School 5

School 5 is a primary school of large scale in PATERSON, New Jersey, part of Paterson Public School District, educateing 753 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 86% bigger than typical.

Paterson Public School District comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 21,372 students; School 5 is among them.

Looking at the student body, School 5 logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 34% Asian, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, School 5 records 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), School 5 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.0%.

In the surrounding community, Passaic County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. School 5 is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students).

School 19 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), School 5 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 32.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. School 5's enrollment has climbed 9% since 2018, when it stood at 690 (now 753). Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 60% across the same window.

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