{{short description|Charter school in Bergen County, New Jersey, US}} {{Use American English|date=August 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox school | name = Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Elementary | native_name = | latin_name = | image = | image_size = | caption = | address = 200 MacArthur Avenue | city = [[Garfield, New Jersey|Garfield]] | state = [[New Jersey]] | county = ([[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]]) | zipcode = 07026 | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|40.8741|N|74.0985|W|type:edu_region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}} | enrollment = 1,280 (as of 2023–24)<ref name=NCES/> | faculty = 88.0 [[full-time equivalent|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 14.6:1<ref name=NCES/> | us_nces_school_id = 340071502923<ref name=NCES/> | school_number = | school_board = | district = | authority = | religious_affiliation = | denomination = | oversight = | affiliation = | superintendent = | trustee = | founder = | president = | head_of_school = | head_teacher = | headmaster = | head_label = | head = | chairperson = | principal = Guvercin | principal_label1 = | principal1 = | dean = | administrator = | rector = | chaplain = | director = | staff = | USNWR_ranking = | teaching_staff = | MOE = | ceeb = | school_code = | local_authority = | ofsted = | test_average = | test_name = | national_ranking = | classes = | classes_offered = Math, Science, English, Character Education, Spanish, Turkish, Physical Education, Art, Music | avg_class_size = 20-24 | type = [[Charter school|Charter]] | system = | fees = | tuition = | endowment = | grades = [[Kindergarten|K]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]] | campus = | campus_size = | campus_type = | athletics = [[Volleyball]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[softball]], [[soccer]], [[basketball]], [[baseball]] | athletic_conference = | slogan = | song = | fight_song = | motto = | motto_translation = | accreditation = | rival = | mascot = | sports = | patron = | team_name = Yellow Jackets<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> | nickname = | colors = {{Color box|Black}} Black<br>{{Color box|Yellow}} yellow and<br>{{Color box|White}} white<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> | yearbook = | publication = | newspaper = | established = 2007 | status = | closed = | alumni = | nobel_laureates = | grade9 = | grade10 = | grade11 = | grade12 = | other_grade_label = | other = | communities = | feeder_schools = | free_label = | free_text = | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | free_label2 = | free_text2 = | free_label3 = | free_text3 = | free_label4 = | free_text4 = | free_label5 = | free_text5 = | footnotes = | picture = | website = }} {{NJSchoolDistrict | name = Bergen Arts and Science Charter School | superintendent = Christopher Lessard | businessadmin = | address = 200 MacArthur Avenue<br>Garfield, NJ 07026 | grades = [[Kindergarten|K]]–[[twelfth grade|12]] | schools = | enrollment = | faculty = | ratio = | website = {{URL|https://ilearnschools.org/bergen-arts-science-charter-school}} | module = {{New Jersey school district spending table|embed=yes | year = 2013 | graderange = Charter | preKincluded = | enrollrange = any number of | rangecount = 77 | abbott = no | indAdist=15238 | indArank= 27 | indAavg= 18047 | ind1dist=12375 | ind1rank= 30 | ind1avg= 13238 | ind2dist= 6728 | ind2rank= 29 | ind2avg= 7328 | ind6dist= 1678 | ind6rank= 45 | ind6avg= 1661 | ind8dist= 2448 | ind8rank= 45 | ind8avg= 2563 | ind10dist=1520 | ind10rank=38 | ind10avg= 1661 | ind13dist= | ind13rank= | ind13avg= | ind16dist=44700| ind16rank=19 | ind16avg=50669 }} }} '''Bergen Arts and Science Charter School''' ('''BASCS'''/'''Bergen ASCS''') is a [[state school|public]] [[charter school]] based in [[Garfield, New Jersey|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, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and Passaic-ASCS Elementary and Building #2 in [[Passaic, New Jersey|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.<ref>[http://ilearnschools.org/admission---ilearn-schools.html Who Can Apply] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609085543/http://ilearnschools.org/admission---ilearn-schools.html |date=June 9, 2016 }}, iLearn Schools. Accessed June 8, 2016. "Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (Bergen-ASCS): Garfield, Lodi and Hackensack"</ref>
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,280 students and 88.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio|student-teacher ratio]] of 14.6:1. There were 528 students (41.3% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 198 (15.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400715&ID=340071502923 School data for Bergen Arts And Sciences Charter School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>
==Expansion== {{Unreferenced section|date=February 2021}} 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.<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/bergen-arts-and-science-charter-school Bergen Arts and Science Charter School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> Athletically, the school participates in the [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]], which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in Bergen, [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]] and [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]] counties and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>[https://www.northjerseyic.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=265 Member Schools], [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]]. Accessed August 30, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref><ref>Mattura, Greg. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2017/01/09/boys-basketball-north-jersey-interscholastic-conference-matt-stone-stan-fryczynski/96312432/ "Small-school NJIC may debut its own league championship"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|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."</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/General%20Public%20Classification%202015-16%20CEM_0.pdf General Public School Classifications 2015-2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207103446/http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/General%20Public%20Classification%202015-16%20CEM_0.pdf |date=February 7, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.</ref>
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==External links== * [https://ilearnschools.org/bergen-arts-science-charter-school/ School website] * [http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/new-jersey/garfield/bergen-arts-and-science-charter-school/ School Finder] *{{NJReportCard|80|6013|0|Bergen Arts and Science Charter School}} *[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400715 Data for the Bergen Arts and Science Charter School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
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