Bergen Arts and Science Charter School

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School
200 MacArthur Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentChristopher Lessard
Other information
Websiteilearnschools.org/bergen-arts-science-charter-school/
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 Charter
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,23827$18,047−15.6%
1Budgetary Cost12,3753013,238−6.5%
2Classroom Instruction6,728297,328−8.2%
6Support Services1,678451,6611.0%
8Administrative Cost2,448452,563−4.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,520381,661−8.5%
16Median Teacher Salary44,7001950,669
Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[1]
*Of Charter districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=77
Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Elementary
Address
Map
200 MacArthur Avenue

Garfield
,
(Bergen County)
,
New Jersey
07026

United States
Coordinates40°52′27″N 74°05′55″W / 40.8741°N 74.0985°W / 40.8741; -74.0985
Information
TypeCharter
Established2007
NCES School ID340071502923[2]
PrincipalGuvercin
Faculty88.0 FTEs[2]
GradesK–12
Enrollment1,280 (as of 2023–24)[2]
Average class size20-24
Student to teacher ratio14.6:1[2]
Classes offeredMath, Science, English, Character Education, Spanish, Turkish, Physical Education, Art, Music
Color(s)  Black
  yellow and
  white[3]
AthleticsVolleyball, cross country, softball, soccer, basketball, baseball
Team nameYellow Jackets[3]

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (BASCS/Bergen ASCS) is a public charter school based in Garfield, New Jersey, United States. The school is a part of the North Jersey Arts and Science Charter Schools. The network consists of Bergen-ASCS Elementary in Garfield, Bergen-ASCS Middle High in Hackensack, and Passaic-ASCS Elementary and Building #2 in Passaic.

The school opened in September 2007 for grades K–5 and added a new grade every year until it reached the 12th grade. In 2011, it expanded with the establishment of the Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Middle High in Hackensack and Passaic Arts and Science School in Passaic. After the expansion was complete, Bergen Arts and Science Charter School moved its 7th and 8th grade to Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Middle High.[4]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,280 students and 88.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1. There were 528 students (41.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 198 (15.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Expansion

In 2011, BASCS expanded into two new schools: BASCS Middle High and Passaic Arts and Science Charter School, bringing the charter's total number of schools to three. Both BASCS Middle High and Passaic Arts and Science Charter School began operating in the 2011–12 school year.

As of March 2020, the charter had a total of six schools: one in Clifton, three in Garfield, one in Hackensack, three in Passaic, two in Paterson, and three in Hudson.

Athletics

The mascot of BASCS is the Yellow Jacket.[3] Athletically, the school participates in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in Bergen, Hudson, Morris and Passaic counties and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[5][6][7]

In the 2015–16 school year, the school had 187 students in grades 10–12. As such, the NJSIAA classified the school as North I Group I, a group that included schools with an enrollment of 187 to 490 students in that grade range, for most athletic competition purposes.[8]

References

  1. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Bergen Arts And Sciences Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Bergen Arts and Science Charter School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Who Can Apply Archived June 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, iLearn Schools. Accessed June 8, 2016. "Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (Bergen-ASCS): Garfield, Lodi and Hackensack"
  5. ^ Member Schools, North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. Accessed August 30, 2020.
  6. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Mattura, Greg. "Small-school NJIC may debut its own league championship", The Record, January 9, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2020. "The small-school North Jersey Interscholastic Conference may debut its own boys' basketball tournament this season, one season after introducing its girls' hoops championship. The NJIC is comprised of schools from Bergen, Passaic, and Hudson counties and the event offered to the 36 boys teams would serve as an alternative to likely competing against larger programs in a county tournament."
  8. ^ General Public School Classifications 2015-2016 Archived February 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.