Enrollment
106
High
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269006151
Newcomers High School
151 Ellison Street, Paterson, NJ 07501 · (973) 321-0760 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 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
17.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
52 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 29 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 37% |
Student demographics
2%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 ExpectationsMath
0.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The New Jersey average is about 42 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
0.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-39.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 0% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% 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 Newcomers High School
Newcomers High School's state test result (0.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomers High School this school | 106 | 49.1% | 0.0% |
| Paterson P-TECH High School PATERSON | 193 | 54.4% | 21.1% |
| Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy Pennington | 111 | 64.9% | 28.3% |
| Pinnacle Academy High School PLAINFIELD | 67 | 74.6% | N/A |
| Perth Amboy Magnet School PERTH AMBOY | 269 | 74.3% | 38.9% |
| Bogota Jr./Sr. High School BOGOTA | 475 | 59.6% | 39.7% |
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 Newcomers High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #397 of 397 | #21 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #399 of 400 no change | #21 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #395 of 395 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 106 | #408 of 442 | #22 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #149 of 405 | #14 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 | 106 | 6 | 17.7:1 | 49% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 5 | 16.4:1 | 71% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 37 | 1 | 37.0:1 | 24% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newcomers High School.
About Newcomers High School
Newcomers High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Paterson, New Jersey. It has an enrollment of 106 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in New Jersey enroll around 929, and this school is 89% below that mark.
Paterson Public School District has 43 schools; together they serve 21,372 students.
Hispanic students account for 99% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Passaic County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. A diversity index of 2% means there is a 2% chance two randomly chosen students at Newcomers High School are from different groups.
There are 6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.7:1. The gap from the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is 5.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Newcomers High School lands at F, ahead of 0% of New Jersey public high schools.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 39.3%. Newcomers High School posts 0.0%, 39.3 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Passaic County, where median household income comes to about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Passaic County's 155 public schools enroll about 83,237 students and include Newcomers High School.
Newcomers High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Norman S. Weir, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Newcomers High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Newcomers High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Newcomers High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- 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
Other schools in Paterson
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Norman S. Weir0.1 mi · 272
- Young Men's Academy0.1 mi · 50
- Paterson P-TECH High School0.2 mi · 193
- Alexander Hamilton Academy0.2 mi · 439
- Dale Avenue0.3 mi · 228
- School 20.3 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Newcomers High SchoolHow large is Newcomers High School?
Newcomers High School enrolls approximately 106 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Newcomers High School serve?
Newcomers High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Newcomers High School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Newcomers High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newcomers High School?
At Newcomers High School, the student body is approximately 99% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Newcomers High School public or private?
Newcomers High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paterson Public School District.
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