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New Roberto Clemente

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

482-506 Market Street, Paterson, NJ 07501 · (973) 321-0240 · Part of Paterson City School District

Paterson’s School Grade D better than 8% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
473
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about New Roberto Clemente

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

482-506 Market Street, Paterson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6128
Grade 7158
Grade 8187
Enrollment over time
471’20
436’21
580’22
545’23
473’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 87%Black 11%White <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Roberto Clemente from Paterson families.

Other schools in Paterson City School District

The district →
School 16
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Paterson
D−
813 students15:1
Charles J. Riley/ School 9
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Paterson
C−
682 students12:1
School 24
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Paterson
D
668 students12:1
School 21
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Paterson
D−
665 students15:1
School 27
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Paterson
C−
641 students13:1
School 15
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Paterson
D−
577 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Paterson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.