Enrollment
193
High
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269003109
Paterson P-TECH High School
201 MEMORIAL DRIVE, PATERSON, NJ 07505 · (973) 321-2292 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
105 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 | 52 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%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
7.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The New Jersey average is about 42 of 100. Math scores are up about 2 points since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 7.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 6.1% |
% 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% 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 Paterson P-TECH High School
Paterson P-TECH High School's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson P-TECH High School this school | 193 | 54.4% | 21.1% |
| Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts PATERSON | 258 | 59.7% | 8.4% |
| Paterson STEAM High School PATERSON | 379 | 64.6% | 13.4% |
| Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy Pennington | 111 | 64.9% | 28.3% |
| Dunellen High School DUNELLEN | 409 | 48.9% | 25.3% |
| Essex County West Caldwell Tech West Caldwell | 353 | 66.0% | 36.8% |
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 Paterson P-TECH High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #308 of 397 | #14 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #347 of 400 ▲ 9 | #16 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #243 of 395 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #391 of 442 | #20 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #127 of 405 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #50 of 200 | #4 of 11 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
193
-22 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 193 | 16 | 12.1:1 | 54% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 40% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 46% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 52% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 21 | 10.8:1 | 61% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 23 | 8.5:1 | 67% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paterson P-TECH High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (226 to 193); teachers down 24% (21 to 16).
About Paterson P-TECH High School
Paterson P-TECH High School is a very small high school in PATERSON, New Jersey, (ZIP code 07505). The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 193 students. High schools in New Jersey have about 929 students on average; enrollment here is 79% lower.
Paterson P-TECH High School is among 43 schools run by Paterson Public School District, which serves 21,372 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Paterson P-TECH High School is 67%, a majority. It is also 25% Black, 5% White, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Passaic County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Teacher count: 16 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations places Paterson P-TECH High School in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 15.3 points below it (21.1% actual, 36.4% predicted).
The school's county is Passaic County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $87,522 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Passaic County number 155, with about 83,237 students.
Measured in a straight line, Alexander Hamilton Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Paterson P-TECH High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 21.1% is above the 16.5% average for nearby schools.
Paterson P-TECH High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 193 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 215.
Paterson P-TECH High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Alexander Hamilton Academy0.1 mi · 439
- Norman S. Weir0.1 mi · 272
- Newcomers High School0.2 mi · 106
- Young Men's Academy0.2 mi · 50
- Dale Avenue0.2 mi · 228
- Edward W. Kilpatrick0.2 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Paterson P-TECH High SchoolHow large is Paterson P-TECH High School?
Paterson P-TECH High School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Paterson P-TECH High School serve?
Paterson P-TECH High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Paterson P-TECH High School have?
Paterson P-TECH High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paterson P-TECH High School?
At Paterson P-TECH High School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 67% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian.
Who oversees Paterson P-TECH High School?
Paterson P-TECH High School is overseen by Paterson Public School District in Passaic County.
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