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College Achieve Paterson Charter School

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College Achieve Paterson Charter School ranks 406 th of 1347 New Jersey alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Alternative Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey alternative schools

Summary

College Achieve Paterson Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Paterson, New Jersey, serving 1,499 students in grades K-12. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.19% to 94.05% over the past few years, and has seen an increase in its student-teacher ratio from 16.3 in 2021-2022 to 23.4 in 2023-2024.

The school has maintained a strong academic performance, with a high four-year graduation rate ranging from 86.9% to 91.3% over the past few years, significantly outperforming the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has remained low, ranging from 0.2% to 1.2%. In English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, College Achieve Paterson Charter School consistently outperforms the state average across all grade levels. However, the school's mathematics and science proficiency rates are more mixed, with some grade levels exceeding the state average and others falling behind.

Compared to nearby charter schools, College Achieve Paterson Charter School outperforms Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology and Paterson Arts and Science Charter School in both ELA and mathematics proficiency. However, the nearby Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School outperforms College Achieve Paterson Charter School in several grade levels for both ELA and mathematics. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 23.8% over the past few years.

1,688

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,075

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Market Street
Paterson, NJ 07501

(862) 257-1423

District: College Achieve Paterson Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.5%

African American:

33.9%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2022 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

New Jersey avg43%

Elementary school

406^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 58 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

277^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 44 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

276^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 5 pts since 2024

From bottom 31% (2024) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	406 of 1347	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	475 of 1338	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	632 of 1342	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	972 of 1345	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1069 of 1317	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1203 of 1360	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	22 of 463	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	49 of 469	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	67 of 463	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	267 of 494	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	203 of 456	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	447 of 522	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	293 of 597	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	329 of 559	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	85.1	67 of 499	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	29.0	347 of 489	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	134 of 411	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	286 of 463	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	366 of 1326	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	510 of 1317	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	619 of 1318	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.0	967 of 1326	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1113 of 1290	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1196 of 1331	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	86 of 1032	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	92 of 989	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	174 of 982	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	376 of 953	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	560 of 896	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	655 of 899	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	41 of 1023	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	78 of 939	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	52.9	340 of 863	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	339 of 839	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	612 of 948	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	407 of 1318	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	406 of 1313	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	604 of 1315	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	897 of 1324	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	939 of 1297	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1121 of 1335	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	262 of 1023	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	424 of 958	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.7	661 of 949	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	340 of 1007	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	277 of 752	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	290 of 743	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	369 of 748	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	488 of 745	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	507 of 652	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	605 of 745	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	20 of 359	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	61.8	95 of 352	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	86 of 361	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	160 of 356	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	137 of 291	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	158 of 326	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	120 of 270	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	100 of 197	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	89 of 227	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	256 of 728	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	309 of 717	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	377 of 720	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	489 of 726	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	504 of 625	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	593 of 703	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	75 of 608	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	83 of 589	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	131 of 587	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	217 of 591	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	289 of 480	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	381 of 524	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	49 of 613	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	30 of 584	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	35.0	344 of 541	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	271 of 726	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	233 of 719	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	314 of 718	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	450 of 730	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	441 of 635	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	549 of 697	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	276 of 434	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	296 of 429	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	87 of 283	69.3%	★★★★☆
2024	40.4	155 of 282	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	74.7	26 of 191	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	292 of 426	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	310 of 420	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	171 of 406	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	181 of 403	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	74 of 377	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	149 of 358	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	232 of 426	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	288 of 419	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)94th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)56th percentile+21 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Mathematics48%+7 vs state

Algebra I16%-15 vs state

Science12%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 257-1423	1,688	84	20.0	91.6%	19 (1.1%)	572 (33.9%)	1,089 (64.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)		63.8	23.8	9.1	3.0	78.8	86.9	88.9	64.8	69.9	80.8	57.4	60.0	62.7	72.0	33.9	26.9	47.1		16.3	16.3			$10,075	$694	$9,381
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,330	103	12.9	70.5%	27 (2.0%)	229 (17.2%)	1,048 (78.8%)	16 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)								(n/a)	80.3	60.6	9.1	8.0	10.0	26.0	51.0	32.0	33.0	38.4	34.4	31.5	30.0	14.0	14.0	10.0	16.2	14.1		22.8	22.8			$9,134	$1,190	$7,944
Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	196 West Railway Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-0600	1,708	132	12.9	78.2%	114 (6.7%)	452 (26.5%)	1,121 (65.6%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)								(n/a)	80.4	39.1	9.2	9.0	11.0	37.5	43.6	41.8	56.0	49.7	36.8	31.4	33.4	17.1	28.3	18.9	24.1	5.8	79.1	9.4	20.4	20.0	20.0	$9,624	$1,059	$8,565
Passaic Regional School	Public, Alternative	8-12	160 Minnisink Rd	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 256-3337	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Passaic County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	2,175	160	13.5	68.1%	99 (4.6%)	127 (5.8%)	1,807 (83.1%)	115 (5.3%)	9 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.6%)								(n/a)	78.1	43.8	15.1	8.5	6.9	39.9	47.5	42.2	53.0	46.1	48.2	39.6	41.4	32.3	24.0	30.1	29.0	21.3		19.6	19.6			$9,416	$1,264	$8,152
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 MacArthur Avenue	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,276	89	14.3	61.8%	351 (27.5%)	129 (10.1%)	682 (53.4%)	96 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)								(n/a)		72.1	20.7	16.4	34.4	63.6	65.7	48.5	57.0	50.5	65.3	64.4	46.5	51.5	28.9	33.0	41.2	26.0	96.0	31.3	46.4	89.5	89.5	$8,403	$478	$7,925
Autistic Continuum	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Farview Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	199	65	3.0	18.1%	55 (27.6%)	24 (12.1%)	90 (45.2%)	23 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)								(n/a)																								$83,792	$514	$83,278
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Continuum	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Farview Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	134	22	6.0	14.9%	37 (27.6%)	7 (5.2%)	75 (56.0%)	13 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$77,241	$436	$76,805
Behavioral Continuum	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Farview Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	124	21	5.9	25.8%	33 (26.6%)	32 (25.8%)	50 (40.3%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)																								$56,358	$450	$55,908
Life Skills Continuum	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Farview Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	64	9	7.1	12.5%	29 (45.3%)	7 (10.9%)	24 (37.5%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$72,119	$546	$71,573

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What is the racial makeup of College Achieve Paterson Charter School?

Students at College Achieve Paterson Charter School are 65% Hispanic, 34% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend College Achieve Paterson Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,688 students attended College Achieve Paterson Charter School.

Is College Achieve Paterson Charter School a good school?

College Achieve Paterson Charter School ranks 406^th of 1347 New Jersey alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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