831) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 71% (582) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 27.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (843 to 641); teachers down 15% (56.5 to 48).
About School 27
School 27 is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in PATERSON, New Jersey. It serves 641 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students.
School 27 falls under Paterson Public School District, which has 43 schools enrolling 21,372 students.
Hispanic students account for 55% of enrollment at School 27. Other groups make up 30% Asian, 9% Black, and 5% White. Passaic County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at School 27 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Staffing totals 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 81%. That is 20 points above the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County.
The allk12 Grade for School 27 is C. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
School 27's average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.1% is 2.2 points above the 21.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Passaic County, median household income is about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. School 27 is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County, which together enroll about 83,237 students.
Nearby, Joseph A. Taub School is about 0.5 miles away. School 27 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 34.1% on proficiency, and School 27 is below that at 24.1%.
School 27 has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at School 27 was 633 in 2020-21 and 641 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Joseph A. Taub School0.5 mi · 976
- School 190.5 mi · 288
- Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy0.7 mi · 1,040
- Passaic County Technical Institute0.7 mi · 3,565
- John F. Kennedy High School0.7 mi · 1,846
- School 50.9 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About School 27What is the total enrollment at School 27?
School 27 enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
Is School 27 an elementary, middle, or high school?
School 27 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at School 27?
The student-to-teacher ratio at School 27 is approximately 13.3:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at School 27?
At School 27, the student body is approximately 5% White, 55% Hispanic, 9% Black, 30% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is School 27 in?
School 27 is part of Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.