📍 322 10th Avenue, Paterson, Passaic County, 07514
School 21 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 690 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paterson Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 21 enrolls 690 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 513 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 175 | 25% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
363 of the school's 690 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 21 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 21 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 690 students, School 21 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