Index | Paterson | New Jersey | National |
Average Test Scores | 25% | 52% | 48% |
Student/Teacher ratio | 11:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
Total public schools | 39 | 1,604 | 79,221 |
Total private schools | 16 | 823 | 24,874 |
Total post-secondary schools | 4 | 157 | 7,963 |
Index | Paterson | New Jersey | National |
Completed 8th grade | 72.6% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
Completed high school | 68.2% | 86.3% | 83.0% |
Completed some college | 31.3% | 60.7% | 59.4% |
Completed associate degree | 14.9% | 43.9% | 38.5% |
Completed bachelors | 10.4% | 37.5% | 30.3% |
Completed masters | 3.0% | 14.4% | 11.5% |
Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 39 public schools, 16 private schools and 4 post-secondary schools in Paterson. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Paterson, NJ schools is 25%. The average student to teacher ratio is 11:1. In Paterson, NJ, an average of 72.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.2% have completed high school.
City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
Orangeburg, NY | 4,454 | 98% | 103.1% |
Teterboro, NJ | 110 | 95% | 96.9% |
Alpine, NJ | 1,459 | 87% | 81.3% |
Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 5,349 | 87% | 80.2% |
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ | 4,096 | 85% | 77.1% |
Paterson, NJ | 145,484 | 25% | 48.0% |
City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
Savannah, GA | 145,492 | 30% | 36.8% |
Bridgeport, CT | 145,014 | 25% | 48.3% |
Bellevue, WA | 146,145 | 72% | 49.9% |
Torrance, CA | 144,430 | 61% | 26.7% |
Thornton, CO | 144,186 | 32% | 33.2% |
Paterson, NJ | 145,484 | 25% | 48.0% |