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School Of Government & Public Administration High School
150 Park Ave
Paterson NJ, 07501, Passaic County
Phone: 973-321-2488
Ranking: 
(261 out of 346, bottom 25%)*
(261 out of 346, bottom 25%)*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 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 64 | 61 | 56 | 54 | ||||
| Total Students: | 660 | 653 | 625 | 583 | ||||
| Grade 9: | 213 | 32.3% | 194 | 29.7% | 234 | 37.4% | 185 | 31.7% |
| Grade 10: | 186 | 28.2% | 226 | 34.6% | 191 | 30.6% | 143 | 24.5% |
| Grade 11: | 100 | 15.2% | 76 | 11.6% | 99 | 15.8% | 109 | 18.7% |
| Grade 12: | 139 | 21.1% | 132 | 20.2% | 96 | 15.4% | 109 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | 22 | 3.3% | 25 | 3.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 37 | 6.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 323 | 48.9% | 315 | 48.2% | 316 | 50.6% | 313 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 337 | 51.1% | 338 | 51.8% | 309 | 49.4% | 270 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 513 | 77.7% | 494 | 75.7% | 451 | 72.2% | 388 | 66.6% |
| Black: | 140 | 21.2% | 156 | 23.9% | 172 | 27.5% | 188 | 32.2% |
| White: | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 554 | 83.9% | 429 | 65.7% | 418 | 66.9% | 419 | 71.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.8% | 21 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.31 | 10.70 | 11.25 | 10.80 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.4% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 71.8% | 91.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 46.6% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 49.7% | 79.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* School Of Government & Public Administration 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.