📍 51 e 18th Street, Paterson, Passaic County, 07524
School 18 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 757 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paterson Public School District school district. It serves grades 1–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 18 enrolls 757 students across grades 1–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 659 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 10% |
| White | 15 | 2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
610 of the school's 757 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 qualify for free lunch and 61 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 18 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 18 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 757 students, School 18 is larger than the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large