📍 121 North Second Street, Paterson, Passaic County, 07522
School 12 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 533 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 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 12 enrolls 533 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 1.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 354 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 162 | 30% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.9% |
| White | 6 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
340 of the school's 533 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 12 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 12 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 533 students, School 12 is close to the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large