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Paterson P-Technical High School

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Paterson P-Technical High School ranks 296 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Paterson P-Technical High School is a public high school serving around 200 students in grades 9-12 in Paterson, New Jersey, which is part of the Paterson Public School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 296 out of 434 high schools and a 2-star rating.

Paterson P-Technical High School significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 29.4% of 9th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 7.8% proficient in Algebra I, compared to the state averages of 49.9% and 20.3%, respectively. The school also struggles in science, with only 39.1% of 11th graders proficient or better, compared to 31.3% for the district and state. While the school's 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% is on par with the state average, it has a higher dropout rate of 1.0% and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 14.9% to 41.6% over the past few years.

Paterson P-Technical High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively well for African American and Special Education students but struggling with Hispanic and English Language Learner students. Interestingly, the school performs significantly worse than other high schools in the Paterson Public School District, such as Paterson STEAM High School and International High School, which have higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the school's outcomes and provide a high-quality education for its students.

193

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,806

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Memorial Drive
Paterson, NJ 07505

(973) 321-2292

District: Paterson Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.4%

African American:

25.4%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Paterson Public School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Algebra I scores 24 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg17%

New Jersey avg48%

296^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	34.2	296 of 434	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	360 of 429	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	365 of 422	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	351 of 415	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	320 of 405	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	358 of 416	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	350 of 415	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	377 of 411	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	380 of 409	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	386 of 406	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	368 of 411	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	321 of 396	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.1	313 of 388	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	135 of 283	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.4	232 of 282	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	159 of 250	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	183 of 256	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.8	94 of 247	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	163 of 254	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	206 of 266	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	20.3	134 of 138	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	264 of 426	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	368 of 420	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	388 of 416	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	358 of 414	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	370 of 402	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	335 of 408	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	369 of 403	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	229 of 406	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	268 of 403	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.5	346 of 385	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	281 of 382	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	323 of 374	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	307 of 364	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	285 of 368	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	182 of 377	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	262 of 358	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	306 of 344	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	201 of 324	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	218 of 326	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	269 of 347	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	212 of 345	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	240 of 426	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	322 of 419	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	295 of 414	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	285 of 410	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	269 of 402	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	311 of 407	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	306 of 405	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	66.7	74 of 361	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	33.7	196 of 339	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	153 of 333	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.7	335 of 349	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	304 of 355	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)80th percentile+63 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%~ state avg

Science39%+8 vs state

Mathematics36%-22 vs state

Algebra I8%-24 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 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 (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 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th 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
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
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
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
International High School	Public	9-12	200 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2280	650	52	12.5	76.6%	32 (4.9%)	100 (15.4%)	478 (73.5%)	39 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	334^th of 434 public high schools	23.0%		18.3	367^th of 429 public high schools	14.5%	33	73.2	41.3	7.0	33.9	19.8	19.8	12.2	12.2	$10,505		$10,505
John F. Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	61-127 Preakness Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0500	1,846	138	13.3	60.2%	106 (5.7%)	282 (15.3%)	1,296 (70.2%)	154 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	6.6	428^th of 434 public high schools	1.4%		6.1	422^nd of 429 public high schools	1.6%	6	40.5	15.4	5.9	7.9	1.8	1.8		0.0	$11,588		$11,588
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
Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School	Public	9-12	70 Church Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2821	803	67	12.0	62.8%	73 (9.1%)	122 (15.2%)	561 (69.9%)	31 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	16.3	380^th of 434 public high schools	12.4%		17	373^rd of 429 public high schools	13.1%	7	69.0	26.9	8.2	19.4	8.4	8.3			$13,765	$898	$12,867
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

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