Enrollment
167
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004878
School 3
448 MAIN STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07501 · (973) 321-0030 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
159 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
12%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
28.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
9.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 10.8% |
% 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
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 3
School 3's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 3 this school | 167 | 95.2% | 15.9% |
| Vincent Capuana School No. 15 Passaic | 147 | 98.0% | N/A |
| Polk Street School North Bergen | 213 | 91.5% | 3.7% |
| East Newark Elementary School E NEWARK | 176 | 88.1% | 15.0% |
| Abraham Lincoln School Number 24 Passaic | 252 | 98.8% | N/A |
| William Harrison Elementary School TRENTON | 243 | 88.5% | 8.0% |
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 3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #1,186 of 1,290 | #67 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #1,266 of 1,319 ▼ 30 | #70 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #1,133 of 1,319 ▲ 47 | #61 of 87 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #1,439 of 1,562 | #93 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #19 of 1,481 | #14 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -58.6% | #2 of 798 | #1 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
167
-162 (-49%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 167 | 18 | 9.3:1 | 95% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 28 | 7.8:1 | 92% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 85% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 30 | 11.0:1 | 86% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 93% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 85% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 91% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 95% (456) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 3.
Since 2017-18: students down 59% (403 to 167); teachers down 44% (32 to 18).
About School 3
School 3 is a small elementary school in Paterson Public School District, located in PATERSON, New Jersey. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 167 students. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 59% smaller than average.
Paterson Public School District has 21,372 students in 43 schools, and School 3 is one of those schools.
School 3 enrolls a student body that is 94% Hispanic. It is also 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Passaic County is roughly 44% Hispanic. By the diversity index, School 3 comes in at 12%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1 at School 3, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. The school counts 159 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 95%. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 14.1% at School 3; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Passaic County, median household income is about $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%. School 3 is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County, which together enroll about 83,237 students.
The closest public school to School 3 is Brilla New Jersey Charter School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, School 3 ranks 6th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes School 3 as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21 count was 329 students and the 2024-25 count was 167. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.0:1 to 9.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for School 3 covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other School 3 schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named School 3. School 3 is the 2nd largest of the 3.
Nearby schools
- Brilla New Jersey Charter School0.3 mi · 362
- Community Charter School of Paterson0.3 mi · 896
- Dale Avenue0.3 mi · 228
- Paterson Arts and Science Charter School0.4 mi · 1,330
- Young Men's Academy0.4 mi · 50
- International High School0.4 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About School 3How many students attend School 3?
School 3 enrolls approximately 167 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does School 3 serve?
School 3 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at School 3?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at School 3.
How diverse is School 3?
School 3 reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian.
Is School 3 public or private?
School 3 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.