08/21/2026
U.S. News & World Report has published its Best High Schools rankings!
Bergen Arts & Science Charter School is among the top 100 high schools in New Jersey — #94 statewide, out of every public high school in the state. Bergen and Passaic Arts & Science both rank in New Jersey's top 10 charter high schools.
Behind those placements is the number we are proudest of. Across all three of our high schools, 94 to 99 percent of students graduate in four years.
These are tuition-free public charter schools in Garfield, Passaic, and Paterson. Our families do not pay tuition and we do not select our students — we admit by lottery. Reaching this level of performance under those conditions is what equity of opportunity looks like in practice, and it is the work of our teachers, school directors, and the families who trust us with their children.
It is also not the finish line. Graduation is the floor. Our focus this year is college readiness: expanding Advanced Placement access, building the Grade 9 and 10 pipeline that leads into it, and removing the cost and scheduling barriers that keep students from sitting for exams. We want our graduates to leave us with college credit already in hand.
22 campuses. 5 districts. 2 states. 6,500+ students. Enrollment is open to every family.
