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Alternative High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

350 Market Street, Paterson, NJ 07501 · (973) 321-0110 · Part of Paterson City School District

Paterson’s School Grade D better than 8% of New Jersey school districts

Students
81
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Alternative High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 4 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 35.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 47.3%

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

350 Market Street, Paterson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 92
Grade 109
Grade 1130
Grade 1240
Enrollment over time
126’20
85’21
125’22
118’23
81’24

Down 35.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 58%Hispanic 42%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alternative High School from Paterson families.

Other schools in Paterson City School District

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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; Paterson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.