Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004886
School 7
106 RAMSEY STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07501 · (973) 321-0070 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
224 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 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
56%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
35.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
21.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 14.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 7
School 7's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 7 this school | 250 | 89.6% | 21.0% |
| Brighton Avenue School Atlantic City | 302 | 92.1% | 28.5% |
| School 19 PATERSON | 288 | 74.7% | 35.8% |
| Chelsea Heights School Atlantic City | 267 | 89.1% | 39.0% |
| Texas Avenue School Atlantic City | 496 | 91.3% | 20.9% |
| Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities TRENTON | 545 | 94.9% | 31.2% |
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 7 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,120 of 1,290 | #60 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #1,124 of 1,319 ▲ 61 | #59 of 87 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,020 of 1,319 ▲ 190 | #49 of 87 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #1,292 of 1,562 | #79 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #707 of 1,390 | #35 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #654 of 1,392 | #27 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #62 of 1,481 | #15 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #185 of 545 | #6 of 18 |
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
250
+25 (+11%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 90% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 23 | 12.4:1 | 84% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 55% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 57% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 23 | 9.6:1 | 80% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 59% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 22 | 11.8:1 | 94% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 93% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 19 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 7.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (221 to 250); teachers down 4% (23 to 22).
About School 7
School 7 is an elementary school located in PATERSON, New Jersey, in Passaic County. It enrolls 250 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 38% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
Within Paterson Public School District, School 7 is one of 43 schools. The district enrolls 21,372 students.
The share of Hispanic students at School 7 is 56%, a majority. Smaller groups are 36% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Passaic County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
School 7 reported 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.4:1. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Roughly 90% of students at School 7 can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 61% average among public schools in Passaic County.
School 7 scores 21.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 17.1%.
In Passaic County, median household income comes to 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. Passaic County counts 155 public schools with about 83,237 students.
International High School sits about 0.4 miles from School 7. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, School 7 ranks 7th on average proficiency.
School 7 falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 25 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for School 7 lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 7 schools
One other US public school is named School 7. School 7 is the largest of the 2.
- SCHOOL 7DUNKIRK, NY · 134 students
Nearby schools
- International High School0.4 mi · 650
- John F. Kennedy High School0.4 mi · 1,846
- John P. Holland Charter School0.4 mi · 787
- Paterson Arts and Science Charter School0.5 mi · 1,330
- Community Charter School of Paterson0.6 mi · 896
- Joseph A. Taub School0.6 mi · 976
Frequently asked questions
About School 7How many students attend School 7?
School 7 enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does School 7 serve?
School 7 serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at School 7?
The student-to-teacher ratio at School 7 is approximately 11.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at School 7?
At School 7, the student body is approximately 3% White, 56% Hispanic, 5% Black, 36% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is School 7 in?
School 7 is part of Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.