Dale Avenue
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Paterson, New Jersey
Dale Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey enrolled 228 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 9.9 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
263 students in 2022-23, 246 students in 2023-24, 228 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 23.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 263 | 28.0 | 9.4 |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 25.0 | 9.8 |
| 2024-25 | 228 | 23.0 | 9.9 |
9.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dale Avenue enrolled 235 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent39.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.1% of students were Hispanic, 14.9% Black, 5.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic78.1%
- Black14.9%
- Asian5.3%
- White1.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Paterson
30 public elementary schools in Paterson report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Charter School of Paterson | 896 | 18.3 | 92.3% |
| School 16 | 813 | 15.0 | 69.1% |
| School 5 | 753 | 13.0 | 73.6% |
| Charles J. Riley School 9 | 682 | 11.6 | 63.9% |
| School 24 | 668 | 12.3 | 76.3% |
| School 21 | 665 | 15.5 | 63.8% |
| School 27 | 641 | 13.4 | 72.9% |
| Senator Frank Lautenberg School | 605 | 16.8 | 70.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dale Avenue
- Alexander Hamilton AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 439 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Norman S. WeirThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 272 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare Dale Avenue with Alexander Hamilton AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Paterson Public Schools spends per student$25,726 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,726
- The largest public schools in New JerseyDale Avenue is the number 1,306 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,306 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.9.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Dale Avenue
How many students attend Dale Avenue?
228 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 263 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Paterson, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dale Avenue?
9.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dale Avenue a Title I school?
Dale Avenue ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Dale Avenue in?
Paterson Public Schools, NCES district ID 3412690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341269004870 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.