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Enrollment
1,330
Combined
STATE 934
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340076503254
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School
225 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07501 · (862) 336-1550 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,330 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
12.9:1
103 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
937 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 | 138 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 97 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 38% larger than its 8th grade class (100).
Student demographics
35%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
35.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
17.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.2% | 17.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 13.6% |
% 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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
1,330
+387 (+41%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 1,330 | 103 | 12.9:1 | 70% (937) |
| 2023-24 | 1,212 | 84 | 14.4:1 | 77% (928) |
| 2022-23 | 1,160 | 81 | 14.3:1 | 80% (933) |
| 2020-21 | 943 | 67 | 14.1:1 | 80% (752) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 80% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 42 | 11.4:1 | 80% (382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paterson Arts and Science Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 92% (694 to 1,330); teachers up 134% (44 to 103).
About Paterson Arts and Science Charter School
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. Its address is in Paterson, New Jersey. Its enrollment is 1,330 students, spread over kindergarten through 12. On average, combined schools in New Jersey enroll around 934, and this school is 42% above that mark.
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School operates as its own local education agency.
Federal enrollment data show Paterson Arts and Science Charter School is 79% Hispanic. Next come 17% Black and 2% White. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paterson Arts and Science Charter School is 12.9:1, based on 103 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in New Jersey is 15.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Paterson Arts and Science Charter School counts 70% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.5% is 7.1 points below the 27.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Passaic County, the median household earns about $87,522 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 155, with about 83,237 students.
International High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Paterson Arts and Science Charter School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Paterson Arts and Science Charter School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Paterson Arts and Science Charter School is run as a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 943 to 1,330. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.9:1.
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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
- 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
- Joseph A. Taub SchoolMiddle · 976 students
- Community Charter School of PatersonElementary · 896 students
Nearby schools
- International High School0.1 mi · 650
- Community Charter School of Paterson0.1 mi · 896
- College Achieve Paterson Charter School0.3 mi · 1,688
- Brilla New Jersey Charter School0.4 mi · 362
- School 30.4 mi · 167
- School 20.4 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Paterson Arts and Science Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Paterson Arts and Science Charter School?
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School enrolls approximately 1,330 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Paterson Arts and Science Charter School serve?
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paterson Arts and Science Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paterson Arts and Science Charter School is approximately 12.9:1 (103 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paterson Arts and Science Charter School?
At Paterson Arts and Science Charter School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 79% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Paterson Arts and Science Charter School public or private?
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Paterson Arts and Science Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.