📍 200 Macarthur Avenue, Garfield, Bergen County, 07026
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Garfield, Bergen County. The school has 1,253 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bergen Arts and Science Charter School school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School enrolls 1,253 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 82 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 635 | 51% |
| White | 372 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 11% |
| Asian | 101 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
664 of the school's 1,253 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 457 qualify for free lunch and 207 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 35.
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School is one of 1 schools in Bergen Arts and Science Charter School, based in Garfield, New Jersey. The district serves 1,275 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,253 students, Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School is close to the district average of about 1,275 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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