Enrollment
379
High
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341269003107
Paterson STEAM High School
764 11TH AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ 07514 · (973) 321-0560 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
245 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 | 114 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 12% |
Student demographics
45%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
18.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -18.1pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.7% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 3.5% |
% 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
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% 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 STEAM High School
Paterson STEAM High School's state test result (13.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson STEAM High School this school | 379 | 64.6% | 13.4% |
| Bogota Jr./Sr. High School BOGOTA | 475 | 59.6% | 39.7% |
| The Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield | 358 | 78.2% | 14.2% |
| Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School HALEDON | 803 | 62.8% | 14.8% |
| Essex County West Caldwell Tech West Caldwell | 353 | 66.0% | 36.8% |
| Perth Amboy Magnet School PERTH AMBOY | 269 | 74.3% | 38.9% |
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 STEAM High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #357 of 397 | #16 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #315 of 400 ▲ 59 | #14 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #356 of 395 ▼ 38 | #16 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #353 of 442 | #18 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #173 of 388 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #274 of 389 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #92 of 405 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.9% | #16 of 173 | N/A |
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
379
+81 (+27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 379 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 65% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 45% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 31 | 9.5:1 | 47% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 28 | 10.6:1 | 52% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 30 | 8.9:1 | 76% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 30 | 9.1:1 | 77% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paterson STEAM High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (267 to 379); teachers up 7% (30 to 32).
About Paterson STEAM High School
Paterson STEAM High School is a small high school based in PATERSON, New Jersey. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 379 students. The school's enrollment is 59% smaller than the 929 average for high schools in New Jersey.
Across its 43 schools, Paterson Public School District enrolls 21,372 students. Paterson STEAM High School is one of those schools.
Paterson STEAM High School's enrollment is 70% Hispanic. Other groups include 22% Black and 7% White. By comparison, Passaic County residents are about 44% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Paterson STEAM High School comes in at 45%.
The school reported 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.8:1. The 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 65% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against New Jersey public high schools, Paterson STEAM High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Paterson STEAM High School would score about 30.8%. It scores 13.4%, a bottom-10% result among New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Paterson STEAM High School is located in Passaic County, where median household income is about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 155 public schools in Passaic County, with a combined enrollment of about 83,237.
Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 32.7% on proficiency, and Paterson STEAM High School is below that at 13.4%.
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.
Enrollment was 298 in 2020-21 and 379 in 2024-25, a gain of 81 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.8:1) than in 2020-21 (10.6:1).
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success0.0 mi · 112
- School 260.5 mi · 419
- School 10.5 mi · 217
- Lyncrest Elementary School0.6 mi · 185
- Sixteenth Avenue School0.7 mi · 410
- Memorial Middle School0.7 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Paterson STEAM High SchoolHow many students attend Paterson STEAM High School?
Paterson STEAM High School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Paterson STEAM High School serve?
Paterson STEAM High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Paterson STEAM High School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Paterson STEAM High School.
What is the student diversity at Paterson STEAM High School?
Student demographics at Paterson STEAM High School are roughly 7% White, 70% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Paterson STEAM High School?
Paterson STEAM High School is overseen by Paterson Public School District in Passaic County.
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