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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004888
School 8
35 CHADWICK STREET, PATERSON, NJ 07503 · (973) 321-0080 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
322 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
22%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
21.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
9.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.8% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 7.0% |
% 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
11.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 8
School 8's state test result (11.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 8 this school | 411 | 78.3% | 11.8% |
| Jackson Avenue HACKENSACK | 438 | 79.7% | 40.7% |
| Evergreen Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 398 | 75.1% | 14.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 383 | 82.5% | 19.2% |
| Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 423 | 83.2% | 19.6% |
| Greater Brunswick Charter School NEW BRUNSWICK | 397 | 83.1% | 23.1% |
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 8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #1,236 of 1,290 | #71 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #1,270 of 1,319 ▲ 17 | #71 of 87 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #1,214 of 1,319 ▲ 36 | #72 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #666 of 1,562 | #40 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #815 of 1,390 | #50 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #1,291 of 1,392 | #75 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #237 of 1,481 | #29 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #281 of 798 | #33 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
411
-50 (-11%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 411 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 78% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 88% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 37.5 | 12.1:1 | 57% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 38 | 12.1:1 | 81% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 85% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 87% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 96% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 80% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School 8.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (482 to 411); teachers down 12% (40 to 35).
About School 8
School 8 is an elementary school in PATERSON, New Jersey, reachable at (973) 321-0080. The school had 411 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
The district, Paterson Public School District, operates 43 schools serving 21,372 students.
At School 8, Hispanic students make up 88% of the student body. It is also 7% White and 5% Black. Passaic County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 44 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at School 8 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
School 8 operates with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. School 8 reports 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 17 points above the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County.
School 8 sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 11.8% and a predicted 23.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Passaic County show that median household income is about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 155 public schools operate in Passaic County, serving about 83,237 students.
The closest public school to School 8 is School 3, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of School 8, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, School 8 is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
School 8 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.
The student count in 2024-25 was 411, 11% below the 461 of 2020-21.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 8 schools
One other US public school is named School 8. School 8 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- SCHOOL 8OCEANSIDE, NY · 433 students
Nearby schools
- School 30.5 mi · 167
- Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson0.5 mi · 683
- Dr. Hani Awadallah School0.5 mi · 575
- School 160.6 mi · 813
- School 150.7 mi · 577
- International High School0.7 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About School 8What is the total enrollment at School 8?
School 8 enrolls approximately 411 students in grades KG-08.
Is School 8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
School 8 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does School 8 have?
School 8 employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at School 8?
Student demographics at School 8 are roughly 7% White, 88% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is School 8 in?
School 8 is part of Paterson Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.