Across 20 schools in Paterson Public School District, 10.9% of Black students meet proficient. That is 14 points below the New Jersey average for Black students.
Search New Jersey schools ›Average across the 20 schools in Paterson Public School District with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 13 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Alexander Hamilton Academy reports 19% of Black students meeting the standard. Senator Frank Lautenberg School, in the same district, reports 1.4%. That is a 17.6-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School 28 | 98.1% | 100% | 98.4% | 100% | 100% |
| Alexander Hamilton Academy | 25.4% | 19% | 26.6% | — | — |
| School 12 | 9.6% | 11.1% | 7.9% | — | — |
| Joseph A. Taub School | 23.6% | 10.3% | 17.3% | 5% | 44.8% |
| School 13 | 11.4% | 10.1% | 11.6% | — | — |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Complex | 14.3% | 10% | 17.6% | — | — |
| Edward W. Kilpatrick | 11.2% | 10% | 11.7% | — | — |
| Rev. Dr. Frank Napier, Jr. School | 7.9% | 9.6% | 8.1% | — | — |
| School 10 | 8.9% | 9.1% | 10% | — | — |
| School 20 | 8.1% | 7% | 8.5% | — | — |
| School 27 | 28% | 5.9% | 23.1% | — | 37.3% |
| School 21 | 7.4% | 5.6% | 8% | — | — |
| School 15 | 19.9% | 5% | 19.7% | — | — |
| New Roberto Clemente | 7.4% | 2.3% | 6.8% | — | — |
| School 26 | 10.7% | 1.6% | 12.2% | — | — |
| Senator Frank Lautenberg School | 7.1% | 1.4% | 7.6% | — | — |
| Norman S. Weir | 45.5% | 0.5% | — | — | — |
| School 19 | 38.8% | 0.3% | 30.3% | — | 55.6% |
| School 24 | 19.7% | 0.2% | 17.4% | — | — |
| School 18 | 25.1% | 0% | 27.3% | — | — |
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