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Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
999th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Alternative Schools
Better than 26% of New Jersey alternative schools
Summary

Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is a public charter school in Paterson, New Jersey, serving 1,664 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The school has a strong focus on science and technology, as indicated by its name.

Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 91.1% to 98.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.2%, much lower than the state average. However, the school struggles with higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.2%, which is higher than the state average. Academically, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the state averages, particularly in the higher grade levels.

Interestingly, Passaic Arts and Science Charter School, Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School, Paterson Arts and Science Charter School, and College Achieve Paterson Charter School perform similarly to Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology, with relatively low test scores compared to the state averages but high graduation rates and low dropout rates. This may be due to factors such as the high-poverty student population, lower per-student spending, and higher student-teacher ratios at these schools.

1,708
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,624
Per pupil spending ?
78.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 196 West Railway Avenue
       Paterson, NJ  07503

(973) 247-0600

District: Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.6%
African American:
26.5%
White:
6.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025
Strengths
96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Geometry scores 36 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg30%
New Jersey avg46%
Elementary school
999th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
511th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
333rd of 434
New Jersey public high schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202527.0999 of 134725.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.21071 of 133820.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.71096 of 134218.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.31152 of 134514.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.21094 of 131716.9%★☆☆☆☆
201933.9952 of 136030.0%★★☆☆☆
201837.7901 of 135333.4%★★☆☆☆
201728.9991 of 135226.7%★☆☆☆☆
201629.01000 of 134625.7%★☆☆☆☆
201541.0834 of 135738.5%★★☆☆☆
201449.9815 of 136340.2%★★☆☆☆
201333.81019 of 136725.5%★☆☆☆☆
201226.21092 of 136319.9%★☆☆☆☆
201116.21188 of 136012.6%★☆☆☆☆
201015.71190 of 135412.1%★☆☆☆☆
200957.4700 of 134648.0%★★☆☆☆
20086.11265 of 13385.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200724.91110 of 132916.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202542.8247 of 46346.7%★★☆☆☆
202435.2321 of 46931.6%★★☆☆☆
202337.8290 of 46337.4%★★☆☆☆
202228.2378 of 49423.5%★☆☆☆☆
202133.7313 of 45631.4%★★☆☆☆
201968.1134 of 52274.3%★★★★☆
201866.8133 of 51774.3%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202556.5197 of 59767.0%★★★☆☆
202453.2177 of 55968.3%★★★☆☆
202334.9303 of 49939.3%★★☆☆☆
202219.8443 of 4899.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202157.5101 of 41175.4%★★★★☆
201976.786 of 46381.4%★★★★☆
201848.1202 of 43453.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202527.3958 of 132627.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.11032 of 131721.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.11074 of 131818.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.91131 of 132614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202115.21119 of 129013.3%★☆☆☆☆
201938.4867 of 133134.9%★★☆☆☆
201844.1792 of 133340.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202546.2502 of 103251.4%★★★☆☆
202436.3621 of 98937.2%★★☆☆☆
202337.3600 of 98238.9%★★☆☆☆
202229.4672 of 95329.5%★☆☆☆☆
202132.6635 of 89629.1%★☆☆☆☆
201956.7339 of 89962.3%★★★☆☆
201858.9311 of 87064.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202550.4470 of 102354.1%★★★☆☆
202434.0621 of 93933.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.7612 of 91032.7%★★☆☆☆
202233.7570 of 86334.0%★★☆☆☆
202139.7500 of 83940.4%★★☆☆☆
201976.4135 of 94885.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202528.4941 of 131828.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.61011 of 131323.0%★☆☆☆☆
202323.21007 of 131523.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.61073 of 132419.0%★☆☆☆☆
202119.41016 of 129721.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.8945 of 133529.2%★☆☆☆☆
201832.7923 of 133430.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202542.0510 of 102350.1%★★★☆☆
202433.9593 of 98940.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.0591 of 95838.3%★★☆☆☆
202221.0751 of 94920.9%★☆☆☆☆
202126.3629 of 86827.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.7647 of 100735.7%★★☆☆☆
201853.5395 of 100160.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202562.0375 of 97061.3%★★★☆☆
202454.1450 of 96353.3%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.5511 of 75232.0%★★☆☆☆
202426.1545 of 74326.6%★☆☆☆☆
202323.4566 of 74824.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.8577 of 74522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.5469 of 65228.1%★☆☆☆☆
201936.3487 of 74534.6%★★☆☆☆
201833.9494 of 71631.0%★★☆☆☆
201736.0476 of 71233.1%★★☆☆☆
201634.8494 of 71330.7%★★☆☆☆
201537.7450 of 71336.9%★★☆☆☆
201431.4522 of 71727.2%★☆☆☆☆
201319.2572 of 70418.8%★☆☆☆☆
201223.4554 of 67718.2%★☆☆☆☆
201135.8497 of 68427.3%★☆☆☆☆
201028.0525 of 67722.5%★☆☆☆☆
200952.4410 of 66438.3%★★☆☆☆
200814.4549 of 64014.2%★☆☆☆☆
200714.0546 of 63113.5%★☆☆☆☆
200612.0543 of 61511.7%★☆☆☆☆
20053.2563 of 5996.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202539.0205 of 35942.9%★★☆☆☆
202437.2209 of 35240.6%★★☆☆☆
202325.4299 of 36117.2%★☆☆☆☆
202259.3100 of 35671.9%★★★★☆
202150.2114 of 29160.8%★★★☆☆
201949.9144 of 32655.8%★★★☆☆
201847.2156 of 32652.1%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202558.696 of 34372.0%★★★★☆
202455.4100 of 32068.8%★★★☆☆
202334.0193 of 28833.0%★★☆☆☆
202177.819 of 19790.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202529.3502 of 72831.0%★★☆☆☆
202422.7558 of 71722.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.2568 of 72021.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.3578 of 72620.4%★☆☆☆☆
202125.2452 of 62527.7%★☆☆☆☆
201946.7397 of 70343.5%★★☆☆☆
201833.8476 of 68030.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202553.3251 of 60858.7%★★★☆☆
202444.4307 of 58947.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.4311 of 58747.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.3412 of 59130.3%★★☆☆☆
202144.4234 of 48051.3%★★★☆☆
201961.9164 of 52468.7%★★★☆☆
201859.3173 of 50465.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202553.4255 of 61358.4%★★★☆☆
202440.6341 of 58441.6%★★☆☆☆
202320.2469 of 56817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202239.8313 of 54943.0%★★☆☆☆
202151.3172 of 46763.2%★★★☆☆
201976.466 of 54187.8%★★★★☆
201849.8239 of 52254.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202532.2480 of 72633.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.9479 of 71933.4%★★☆☆☆
202328.2508 of 71829.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.0527 of 73027.8%★☆☆☆☆
202126.4433 of 63531.8%★★☆☆☆
201925.2535 of 69723.2%★☆☆☆☆
201834.9452 of 67533.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202546.4226 of 50755.4%★★★☆☆
202431.3346 of 51032.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.5306 of 50539.4%★★☆☆☆
202225.4423 of 53520.9%★☆☆☆☆
202130.6275 of 40131.4%★★☆☆☆
201925.6386 of 49221.5%★☆☆☆☆
201845.8229 of 47151.4%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.8333 of 43423.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.8312 of 42927.3%★☆☆☆☆
202312.8384 of 4229.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.8317 of 41523.6%★☆☆☆☆
202117.5338 of 40516.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.8309 of 41625.7%★☆☆☆☆
201818.5356 of 41514.2%★☆☆☆☆
201717.9356 of 41113.4%★☆☆☆☆
201626.5314 of 40923.2%★☆☆☆☆
201522.9337 of 40617.0%★☆☆☆☆
201469.0140 of 41165.9%★★★☆☆
201316.1349 of 39611.9%★☆☆☆☆
201239.0295 of 38824.0%★☆☆☆☆
201136.2285 of 37824.6%★☆☆☆☆
201010.4334 of 37110.0%★☆☆☆☆
200933.2289 of 37021.9%★☆☆☆☆
200833.2280 of 35922.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202547.5134 of 28352.7%★★★☆☆
202426.5213 of 28224.5%★☆☆☆☆
202332.1164 of 25034.4%★★☆☆☆
202249.489 of 25665.2%★★★☆☆
202138.9137 of 24744.5%★★☆☆☆
201940.4141 of 25444.5%★★☆☆☆
201831.7198 of 26625.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.9148 of 21531.2%★★☆☆☆
202132.367 of 10133.7%★★☆☆☆
201936.378 of 13843.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202523.1349 of 42618.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.3344 of 42018.1%★☆☆☆☆
20239.3395 of 4165.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.4305 of 41426.3%★☆☆☆☆
202124.6308 of 40223.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.3286 of 40829.9%★★☆☆☆
201816.4358 of 40311.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202535.7270 of 40633.5%★★☆☆☆
202441.8224 of 40344.4%★★☆☆☆
202319.0332 of 38513.8%★☆☆☆☆
202240.4194 of 38249.2%★★☆☆☆
202131.9261 of 37430.2%★★☆☆☆
201941.9182 of 36450.0%★★★☆☆
201827.6293 of 36820.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202543.5193 of 37748.8%★★☆☆☆
202451.7143 of 35860.1%★★★☆☆
202324.2281 of 34418.3%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2180 of 32444.4%★★☆☆☆
202118.2301 of 3267.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201952.4114 of 34767.1%★★★☆☆
201833.4237 of 34531.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202517.4355 of 42616.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.0312 of 41925.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.6338 of 41418.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5308 of 41024.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.3349 of 40213.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.4286 of 40729.7%★★☆☆☆
201821.0338 of 40516.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202534.3228 of 35936.5%★★☆☆☆
202438.1196 of 36145.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.0164 of 33951.6%★★★☆☆
202241.9155 of 34454.9%★★★☆☆
202122.9276 of 33317.1%★☆☆☆☆
201946.2151 of 34956.7%★★★☆☆
201831.4244 of 35531.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20246.0328 of 3454.9%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+41 vs school
White (2025)61st percentile+36 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school
African American (2025)47th percentile+21 vs school
Male (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+40 vs school
Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+27 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)55th percentile+23 vs school
African American (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)34th percentile~ school
Female (2025)31st percentile~ school
High school
African American (2025)53rd percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school
White (2024)5th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts42%-11 vs state
Mathematics22%-19 vs state
Algebra I20%-17 vs state
Geometry20%-36 vs state
Science10%-17 vs state

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Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology ranks 999th of 1347 New Jersey alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,708 students attended Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology.

Students at Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology are 66% Hispanic, 26% African American, 7% White.


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