Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson

Located at 47 State Street, in Paterson, New Jersey, Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson is a heavily attended elementary-level community that hosts 683 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson sits 69% larger than that benchmark.

Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson is a school of Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder consists of 19% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson shows 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Passaic County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.3%; this one delivers 30.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Passaic County shows median household income runs about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson is one.

Nearest neighbor: School 15, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 13.1%.

Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson operates from a suburban location. Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson has increased 381%, going from 142 students in 2018 to 683 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 27% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.