📍 152 College Boulevard, Paterson, Passaic County, 07505
Norman S. Weir is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 262 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paterson Public School District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Norman S. Weir enrolls 262 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 167 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 33% |
| White | 7 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 262 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Norman S. Weir 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.
Norman S. Weir 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 262 students, Norman S. Weir 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