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School 28

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
200 Presidential Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07522
Phone
(973) 321-0280
District
PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
PASSAIC COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
452
Classroom Teachers
36

* School 28 is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

10

(10 is best)

Better than 100.0% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

School 28 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
100%
43%
100%
42%
100%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
100%
43%
100%
48%
100%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
42%
97%
48%
91%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
99%
38%
97%
46%
100%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
97%
42%
100%
51%
94%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 68 15.0%
Kindergarten 84 18.6%
Grade 1 0 0.0%
Grade 2 13 2.9%
Grade 3 24 5.3%
Grade 4 31 6.9%
Grade 5 33 7.3%
Grade 6 40 8.8%
Grade 7 37 8.2%
Grade 8 41 9.1%
Total 452 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.6% 4.9% 41.1%
Black 26.3% 20.2% 15.3%
Hispanic 53.8% 68.8% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.3% 6.0% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.8% 68.4% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 60.4% 66.3% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 2.0% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 157,927 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 18,123.6 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.1% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.3% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 11.3% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 49,701 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 19.8% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.0% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.5% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.6% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.8% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.7% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 16.9% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,996 $294,957,648 42.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,180 $78,189,840 11.3%
Staff $983 $24,170,004 3.5%
General Administration $343 $8,433,684 1.2%
School Administration $1,121 $27,563,148 4.0%
Operation $1,838 $45,192,744 6.6%
Transportation $636 $15,637,968 2.3%
Other $568 $13,965,984 2.0%
Total Support $8,670 $213,177,960 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,398 $181,902,024 26.4%
Total Expenditures $28,064 $690,037,632 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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