Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts

As a tiny 9-12 campus in PATERSON, New Jersey, Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts caters to 258 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Paterson Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 929.

Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts is one of 43 schools operated by Paterson Public School District, a district that hosts 21,372 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%; the rest reads as 37% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.5%; actual is 8.4%, a gap of -25.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Passaic County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,522 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts is one.

School 26 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts. On composite proficiency, Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 13.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 263 (now 258). Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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