Academy High School
151 Ellison St
Paterson NJ, 07505, Passaic County
Phone: 973-321-0761
Ranking: 
(329 out of 346, bottom 5%)*
(329 out of 346, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Paterson City School District
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: | 18 | 26 | 19 | 65 | 117 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Total Students: | 96 | 130 | 888 | 1,200 | 1,011 | 934 | 1,113 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 168 | 18.9% | 276 | 23.0% | 292 | 28.9% | 222 | 23.8% | 334 | 30.0% |
| Grade 10: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 309 | 34.8% | 331 | 27.6% | 219 | 21.7% | 293 | 31.4% | 283 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | 22.3% | 169 | 19.0% | 233 | 19.4% | 235 | 23.2% | 191 | 20.4% | 180 | 16.2% |
| Grade 12: | 27 | 28.1% | 29 | 22.3% | 151 | 17.0% | 271 | 22.6% | 187 | 18.5% | 155 | 16.6% | 227 | 20.4% |
| Ungraded: | 69 | 71.9% | 72 | 55.4% | 91 | 10.2% | 89 | 7.4% | 78 | 7.7% | 73 | 7.8% | 89 | 8.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 54 | 56.3% | 78 | 60.0% | 395 | 44.5% | 566 | 47.2% | 472 | 46.7% | 442 | 47.3% | 535 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 42 | 43.8% | 52 | 40.0% | 493 | 55.5% | 634 | 52.8% | 539 | 53.3% | 492 | 52.7% | 574 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 3.1% | 4 | 3.1% | 16 | 1.8% | 40 | 3.3% | 30 | 3.0% | 23 | 2.5% | 22 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 53 | 55.2% | 72 | 55.4% | 511 | 57.5% | 609 | 50.8% | 506 | 50.0% | 467 | 50.0% | 544 | 48.9% |
| Black: | 36 | 37.5% | 50 | 38.5% | 313 | 35.2% | 495 | 41.3% | 427 | 42.2% | 403 | 43.1% | 505 | 45.4% |
| White: | 4 | 4.2% | 4 | 3.1% | 41 | 4.6% | 56 | 4.7% | 46 | 4.5% | 41 | 4.4% | 42 | 3.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 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: | 65 | 67.7% | 99 | 76.2% | 654 | 73.6% | 820 | 68.3% | 712 | 70.4% | 604 | 64.7% | 694 | 62.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 10.4% | 10 | 7.7% | 37 | 4.2% | 80 | 6.7% | 93 | 9.2% | 86 | 9.2% | 113 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 5.33 | 5.00 | 46.88 | 18.46 | 8.64 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 50.7% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 52.7% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 59.5% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 66.4% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 71.8% | 91.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 39.9% | 32.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 41.4% | 33.8% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 29.5% | 30.9% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 46.6% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 49.7% | 79.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Academy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.