Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is a comprehensive public charter elementary school / high school that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grades located in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education granted in 2003, with authority to open in September 2004 with up to 178 students in grades six through nine, eventually expanding by the end of its initial charter in 2007 to nearly 500 students in grades 6 to 12.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,046 students and 71.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 14.7:1. There were 709 students (67.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 124 (11.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 279th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools".
Athletics
The Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology Lions compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 253 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North I, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 187 to 490 students in that grade range.
School colors are royal blue and gold. Sports offered include softball (women), baseball (men), cross country (men and women), basketball (men and women), volleyball (women) and soccer (men and women).
References
External links
- Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology
- Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology's 2015â€"16 School Performance Report from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology, National Center for Education Statistics
