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Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School

PublicOtherGrades K–12Charter

200 Macarthur Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026 · (201) 773-9140

Garfield’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
1,276
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of New Jersey’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Macarthur Avenue, Garfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten101
Grade 1100
Grade 2100
Grade 3100
Grade 4100
Grade 598
Grade 698
Grade 794
Grade 898
Grade 9105
Grade 10103
Grade 1190
Grade 1289
Enrollment over time
1,203’20
1,208’21
1,253’22
1,280’23
1,276’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 28%Black 10%Asian 8%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School from Garfield families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Garfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.