School 28

School 28 is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in PATERSON, New Jersey, part of Paterson Public School District, with 463 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Paterson Public School District runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 21,372 students. School 28 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, School 28 records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school records 16% Asian, 15% Black, 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, School 28 lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Passaic County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, School 28 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 26.1%; this one delivers 89.9%, a residual of +63.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Passaic County put median household income runs about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which School 28 is one.

Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, School 28 comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 16.5%.

School 28 operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. School 28's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 506 (now 463). The Black share of enrollment decreased from 31% to 15% over that span.

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