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Paterson Arts and Science Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
1138th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Alternative Schools
Better than 16% of New Jersey alternative schools
Summary

Paterson Arts and Science Charter School is a public charter school serving 1,212 students in grades K-12 in Paterson, New Jersey, a high-poverty area. The school has maintained strong graduation rates, ranging from 91.1% to 93.8% over the past few years, on par with nearby charter schools like Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School (91.3%) and Passaic Arts and Science Charter School (91.3%). However, the school struggles with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 25.2%, higher than the nearby charter schools.

Academically, Paterson Arts and Science Charter School's test scores on the NJSLA assessments are generally lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts range from 26% to 51%, compared to the state's 44.9% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 10% to 30%, compared to the state's 20.7% to 49.8%. This academic performance is lower than nearby charter schools, such as Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology and College Achieve Paterson Charter School.

Paterson Arts and Science Charter School's lower academic performance may be related to its lower spending per student ($9,134 in 2018-2019) compared to nearby charter schools, as well as its higher student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.9 to 14.4 in recent years. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (76.57%) compared to the nearby charter schools, which range from 56.72% to 92.43%.

1,330
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,134
Per pupil spending ?
70.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 225 Grand Street
       Paterson, NJ  07501

(862) 336-1550

District: Paterson Arts and Science Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.8%
African American:
17.2%
White:
2.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2022 → 36th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg27%
New Jersey avg45%
Elementary school
1,138th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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Middle school
600th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 26 pts since 2016
From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 20% (2025)
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High school
279th of 434
New Jersey public high schools ?
Bottom 36%▲ up 3 pts since 2021
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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
202517.51138 of 134715.5%★☆☆☆☆
202412.91184 of 133811.5%★☆☆☆☆
202317.71118 of 134216.7%★☆☆☆☆
202214.11172 of 134512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.91125 of 131714.6%★☆☆☆☆
201932.0970 of 136028.7%★☆☆☆☆
201833.1962 of 135328.9%★☆☆☆☆
201728.6997 of 135226.3%★☆☆☆☆
201634.8914 of 134632.1%★★☆☆☆
201526.61013 of 135725.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202546.1225 of 46351.4%★★★☆☆
202431.3340 of 46927.5%★☆☆☆☆
202343.0254 of 46345.1%★★☆☆☆
202238.6307 of 49437.9%★★☆☆☆
202129.5348 of 45623.7%★☆☆☆☆
201966.3142 of 52272.8%★★★★☆
201857.6179 of 51765.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202536.3362 of 59739.4%★★☆☆☆
202440.1293 of 55947.6%★★☆☆☆
202329.0363 of 49927.3%★☆☆☆☆
202235.2293 of 48940.1%★★☆☆☆
202135.4251 of 41138.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202517.51091 of 132617.7%★☆☆☆☆
202412.91153 of 131712.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.51066 of 131819.1%★☆☆☆☆
202213.51151 of 132613.2%★☆☆☆☆
202116.21107 of 129014.2%★☆☆☆☆
201934.0919 of 133131.0%★★☆☆☆
201831.2964 of 133327.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.6726 of 103229.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.2768 of 98922.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.8662 of 98232.6%★★☆☆☆
202224.6728 of 95323.6%★☆☆☆☆
202134.8596 of 89633.5%★★☆☆☆
201954.7364 of 89959.5%★★★☆☆
201855.2346 of 87060.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202533.2756 of 102326.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.1658 of 93929.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.9517 of 91043.2%★★☆☆☆
202232.6584 of 86332.3%★★☆☆☆
202136.6539 of 83935.8%★★☆☆☆
201949.3423 of 94855.4%★★★☆☆
201852.2431 of 94254.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202520.31057 of 131819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202414.91121 of 131314.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.21052 of 131520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.11078 of 132418.6%★☆☆☆☆
202115.41098 of 129715.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.9908 of 133532.0%★★☆☆☆
201836.1882 of 133433.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202518.9872 of 102314.8%★☆☆☆☆
202414.3909 of 9898.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.6728 of 95824.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.6793 of 94916.4%★☆☆☆☆
201928.7686 of 100731.9%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202520.6600 of 75220.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3605 of 74318.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.9599 of 74819.9%★☆☆☆☆
202232.8487 of 74534.6%★★☆☆☆
202129.1436 of 65233.1%★★☆☆☆
201922.0584 of 74521.6%★☆☆☆☆
201829.4530 of 71626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201736.9466 of 71234.6%★★☆☆☆
201646.5387 of 71345.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202539.3200 of 35944.3%★★☆☆☆
202425.2275 of 35221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.6238 of 36134.1%★★☆☆☆
202253.4130 of 35663.5%★★★☆☆
202138.9176 of 29139.5%★★☆☆☆
201951.8132 of 32659.5%★★★☆☆
201814.2294 of 3269.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202542.1178 of 34348.1%★★☆☆☆
202455.896 of 32070.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202517.7612 of 72815.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.3607 of 71715.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.4588 of 72018.3%★☆☆☆☆
202236.5443 of 72639.0%★★☆☆☆
202134.2391 of 62537.4%★★☆☆☆
201923.9543 of 70322.8%★☆☆☆☆
201830.7501 of 68026.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202534.1401 of 60834.0%★★☆☆☆
202430.8414 of 58929.7%★☆☆☆☆
202332.1399 of 58732.0%★★☆☆☆
202248.3260 of 59156.0%★★★☆☆
202154.8178 of 48062.9%★★★☆☆
201935.3349 of 52433.4%★★☆☆☆
201846.5256 of 50449.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202533.1437 of 61328.7%★☆☆☆☆
202430.2424 of 58427.4%★☆☆☆☆
202331.0393 of 56830.8%★★☆☆☆
202262.4107 of 54980.5%★★★★☆
202154.7147 of 46768.5%★★★☆☆
201936.0336 of 54137.9%★★☆☆☆
201855.9181 of 52265.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202526.6527 of 72627.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.2558 of 71922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.5546 of 71824.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.5503 of 73031.1%★★☆☆☆
202126.2436 of 63531.3%★★☆☆☆
201923.4547 of 69721.5%★☆☆☆☆
201831.7476 of 67529.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202526.1395 of 50722.1%★☆☆☆☆
202446.3224 of 51056.1%★★★☆☆
202339.4266 of 50547.3%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202537.2279 of 43435.7%★★☆☆☆
202420.6354 of 42917.5%★☆☆☆☆
202317.6348 of 42217.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.2337 of 41518.8%★☆☆☆☆
202129.2272 of 40532.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202555.999 of 28365.0%★★★☆☆
202436.6172 of 28239.0%★★☆☆☆
202345.596 of 25061.6%★★★☆☆
202235.2155 of 25639.5%★★☆☆☆
202146.8111 of 24755.1%★★★☆☆
201944.6124 of 25451.2%★★★☆☆
201854.684 of 26668.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202545.294 of 21556.3%★★★☆☆
202452.372 of 19162.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202540.2258 of 42639.4%★★☆☆☆
202418.7365 of 42013.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.6355 of 41614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202213.1368 of 41411.1%★☆☆☆☆
202128.8280 of 40230.3%★★☆☆☆
201923.3306 of 40825.0%★☆☆☆☆
201827.7302 of 40325.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202548.0188 of 40653.7%★★★☆☆
202432.0283 of 40329.8%★★☆☆☆
202324.5297 of 38522.9%★☆☆☆☆
202228.5265 of 38230.6%★★☆☆☆
202147.3161 of 37457.0%★★★☆☆
201942.4176 of 36451.6%★★★☆☆
201855.0119 of 36867.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202553.8134 of 37764.5%★★★☆☆
202429.5279 of 35822.1%★☆☆☆☆
202330.2246 of 34428.5%★☆☆☆☆
202232.5207 of 32436.1%★★☆☆☆
202148.1140 of 32657.1%★★★☆☆
201943.0163 of 34753.0%★★★☆☆
201857.0103 of 34570.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202529.9303 of 42628.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.0332 of 41920.8%★☆☆☆☆
202316.5329 of 41420.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.0326 of 41020.5%★☆☆☆☆
202131.4252 of 40237.3%★★☆☆☆
201926.3278 of 40731.7%★★☆☆☆
201836.1232 of 40542.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202539.1197 of 35945.1%★★☆☆☆
202423.6288 of 36120.2%★☆☆☆☆
201940.8173 of 34950.4%★★★☆☆
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)51st percentile+36 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)18th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+28 vs school
African American (2025)44th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school
High school
African American (2025)65th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+29 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts35%-18 vs state
Algebra I23%-9 vs state
Mathematics16%-25 vs state
Science9%-18 vs state

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Students at Paterson Arts and Science Charter School are 79% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Paterson Arts and Science Charter School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of New Jersey alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,330 students attended Paterson Arts and Science Charter School.


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