Community Charter School of Paterson

Located at 75 SPRUCE ST, in PATERSON, New Jersey, Community Charter School of Paterson is a big elementary campus that hosts 896 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Community Charter School of Paterson. That puts it 121% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Community Charter School of Paterson is a school of Community Charter School of Paterson, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Community Charter School of Paterson lists that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 27% Black. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Community Charter School of Paterson higher than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Community Charter School of Paterson sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 11.8%; this one delivers 26.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Passaic County put median household earnings sit near $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which Community Charter School of Paterson is one.

The closest other public school is Paterson Arts and Science Charter School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Community Charter School of Paterson comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 22.2%.

Community Charter School of Paterson operates from a commuter-belt location. As a public charter, Community Charter School of Paterson runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 909 students in 2018 compared to 896 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 63% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.