1
What's the biggest difference between Eastside High School and what you expected?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
2,073
High
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269004866
Eastside High School
150 PARK AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ 07501 · (973) 321-2354 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,073 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of New Jersey public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
130 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
1,209 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 508 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 553 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 539 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 473 | 23% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
3.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
3.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 3 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| 2023-24 | 5.1% | 0.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
3.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-31.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 3% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eastside High School
Eastside High School's state test result (3.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside High School this school | 2,073 | 58.3% | 3.2% |
| Barringer High School NEWARK | 1,894 | 59.7% | 2.8% |
| Hackensack High School HACKENSACK | 1,813 | 63.7% | 26.3% |
| John F. Kennedy High School PATERSON | 1,846 | 60.2% | 4.8% |
| Vineland Senior High School VINELAND | 2,736 | 61.7% | 9.9% |
| Dover High School DOVER | 1,167 | 59.3% | 20.4% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eastside High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 3.2% | #394 of 397 | #20 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.7% | #379 of 400 ▲ 16 | #18 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 3.1% | #393 of 395 no change | #20 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,073 | #31 of 442 | #4 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #365 of 388 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #361 of 389 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #115 of 405 | #11 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,073 | 130 | 15.9:1 | 58% (1,209) |
| 2023-24 | 2,087 | 131 | 15.9:1 | 45% (946) |
| 2022-23 | 2,323 | 133 | 17.5:1 | 53% (1,225) |
| 2000-01 | 2,420 | 185 | 13.1:1 | 45% (1,093) |
| 1990-91 | 1,931 | 179 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastside High School.
About Eastside High School
Eastside High School is a large high school in PATERSON, New Jersey, under Paterson Public School District. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 2,073 students. The average among high schools in New Jersey is roughly 929 students; this school is 123% larger than that.
Paterson Public School District counts 21,372 students in its 43 schools, and Eastside High School is one of them.
At Eastside High School, Hispanic students make up 83% of the student body. After that, the student body is 16% Black. Among all residents of Passaic County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. By the diversity index, Eastside High School comes in at 29%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.9:1, with 130 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%.
allk12 grades Eastside High School an F. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Eastside High School ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 3.2%. Predicted: 34.2%. Difference: 31.0 points.
Federal survey data for Passaic County show that median household income is about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Eastside High School is among the 155 public schools in Passaic County.
Nearby, Roberto Clemente is less than a tenth of a mile away. Eastside High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Eastside High School's average proficiency of 3.2% compares with 16.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Eastside High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paterson Public School District
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Joseph A. Taub SchoolMiddle · 976 students
- School 16Elementary · 813 students
- School 5Elementary · 753 students
- Charles J. Riley/ School 9Elementary · 682 students
- School 24Elementary · 668 students
Other schools in PATERSON
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Paterson Charter School for Science and TechnologyCombined · 1,708 students
- College Achieve Paterson Charter SchoolCombined · 1,688 students
- Paterson Arts and Science Charter SchoolCombined · 1,330 students
- Joseph A. Taub SchoolMiddle · 976 students
- Community Charter School of PatersonElementary · 896 students
Other Eastside High schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Eastside High. Eastside High School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Eastside High SchoolCAMDEN, NJ · 512 students
- Eastside HighLancaster, CA · 2,631 students
- Eastside High SchoolCovington, GA · 1,590 students
- Eastside HighTaylors, SC · 1,490 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FL · 1,291 students
Nearby schools
- Roberto Clemente0.1 mi · 254
- New Roberto Clemente0.2 mi · 473
- Alternative High School0.2 mi · 81
- School 150.2 mi · 577
- Edward W. Kilpatrick0.3 mi · 295
- Senator Frank Lautenberg School0.4 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About Eastside High SchoolHow large is Eastside High School?
Eastside High School enrolls approximately 2,073 students in grades 09-12.
Is Eastside High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eastside High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastside High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eastside High School is approximately 15.9:1 (130 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Eastside High School?
Student demographics at Eastside High School are roughly 1% White, 83% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastside High School?
Eastside High School is overseen by Paterson Public School District in Passaic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.