School 26

Regular School · PATERSON, NJ

School 26 is a regular school school in PATERSON, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 419 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

419

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	293	70%
Black or African American	116	28%
White	4	1%
Two or more races	4	1%
Asian	2	0%
Total enrollment	419	214M / 205F

English Language Learners: 93 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	5.0% -20.6pp	25.6%	304
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -19.8pp	46.8%	281
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	102

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)

-0.51 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

184

43.9% 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.)	419	100%

Contact & Location

1 EAST 32ND STREET

PATERSON, NJ 07514

Phone: (973)321-0260

http://ps26.paterson.k12.nj.us/

District

Paterson Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $37,027

District enrollment: 22,875

Other Schools in District

Alexander Hamilton Academy Elementary
Charles J. Riley/ School 9 Elementary
Dale Avenue Elementary
Dr. Hani Awadallah School Elementary
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex Elementary
Edward W. Kilpatrick Elementary
Norman S. Weir Elementary
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07514) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341269004920

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