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Paterson STEAM High School

Public Grades 9-12

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 23% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Paterson STEAM High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Paterson, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 325 students. The school is part of the Paterson Public School District, which is ranked 561 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paterson STEAM High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with students consistently scoring below state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.7% of 9th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide. The school also has a lower four-year graduation rate, ranging from 75.2% to 91.4% in recent years, and a higher dropout rate, ranging from 1.0% to 6.9%. Additionally, Paterson STEAM High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 42.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Paterson STEAM High School's spending per student ($13,393 in 2018-2019) is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio has ranged from 9.5 to 12.5 in recent years, which is lower than the state average and some nearby schools, these factors do not seem to be driving improved outcomes. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, performing better than others. Compared to nearby schools, such as Saddle Brook Middle/High School and Fair Lawn High School, which are in higher-performing Saddle Brook School District and Fair Lawn Public School District, Paterson STEAM High School's performance is generally lower.

379

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,393

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

764 11th Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07514

(973) 321-0560

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.4%

African American:

21.6%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg17%

New Jersey avg49%

335^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Paterson Public School District

561^st of 609Paterson Public School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	335 of 434	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	378 of 429	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	396 of 422	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	387 of 415	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	363 of 405	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	368 of 416	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	282 of 415	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	226 of 411	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	247 of 409	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	233 of 406	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	14.5	362 of 411	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	63.3	186 of 396	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	221 of 388	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	156 of 283	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	154 of 282	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	234 of 250	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	233 of 256	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	146 of 247	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	164 of 254	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	75 of 266	71.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	120 of 215	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	95 of 191	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	71 of 161	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	69 of 138	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	26 of 146	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	342 of 426	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	358 of 420	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	390 of 416	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	371 of 414	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	359 of 402	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	360 of 408	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	303 of 403	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	281 of 406	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	319 of 403	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	335 of 385	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	312 of 382	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	328 of 374	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	309 of 364	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	173 of 368	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	263 of 377	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	293 of 358	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	299 of 344	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	264 of 324	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	274 of 326	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	287 of 347	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.9	113 of 345	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	314 of 426	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	373 of 419	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	365 of 414	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	382 of 410	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	379 of 402	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	365 of 407	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	261 of 405	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	235 of 359	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	287 of 339	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	287 of 344	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	318 of 333	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)45th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%-13 vs state

English Language Arts19%-31 vs state

Algebra I12%-19 vs state

Geometry7%-49 vs state

Science5%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success	Public	9-12	764 11th Ave	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0500	112	8	14.0	55.4%	2 (1.8%)	26 (23.2%)	78 (69.6%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$23,741		$23,741
Paterson STEAM High School	Public	9-12	764 11th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0560	379	32	11.8	64.6%	25 (6.6%)	82 (21.6%)	267 (70.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	335^th of 434 public high schools	22.8%		16.2	378^th of 429 public high schools	11.9%	43	80.6	44.9		5.1			18.7				11.9		12.7	7.1	7.1			$13,393		$13,393
Memorial Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 River Dr	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	823	49	16.9	49.9%	267 (32.4%)	111 (13.5%)	362 (44.0%)	70 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	39.4	267^th of 434 public high schools	38.5%		36.1	275^th of 429 public high schools	35.9%	8	84.1	44.3		25.8			51.1				10.5		10.5	39.4	39.4			$8,340	$22	$8,318
Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts	Public	9-12	413 12th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0520	258	26	9.9	59.7%	2 (0.8%)	96 (37.2%)	159 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	407^th of 434 public high schools	6.2%		12.8	394^th of 429 public high schools	8.2%	13	63.1	26.2		10.6			7.5				4.4		4.3					$17,357		$17,357
Fair Lawn High School	Public	9-12	14 00 Berdan Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5450	1,687	125	13.5	21.2%	955 (56.6%)	58 (3.4%)	367 (21.8%)	246 (14.6%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	42 (2.5%)	76.7	64^th of 434 public high schools	85.3%		76.6	68^th of 429 public high schools	84.1%	4		79.3		45.3			69.1				55.8	0.0	53.3	97.1	97.1	90.9	90.9	$8,865	$92	$8,773
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	150 Park Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2354	2,073	130	15.9	58.3%	24 (1.2%)	327 (15.8%)	1,717 (82.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	6.1	429^th of 434 public high schools	1.2%		4.6	428^th of 429 public high schools	0.2%	1	33.3	10.1		3.8			3.1				3.6		3.6		9.1
Alternative High School	Public	9-12	350 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0110	81	21	3.8	69.1%	0 (0.0%)	47 (58.0%)	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	21.9																	$15,582		$15,582
Paterson P-Technical High School	Public	9-12	201 Memorial Drive	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2292	193	16	12.0	54.4%	9 (4.7%)	49 (25.4%)	130 (67.4%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.2	296^th of 434 public high schools	31.8%		19.6	360^th of 429 public high schools	16.1%	64	81.0	35.7		39.1			29.4				7.8		7.8					$14,806		$14,806
Newcomers High School	Public	9-12	151 Ellison Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 321-0760	106	6	17.6	49.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	105 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	419^th of 434 public high schools	3.5%		6.4	420^th of 429 public high schools	2.1%	1				0.0							0.0		0.0
Saddle Brook Middle/High School	Public	7-12	355 Mayhill Street	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-2880	806	63	12.8	30.9%	449 (55.7%)	28 (3.5%)	268 (33.3%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	64.7	118^th of 434 public high schools	72.8%		58.2	154^th of 429 public high schools	64.1%	36	85.4	67.1	16.5	29.1	57.9	61.2	66.3	46.3	21.4	100.0	39.4		47.5	75.0	60.0			$12,160	$151	$12,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Paterson STEAM High School

How many students attend Paterson STEAM High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Paterson STEAM High School.

What is the racial makeup of Paterson STEAM High School?

Students at Paterson STEAM High School are 70% Hispanic, 22% African American, 7% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Paterson STEAM High School in?

Paterson Public School District

Is Paterson STEAM High School a good school?

Paterson STEAM High School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of New Jersey high schools.

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