📍 35 Chadwick Street, Paterson, Passaic County, 07503
School 8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paterson Public School District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 8 enrolls 454 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Black or African American and 5.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 392 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 7.9% |
| White | 23 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 454 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
School 8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 35.
School 8 is one of 43 schools in Paterson Public School District, based in Paterson, New Jersey. The district serves 24,291 students district-wide and employs 1,769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, School 8 is smaller than the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large