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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004924
School 28
200 PRESIDENTIAL BOULEVARD, PATERSON, NJ 07522 · (973) 321-0281 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
339 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 | 108 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 114% larger than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
61%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
97.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
92.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 | 97.7% | 92.9% |
| 2023-24 | 97.0% | 89.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+63.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 64 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 28
School 28's state test result (89.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 28 this school | 463 | 73.2% | 89.9% |
| Parsons NORTH BRUNSWICK | 566 | 70.5% | 25.7% |
| Julia A. Barnes School JERSEY CITY | 433 | 70.7% | 28.6% |
| Lindeneau Elementary School EDISON | 446 | 65.2% | 33.5% |
| Nathan Hale Elementary School CARTERET | 436 | 82.6% | 40.0% |
| Fanny Meyer Hillers HACKENSACK | 516 | 66.1% | 43.0% |
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 28 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.9% | #3 of 1,290 | #1 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.9% | #2 of 1,319 ▲ 7 | #1 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.7% | #1 of 1,319 no change | #1 of 87 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #508 of 1,562 | #33 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #894 of 1,390 | #54 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #448 of 1,392 | #6 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #310 of 1,481 | #36 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #488 of 798 | #47 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
463
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 463 | 38.5 | 12.0:1 | 73% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 38.5 | 12.2:1 | 75% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 33.5 | 14.4:1 | 77% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 41 | 11.4:1 | 58% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 83% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 43 | 11.4:1 | 74% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 96% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 48 | 10.5:1 | 84% (421) |
| 1990-91 | 726 | 51 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 28.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (506 to 463); teachers down 6% (41 to 38.5).
About School 28
School 28 is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in PATERSON, New Jersey. Federal data show 463 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
The Paterson Public School District system has 43 schools and 21,372 students.
Of every 100 students at School 28, about 57 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 16% Asian, 15% Black, and 10% White. Among all residents of Passaic County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The diversity index for School 28 is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
School 28 has 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 73% at School 28. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 26.1%. School 28 posts 89.9%, 63.8 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Passaic County show median household income comes to about $87,522, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 155 public schools and about 83,237 students.
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School sits about 0.1 miles from School 28. School 28 has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, School 28 ranks 1st on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 463, starting from 466.
On allk12, people connected to School 28 can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School0.1 mi · 491
- Norman S. Weir0.4 mi · 272
- Newcomers High School0.4 mi · 106
- School 120.5 mi · 474
- Paterson P-TECH High School0.5 mi · 193
- Young Men's Academy0.5 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About School 28How many students attend School 28?
School 28 enrolls approximately 463 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does School 28 serve?
School 28 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at School 28?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at School 28.
How diverse is School 28?
School 28 reports a student body of 10% White, 57% Hispanic, 15% Black, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is School 28 in?
School 28 is part of Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.