# Bergen Arts and Science Charter School

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Charter school in Bergen County, New Jersey, US

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Elementary Location 200 MacArthur Avenue Garfield , (Bergen County) , New Jersey 07026 United States 40°52′27″N 74°05′55″W / 40.8741°N 74.0985°W / 40.8741; -74.0985 Information Type Charter Established 2007 NCES School ID 340071502923[1] Principal Guvercin Faculty 88.0 FTEs[1] Grades K–12 Enrollment 1,280 (as of 2023–24)[1] Average class size 20-24 Student to teacher ratio 14.6:1[1] Classes offered Math, Science, English, Character Education, Spanish, Turkish, Physical Education, Art, Music Colors Black yellow and white[2] Athletics Volleyball, cross country, softball, soccer, basketball, baseball Team name Yellow Jackets[2]

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School 200 MacArthur Avenue Garfield, NJ 07026 District information Grades K–12 Superintendent Christopher Lessard Other information Website ilearnschools.org/bergen-arts-science-charter-school Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) Charter average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $15,238 27 $18,047 −15.6% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,375 30 13,238 −6.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 6,728 29 7,328 −8.2% 6 Support Services 1,678 45 1,661 1.0% 8 Administrative Cost 2,448 45 2,563 −4.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,520 38 1,661 −8.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 44,700 19 50,669 Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[3] *Of Charter districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=77

**Bergen Arts and Science Charter School** (**BASCS**/**Bergen ASCS**) is a [public](/source/State_school) [charter school](/source/Charter_school) based in [Garfield](/source/Garfield%2C_New_Jersey), [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey), [United States](/source/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](/source/Hackensack%2C_New_Jersey), and Passaic-ASCS Elementary and Building #2 in [Passaic](/source/Passaic%2C_New_Jersey).

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](/source/Full-time_equivalent) basis), for a [student-teacher ratio](/source/Student%E2%80%93teacher_ratio) of 14.6:1. There were 528 students (41.3% of enrollment) eligible for [free lunch](/source/National_School_Lunch_Act) and 198 (15.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

## Expansion

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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.[2] Athletically, the school participates in the [North Jersey Interscholastic Conference](/source/North_Jersey_Interscholastic_Conference), which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in Bergen, [Hudson](/source/Hudson_County%2C_New_Jersey), [Morris](/source/Morris_County%2C_New_Jersey) and [Passaic](/source/Passaic_County%2C_New_Jersey) counties and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/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. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NCES_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NCES_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NCES_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-NCES_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-NCES_1-4) [School data for Bergen Arts And Sciences Charter School](https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400715&ID=340071502923), [National Center for Education Statistics](/source/National_Center_for_Education_Statistics). Accessed December 15, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NJSIAAprofile_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NJSIAAprofile_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NJSIAAprofile_2-2) [Bergen Arts and Science Charter School](https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/bergen-arts-and-science-charter-school), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed October 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013](http://www.state.nj.us/education/guide/2013/), [New Jersey Department of Education](/source/New_Jersey_Department_of_Education). Accessed April 15, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Who Can Apply](http://ilearnschools.org/admission---ilearn-schools.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160609085543/http://ilearnschools.org/admission---ilearn-schools.html) June 9, 2016, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), iLearn Schools. Accessed June 8, 2016. "Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (Bergen-ASCS): Garfield, Lodi and Hackensack"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Member Schools](https://www.northjerseyic.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=265), [North Jersey Interscholastic Conference](/source/North_Jersey_Interscholastic_Conference). Accessed August 30, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021](https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Accessed October 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Mattura, Greg. ["Small-school NJIC may debut its own league championship"](https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2017/01/09/boys-basketball-north-jersey-interscholastic-conference-matt-stone-stan-fryczynski/96312432/), *[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))*, 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."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [General Public School Classifications 2015-2016](http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/General%20Public%20Classification%202015-16%20CEM_0.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160207103446/http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/General%20Public%20Classification%202015-16%20CEM_0.pdf) February 7, 2016, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), [New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association](/source/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association), as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.

## External links

- [School website](https://ilearnschools.org/bergen-arts-science-charter-school/)

- [School Finder](http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/new-jersey/garfield/bergen-arts-and-science-charter-school/)

- [School Performance Reports for the Bergen Arts and Science Charter School](https://www.nj.gov/education/sprreports/202324/District-Detail/80-6013.pdf), [New Jersey Department of Education](/source/New_Jersey_Department_of_Education)

- [Data for the Bergen Arts and Science Charter School](https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400715), [National Center for Education Statistics](/source/National_Center_for_Education_Statistics)

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