📍 250 Richmond Ave, Paterson, Passaic County, 07502
School 27 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 672 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paterson Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 27 enrolls 672 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Asian and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 394 | 59% |
| Asian | 174 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 10% |
| White | 37 | 5.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
547 of the school's 672 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 478 qualify for free lunch and 69 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 27 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 27 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 672 students, School 27 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