Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology


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. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2014.
As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,349 students and 105.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. There were 715 students eligible for free lunch and 160 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, baseball, cross country, basketball, volleyball and soccer.