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School Of Health Science High School
175 Main St
Paterson NJ, 07505, Passaic County
Phone: 973-321-0561
Ranking: 
(163 out of 346, top 47%)*
(163 out of 346, top 47%)*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 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 34 | 35 | |||
| Total Students: | 268 | 273 | 265 | |||
| Grade 9: | 70 | 26.1% | 69 | 25.3% | 65 | 24.5% |
| Grade 10: | 77 | 28.7% | 70 | 25.6% | 72 | 27.2% |
| Grade 11: | 53 | 19.8% | 64 | 23.4% | 66 | 24.9% |
| Grade 12: | 65 | 24.3% | 66 | 24.2% | 62 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 63 | 23.5% | 54 | 19.8% | 50 | 18.9% |
| Female: | 205 | 76.5% | 219 | 80.2% | 215 | 81.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 26 | 9.7% | 27 | 9.9% | 23 | 8.7% |
| Hispanic: | 147 | 54.9% | 140 | 51.3% | 141 | 53.2% |
| Black: | 74 | 27.6% | 81 | 29.7% | 74 | 27.9% |
| White: | 21 | 7.8% | 25 | 9.2% | 27 | 10.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 227 | 84.7% | 226 | 82.8% | 207 | 78.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 7.8% | 18 | 6.6% | 23 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 7.44 | 8.03 | 7.49 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 66.4% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 71.8% | 91.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 46.6% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 49.7% | 79.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* School Of Health Science High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.