Number 20 School

500 East 37th St, Paterson, NJ 07504 | (973) 321-0200

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 507

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 507 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 649th out of 708 middle schools in NJ.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 500 East 37th Street, Paterson, NJ 07504

Principal or Admin: Joseph Ciuppa

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: 507
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 42.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 272 (53.6%)
Females: 235 (46.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 50 (9.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 376 (74.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 426 (84.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Number 20 School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	266	52.5%
Asian	1	0.2%
Hispanic	231	45.6%
White	9	1.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	53	10.5%
1st Grade	56	11.0%
2nd Grade	56	11.0%
3rd Grade	51	10.1%
4th Grade	38	7.5%
5th Grade	52	10.3%
6th Grade	51	10.1%
7th Grade	43	8.5%
8th Grade	48	9.5%
Ungraded	59	11.6%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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Reviewed by Student on September 26, 2009
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This school is terriffic.

Reviewed by Student on September 26, 2009
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This school is beautiful.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Number 20 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	17.3%	31.2%	59.7%
2009	29.3%	32.9%	62.7%

Math Test
2010	34.6%	53.1%	59.9%
2009	41.5%	50.7%	75.2%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	18.0%	29.1%	41.9%
2009	25.0%	32.0%	80.2%

Math Test
2010	40.0%	52.8%	59.4%
2009	44.3%	53.5%	62.7%

Science Test
2010	69.4%	76.9%	87.1%
2009	76.9%	74.2%	85.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	25.9%	34.0%	46.3%
2009	12.0%	33.0%	68.3%

Math Test
2010	46.3%	50.9%	62.5%
2009	29.3%	48.9%	56.6%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

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

Math Test
2010	39.7%	43.2%	86.1%
2009	49.0%	43.4%	78.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	39.3%	36.2%	86.1%
2009	36.2%	41.7%	72.5%

Math Test
2010	25.5%	31.8%	81.9%
2009	29.8%	37.2%	66.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	53.7%	57.5%	94.0%
2009	38.3%	52.0%	91.7%

Math Test
2010	26.0%	42.3%	83.6%
2009	36.7%	46.4%	62.1%

Science Test
2010	53.8%	53.3%	94.2%
2009	60.0%	55.4%	94.7%

Source: NJ Department of Education 2009-2010

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