📍 434 Rosa Parks Blvd, Paterson, Passaic County, 07501
Roberto Clemente is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paterson Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Roberto Clemente enrolls 271 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 234 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 13% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
235 of the school's 271 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Roberto Clemente 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.
Roberto Clemente 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 271 students, Roberto Clemente is smaller than the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large