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School 8

Regular School · PATERSON, NJ

School 8 is a regular school school in PATERSON, New Jersey, serving grades KG–08 with 411 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
411
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 362 88%
White 27 7%
Black or African American 21 5%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 411 209M / 202F

English Language Learners: 240 (58% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 3.0% -22.6pp 25.6% 318
Reading Proficiency 20.0% -26.8pp 46.8% 307
Science Proficiency <=5% — 96

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.65 grade levels
Math
+0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
30
7.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
163
39.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 411 100%

Contact & Location

35 CHADWICK STREET

PATERSON, NJ 07503

Phone: (973)321-0080

http://ps08.paterson.k12.nj.us/

District

Paterson Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $37,027

District enrollment: 22,875

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

341269004888

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD