School of Government and Public Administration

The School of Government and Public Administration is a four-year public high school in Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Paterson Public Schools. It is one of a number of academy programs serving students in ninth through twelfth grades based at the Eastside High School campus.

School of Government and Public Administration
Location
150 Park Avenue Paterson , Passaic County , New Jersey 07501 United States
Coordinates	40.915098°N 74.160061°W / 40.915098; -74.160061
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Paterson Public Schools
NCES School ID	341269003105[1]
Principal	Andre McCollum Sr."
Faculty	48.0 FTEs[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	695 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.5:1[1]
Website	gopa-pps-nj.schoolloop.com

As of the 2020–21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 695 students and 48.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1. There were 379 students (54.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 315th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology, after being ranked 305th in the state in 2012.^[2]

Administration

The school's principal is Andre McCollum Sr. His administration team includes the vice principal.^[3]