Number 10 School

48 Mercer St, Paterson, NJ 07524 | (973) 321-0101

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 589

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3.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 589 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 691st out of 708 middle schools in NJ.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 48 Mercer Street, Paterson, NJ 07524

Principal or Admin: Dorothy Douge

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Paterson City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $21,101
Graduation Rate: 51.0%
Dropout Rate: 6.3%
Students Per Teacher: 12.3
Enrolled Students: 24,080

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 589
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 50.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 302 (51.3%)
Females: 287 (48.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 28 (4.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 522 (88.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 550 (93.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Number 10 School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	285	48.4%
Asian	2	0.3%
Hispanic	294	49.9%
White	6	1.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	62	10.5%
1st Grade	61	10.4%
2nd Grade	68	11.5%
3rd Grade	59	10.0%
4th Grade	54	9.2%
5th Grade	76	12.9%
6th Grade	54	9.2%
7th Grade	56	9.5%
8th Grade	64	10.9%
Ungraded	35	5.9%

Source: NJ Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3.5

3.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Number 10 School

Reviewed by Community Member on October 12, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school be a middle school so that the little kids could go to another school, and see their tormenters no more.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 25, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is little bit good.

Reviewed by Teacher on June 11, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Horrible principal, horrible school!

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Number 10 School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on ASK state exams in the following subjects:

Language Arts
Math
Science

ASK - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	21.0%	31.2%	59.7%
2009	37.5%	32.9%	62.7%

Math Test
2010	38.8%	53.1%	59.9%
2009	41.6%	50.7%	75.2%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	29.2%	29.1%	41.9%
2009	14.0%	32.0%	80.2%

Math Test
2010	38.5%	52.8%	59.4%
2009	38.7%	53.5%	62.7%

Science Test
2010	68.8%	76.9%	87.1%
2009	57.6%	74.2%	85.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	13.8%	34.0%	46.3%
2009	20.6%	33.0%	68.3%

Math Test
2010	42.5%	50.9%	62.5%
2009	41.1%	48.9%	56.6%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	23.2%	32.7%	78.6%
2009	22.4%	34.7%	69.8%

Math Test
2010	19.1%	43.2%	86.1%
2009	14.9%	43.4%	78.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	23.5%	36.2%	86.1%
2009	22.2%	41.7%	72.5%

Math Test
2010	13.3%	31.8%	81.9%
2009	18.5%	37.2%	66.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	39.0%	57.5%	94.0%
2009	34.1%	52.0%	91.7%

Math Test
2010	33.3%	42.3%	83.6%
2009	22.1%	46.4%	62.1%

Science Test
2010	29.1%	53.3%	94.2%
2009	28.6%	55.4%	94.7%

Source: NJ Department of Education 2009-2010

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