Bergen Arts And Sciences Charter School
200 Macarthur Ave
Garfield NJ, 07026, Bergen County
Phone: 201-880-6256
Ranking: (560 out of 1,847, top 30%)*
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 11
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 77 | 57 | 47 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 877 | 575 | 558 | 502 | 430 | 372 | 256 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 78 | 8.9% | 33 | 5.7% | 38 | 6.8% | 51 | 10.2% | 47 | 10.9% | 36 | 9.7% | 34 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 80 | 9.1% | 60 | 10.4% | 57 | 10.2% | 47 | 9.4% | 42 | 9.8% | 45 | 12.1% | 48 | 18.8% |
Grade 2: | 80 | 9.1% | 58 | 10.1% | 61 | 10.9% | 47 | 9.4% | 43 | 10.0% | 57 | 15.3% | 42 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 9.0% | 60 | 10.4% | 57 | 10.2% | 58 | 11.6% | 54 | 12.6% | 57 | 15.3% | 42 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 80 | 9.1% | 59 | 10.3% | 57 | 10.2% | 61 | 12.2% | 56 | 13.0% | 60 | 16.1% | 43 | 16.8% |
Grade 5: | 80 | 9.1% | 63 | 11.0% | 60 | 10.8% | 59 | 11.8% | 61 | 14.2% | 56 | 15.1% | 43 | 16.8% |
Grade 6: | 79 | 9.0% | 57 | 9.9% | 56 | 10.0% | 61 | 12.2% | 59 | 13.7% | 61 | 16.4% | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 81 | 9.2% | 60 | 10.4% | 59 | 10.6% | 60 | 12.0% | 68 | 15.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 60 | 6.8% | 62 | 10.8% | 58 | 10.4% | 58 | 11.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 63 | 7.2% | 63 | 11.0% | 55 | 9.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 57 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 11: | 60 | 6.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 412 | 47.0% | 284 | 49.4% | 265 | 47.5% | 238 | 47.4% | 200 | 46.5% | 170 | 45.7% | 118 | 46.1% |
Female: | 465 | 53.0% | 291 | 50.6% | 293 | 52.5% | 264 | 52.6% | 230 | 53.5% | 202 | 54.3% | 134 | 52.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 69 | 7.9% | 58 | 10.1% | 67 | 12.0% | 64 | 12.7% | 62 | 14.4% | 33 | 8.9% | 13 | 5.1% |
Hispanic: | 359 | 40.9% | 216 | 37.6% | 194 | 34.8% | 193 | 38.4% | 174 | 40.5% | 162 | 43.5% | 123 | 48.0% |
Black: | 131 | 14.9% | 68 | 11.8% | 72 | 12.9% | 58 | 11.6% | 66 | 15.3% | 55 | 14.8% | 49 | 19.1% |
White: | 317 | 36.1% | 229 | 39.8% | 222 | 39.8% | 185 | 36.9% | 127 | 29.5% | 122 | 32.8% | 69 | 27.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 304 | 34.7% | 168 | 29.2% | 114 | 20.4% | 141 | 28.1% | 159 | 37.0% | 127 | 34.1% | 76 | 29.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 13.5% | 75 | 13.0% | 63 | 11.3% | 72 | 14.3% | 84 | 19.5% | 60 | 16.1% | 62 | 24.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.39 | 10.09 | 11.87 | 13.57 | 15.36 | 11.30 | 10.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 91.0% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 75.5% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 66.4% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 83.6% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.6% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 95.0% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 77.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 79.7% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 54.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 71.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 73.3% | 59.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 81.7% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 78.3% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 98.3% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 98.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 95.0% | 89.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 70.4% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 70.0% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 70.0% | 61.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.2% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.7% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.7% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 79.9% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 78.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 74.5% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.7% | 66.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.4% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.4% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 98.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 98.3% | 78.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 71.9% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 81.7% | 65.2% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 70.0% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 63.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 81.9% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 75.5% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | 69.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 87.7% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 79.0% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bergen Arts And Sciences Charter School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.