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Alexander Hamilton Academy Primary School
11 27 16th Ave
Paterson NJ, 07501, Passaic County
Phone: 973-321-0320
Ranking:
(1,002 out of 1,847, bottom 46%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Paterson City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 39 | 36 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 525 | 467 | 374 | 400 | 348 | 359 | 345 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 63 | 12.0% | 52 | 11.1% | 48 | 12.8% | 51 | 12.8% | 47 | 13.5% | 45 | 12.5% | 37 | 10.7% |
Grade 1: | 54 | 10.3% | 58 | 12.4% | 37 | 9.9% | 42 | 10.5% | 39 | 11.2% | 34 | 9.5% | 44 | 12.8% |
Grade 2: | 60 | 11.4% | 53 | 11.3% | 36 | 9.6% | 40 | 10.0% | 37 | 10.6% | 45 | 12.5% | 36 | 10.4% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 10.9% | 48 | 10.3% | 38 | 10.2% | 42 | 10.5% | 43 | 12.4% | 36 | 10.0% | 38 | 11.0% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 9.9% | 49 | 10.5% | 41 | 11.0% | 47 | 11.8% | 30 | 8.6% | 41 | 11.4% | 35 | 10.1% |
Grade 5: | 64 | 12.2% | 56 | 12.0% | 51 | 13.6% | 42 | 10.5% | 45 | 12.9% | 39 | 10.9% | 37 | 10.7% |
Grade 6: | 56 | 10.7% | 59 | 12.6% | 41 | 11.0% | 49 | 12.3% | 35 | 10.1% | 34 | 9.5% | 34 | 9.9% |
Grade 7: | 64 | 12.2% | 41 | 8.8% | 38 | 10.2% | 35 | 8.8% | 35 | 10.1% | 35 | 9.7% | 40 | 11.6% |
Grade 8: | 45 | 8.6% | 43 | 9.2% | 34 | 9.1% | 41 | 10.3% | 30 | 8.6% | 40 | 11.1% | 33 | 9.6% |
Ungraded: | 10 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 250 | 47.6% | 229 | 49.0% | 190 | 50.8% | 208 | 52.0% | 180 | 51.7% | 188 | 52.4% | 173 | 50.1% |
Female: | 275 | 52.4% | 238 | 51.0% | 184 | 49.2% | 192 | 48.0% | 168 | 48.3% | 171 | 47.6% | 168 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 311 | 59.2% | 260 | 55.7% | 188 | 50.3% | 203 | 50.8% | 163 | 46.8% | 151 | 42.1% | 119 | 34.5% |
Black: | 207 | 39.4% | 203 | 43.5% | 182 | 48.7% | 193 | 48.3% | 179 | 51.4% | 204 | 56.8% | 225 | 65.2% |
White: | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 451 | 85.9% | 377 | 80.7% | 278 | 74.3% | 280 | 70.0% | 220 | 63.2% | 214 | 59.6% | 179 | 51.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.3% | 30 | 6.4% | 45 | 12.0% | 48 | 12.0% | 56 | 16.1% | 69 | 19.2% | 57 | 16.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.46 | 12.97 | 14.81 | 19.05 | 12.00 | 8.80 | 11.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 58.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 61.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 60.7% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 66.7% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 68.0% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 33.0% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 31.2% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 33.1% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 37.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 40.5% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 52.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 60.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 69.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 68.3% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 70.2% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 50.8% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 53.2% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 54.8% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 59.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 57.2% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 52.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 59.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 61.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 52.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 56.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 61.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 32.1% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 29.1% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 33.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 33.8% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 28.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 43.2% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 46.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 60.4% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 60.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 59.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 64.5% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 53.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 52.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 55.7% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 53.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 58.3% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 49.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 51.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 55.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 56.4% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 74.3% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 77.0% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 68.1% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 73.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 71.4% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 69.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 25.7% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 33.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 34.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 25.9% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 34.2% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 34.7% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 60.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 49.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 49.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 51% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 55.8% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 60.6% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 57.6% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 45.8% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 22.4% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 34.8% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 32.8% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 36.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 39.3% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 57.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 45.6% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 43.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 43.5% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 51.0% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 56.8% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 55.2% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 37.1% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 41.8% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 36.4% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 30.7% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 31.1% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 35.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 40.8% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 39.2% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 37.3% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 31.9% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 36.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 36.9% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 56.7% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 52.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 57.7% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 53.7% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 58.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 61.6% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 40.9% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 46.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 42.3% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 40.8% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 40.0% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 45.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 57.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 55.9% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 53.4% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 48.7% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 54.7% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 51.0% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 46.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 48.1% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 46.1% | 73.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 36.3% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 34.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 39.7% | 68.4% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 47.7% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 49.3% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 45.2% | 78.9% |
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* Alexander Hamilton Academy Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.