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Enrollment
1,276
Combined
STATE 934
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERGEN ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340071502923
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School
200 MACARTHUR AVENUE, GARFIELD, NJ 07026 · (201) 773-9140 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,276 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
89 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
789 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 105 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (98).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 39.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,276
+73 (+6%) vs 2020
+154% since 2010-11, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,276 | 89 | 14.3:1 | 62% (789) |
| 2023-24 | 1,280 | 88 | 14.6:1 | 57% (726) |
| 2022-23 | 1,253 | 82 | 15.3:1 | 53% (664) |
| 2020-21 | 1,203 | 77 | 15.6:1 | 45% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 1,151 | 82 | 14.0:1 | 50% (576) |
| 2015-16 | 969 | 78 | 12.4:1 | 48% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 42% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (1,151 to 1,276); teachers up 9% (82 to 89).
About Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School runs as a medium-sized combined-grade school in GARFIELD, New Jersey. The school had 1,276 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (combined schools in New Jersey) has about 934 students.
Bergen Arts and Science Charter School is the district for Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School.
At Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School, Hispanic students make up 53% of the student body. Next come 28% White, 10% Black, and 8% Asian. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School counts 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 15.8:1 average for combined schools in New Jersey. About 62% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Bergen County, the average eligibility rate is 28%.
In New Jersey, Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.1% actual against a predicted 32.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School is one of 291 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Roosevelt School #7 is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School is Suburb: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment increase, from 1,203 in 2020-21 to 1,276 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.6:1 to 14.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARFIELD
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,258 students
- Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 971 students
- Washington Irving School #4Elementary · 441 students
- Abraham Lincoln School #6Elementary · 385 students
- Thomas Jefferson School #9Elementary · 368 students
- Christopher Columbus School #8Elementary · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt School #70.3 mi · 282
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School0.3 mi · 686
- Roosevelt School0.4 mi · 148
- James Madison School #100.6 mi · 280
- Garfield Public Preschool 3 at Headstart0.6 mi · 102
- Christopher Columbus School #80.6 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolHow large is Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School?
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School enrolls approximately 1,276 students in grades KG-12.
Is Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School have?
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School employs 89 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School?
Student demographics at Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School are roughly 28% White, 53% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School in?
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School is part of Bergen Arts and Science Charter School.
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