Alexander Hamilton Academy

11 27 16Th Avenue, Paterson NJ, 7501 | Paterson City School District | 973-321-0320
  • grades KG-8
  • students 552
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 61% 16% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 62 in Paterson
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
25%Paterson
52%New Jersey

Alexander Hamilton Academy is a school servicing grades KG to 8 and is located in the district of "Paterson City School District" in Paterson, NJ. There are a total of 552 students and 38 teachers at Alexander Hamilton Academy, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Alexander Hamilton Academy has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 60.5%, which is 16% higher than the New Jersey average.

Alexander Hamilton Academy location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students552
Teachers38
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Alexander Hamilton Academy, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All51%
350-54%
450-54%
545-49%
640-49%
740-49%
860-69%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All70%
355-59%
480-84%
555-59%
660-69%
780-89%
870-79%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Alexander Hamilton Academy race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 1.3% 5.3% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 39.8% 27.5% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 4.1% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 58.5% 62.2% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.7% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 3.1%

Paterson demographics profile

StatisticPatersonNew JerseyNational
Population145,4848,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)17,2921,21591
Median age33.439.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)41%56%55%
Speak English35%69%79%
Speak Spanish56%16%13%

Education level achieved in Paterson

IndexPatersonNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade72.6%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school68.2%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college31.3%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree14.9%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors10.4%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters3.0%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.6%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.1%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Alexander Hamilton Academy data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.