📍 50 Nineteenth Avenue, Paterson, Passaic County, 07513
School 24 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 693 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 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 24 enrolls 693 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 627 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 7.9% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
528 of the school's 693 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 495 qualify for free lunch and 33 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 24 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 24 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 693 students, School 24 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