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Community Charter School of Paterson

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Community Charter School of Paterson ranks 987 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

987^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Community Charter School of Paterson is a public charter school serving approximately 900 students in grades K-8 in Paterson, New Jersey. The school is part of the Community Charter School of Paterson District, which is ranked 511 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.9% to 24.2%, which are significantly higher than the state average. On state assessments (NJSLA), the school's performance is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 32% to 47.3%, compared to the state average of 44.9% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 8.7% to 58.8%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 49.8%. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than the overall school average, while students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform worse.

When compared to the nearby Paterson Public School District, Community Charter School of Paterson generally performs better on state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts. However, its Mathematics scores are still significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school serves a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 90.89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which likely presents additional challenges. Despite the school's efforts, it has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating that the school faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes.

896

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,771

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Spruce St
Paterson, NJ 07501-1720

(973) 413-2057

District: Community Charter School of Paterson

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.5%

African American:

27.2%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Science scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

987^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

563^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

511^th of 609Community Charter School of Paterson among New Jersey districts

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	987 of 1347	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	996 of 1338	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1191 of 1342	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1242 of 1345	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1107 of 1360	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	941 of 1353	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.4	985 of 1352	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	1093 of 1346	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	1142 of 1357	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1155 of 1363	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1193 of 1367	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.3	1195 of 1363	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.5	1244 of 1360	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.9	1332 of 1354	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	128 of 463	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	226 of 469	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	312 of 463	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	444 of 494	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	263 of 522	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	220 of 517	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1074 of 1326	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	987 of 1317	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1142 of 1318	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1214 of 1326	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1071 of 1331	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	933 of 1333	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	510 of 1032	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	509 of 989	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	752 of 982	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	762 of 953	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	544 of 899	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	288 of 870	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	512 of 1023	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	401 of 939	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	610 of 910	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	655 of 863	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	596 of 948	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	899 of 1318	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	887 of 1313	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1134 of 1315	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1183 of 1324	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1051 of 1335	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	874 of 1334	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	467 of 1023	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.3	722 of 989	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	713 of 958	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	839 of 949	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	783 of 1007	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	687 of 1001	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	563 of 752	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	569 of 743	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	633 of 748	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	644 of 745	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	554 of 745	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	502 of 716	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.3	528 of 712	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	539 of 713	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	535 of 713	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	246 of 359	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	211 of 352	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	297 of 361	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	309 of 356	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	218 of 326	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	125 of 326	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	573 of 728	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	562 of 717	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	619 of 720	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	602 of 726	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	556 of 703	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	452 of 680	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	355 of 608	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	380 of 589	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	466 of 587	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	474 of 591	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	267 of 524	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	165 of 504	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	377 of 613	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	326 of 584	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	332 of 568	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	278 of 541	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	524 of 726	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	543 of 719	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	590 of 718	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	651 of 730	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	485 of 697	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	491 of 675	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	426 of 510	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	366 of 505	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	468 of 535	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	313 of 492	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	253 of 471	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)72nd percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-15 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

Science4%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	896	49	18.2	99.3%	4 (0.4%)	244 (27.2%)	632 (70.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	27.6	987^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%		26	996^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.6%	9	3.2	3.8	32.0	44.3	33.0	32.2	47.3	43.8	58.8	48.4	13.7	14.3	8.7	17.2	$10,771	$1,994	$8,777
School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	473	41	11.6	84.6%	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.6%)	369 (78.0%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	1076^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.1%		11.3	1217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.0%	141	4.0	0.0	27.7	38.9	35.0	53.8	76.4	71.8	29.5	25.0	14.6	17.9	18.5	19.2	$11,646		$11,646
School 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	167	18	9.2	95.2%	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	157 (94.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	1186^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.8	1209^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.6%	23	11.2	0.0	18.8	47.8	23.5	35.7	10.6	25.0	6.3	13.0	11.8	7.1	15.8	5.0	$8,917		$8,917
Brilla New Jersey Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	24 Degrasse St	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Brilla New Jersey Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 802-8065	362	24	15.0	81.5%	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.3%)	311 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9.7	1257^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)	2.9				28.1	32.6					2.9	8.1
Dale Avenue	Public	PK, KG-2	21 Dale Ave	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0410	228	23	9.9	78.5%	4 (1.8%)	34 (14.9%)	178 (78.1%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$12,563		$12,563
School 7	Public	K-5	106 Ramsey Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0070	250	22	11.3	89.6%	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	140 (56.0%)	89 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.4	1106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.9%		12	1206^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.9%	100	11.8		41.9	29.8	36.0				31.8	18.8	15.7				$12,688		$12,688
School 5	Public	K-5	430 Totowa Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0050	753	58	12.9	74.8%	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.7%)	448 (59.5%)	256 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22	1060^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.3%		18.9	1090^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.5%	30	14.9		30.2	34.9	31.9				34.9	32.2	25.6				$10,638		$10,638
Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	272	27	10.0	59.2%	3 (1.1%)	161 (59.2%)	105 (38.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45.9	727^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.0%		32.8	906^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.3%	179	25.0	5.3	43.8	56.3	58.3	58.3	70.6	68.5	31.3	50.0	41.7	29.2	41.2	0.0	$13,381		$13,381
Alexander Hamilton Academy	Public	K-8	11-27 16th Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0320	439	32	13.7	67.7%	4 (0.9%)	133 (30.3%)	299 (68.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.5	1165^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.1	1105^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.4%	60	11.9	2.3	24.0	26.1	33.3	34.7	41.7	31.8	18.0	21.7	31.0	10.8	11.1	22.7	$8,344		$8,344
School 8	Public	K-8	35 Chadwick Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0080	411	35	11.7	78.3%	27 (6.6%)	21 (5.1%)	362 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1296^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.1	1315^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.7%	19	4.7	2.0	4.7	20.4	24.1	20.0	15.9	43.4	13.0	5.4	12.3	7.3	4.1	11.8	$9,233		$9,233

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