Number 21 School

322 Tenth Ave, Paterson, NJ 07514 | (973) 321-0210

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 691

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5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 691 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 635th out of 708 middle schools in NJ.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 322 Tenth Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07514

Principal or Admin: Frank Puglise

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: 691
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 55.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 337 (48.8%)
Females: 354 (51.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 59 (8.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 537 (77.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 596 (86.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Number 21 School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	345	49.9%
Asian	3	0.4%
Hispanic	343	49.6%
White	-	-

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	80	11.6%
1st Grade	77	11.1%
2nd Grade	70	10.1%
3rd Grade	62	9.0%
4th Grade	84	12.2%
5th Grade	77	11.1%
6th Grade	83	12.0%
7th Grade	74	10.7%
8th Grade	68	9.8%
Ungraded	16	2.3%

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 December 15, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school rocks!!!!
I love this school because i've been in it since i was a kindergartner and it's been a great gift to have me a school like this! Your student,

Reviewed by Student on September 26, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is fine.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Number 21 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	23.0%	31.2%	59.7%
2009	27.9%	32.9%	62.7%

Math Test
2010	46.0%	53.1%	59.9%
2009	40.7%	50.7%	75.2%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	19.3%	29.1%	41.9%
2009	22.6%	32.0%	80.2%

Math Test
2010	45.5%	52.8%	59.4%
2009	31.3%	53.5%	62.7%

Science Test
2010	79.6%	76.9%	87.1%
2009	66.3%	74.2%	85.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	26.3%	34.0%	46.3%
2009	29.1%	33.0%	68.3%

Math Test
2010	41.3%	50.9%	62.5%
2009	45.4%	48.9%	56.6%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	37.5%	32.7%	78.6%
2009	26.1%	34.7%	69.8%

Math Test
2010	31.8%	43.2%	86.1%
2009	38.7%	43.4%	78.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	30.2%	36.2%	86.1%
2009	37.8%	41.7%	72.5%

Math Test
2010	34.2%	31.8%	81.9%
2009	36.5%	37.2%	66.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	63.2%	57.5%	94.0%
2009	34.6%	52.0%	91.7%

Math Test
2010	35.3%	42.3%	83.6%
2009	27.2%	46.4%	62.1%

Science Test
2010	45.6%	53.3%	94.2%
2009	47.1%	55.4%	94.7%

Source: NJ Department of Education 2009-2010

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