Passaic City School District

Summary:

The Passaic City School District in New Jersey operates 17 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 556 out of 613 in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges.

However, a few schools stand out as higher performers within the district. Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20, a middle school, is the highest-performing in the district, ranking 254 out of 743 New Jersey middle schools and earning 3 out of 5 stars. The district's two highest-performing high schools are Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, ranking 185 out of 426 New Jersey high schools, and Passaic Preparatory Academy, ranking 265 out of 426.

The data reveals significant achievement gaps between the district and state averages, as well as between the higher-performing and lower-performing schools within the district. For example, in 9th grade English Language Arts, Passaic High School No. 12 had a 17% proficiency rate compared to the district's 38.7% and the state's 58.1%. Additionally, the district faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and extremely high rates of free/reduced lunch eligibility, suggesting equity concerns.

District Detail

663 Main Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055-4828

(973) 470-5500

SchoolDigger Rank:
556^th of 613 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,715

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)					NJSLA Algebra I (2024)			NJSLA Geometry (2024)			NJSLA Algebra II (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vincent Capuana School No. 15	Public	PK-K	374 Broadway	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-8563	151	12	12.5	97.4%	4 (2.6%)	4 (2.6%)	134 (88.7%)	9 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Casimir Pulaski School No. 8	Public	PK	100 Fourth Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-5500	77	22	12.3	96.1%	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.6%)	70 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19	Public	1-8	320 Highland Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 779-4219	638	50	12.7	99.4%	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.8%)	607 (95.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	1172^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	12.4%		14.1	1167^th of 1342 public elementary schools	13.0%	5	12.5	2.9		14.6	20.0	33.7	22.4	37.6	38.6		14.3	16.3	23.9	6.3	18.1		13.6	13.6								$9,378	$661	$8,717
Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2-8	19 Henry Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	710	55	12.9	100.0%	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)	670 (94.4%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	254^th of 743 public middle schools	65.8%		52	332^nd of 748 public middle schools	55.6%	78	41.3	13.1		63.5	63.5	73.1	88.8	76.0	72.9		54.8	59.8	42.3	52.3	34.3	73.3	41.5	49.6				50.0			50.0	$7,620	$653	$6,967
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering	Public	6-12	291 Lafayette Avenue	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	694	54	12.9	100.0%	5 (0.7%)	16 (2.3%)	625 (90.1%)	43 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45.8	185^th of 426 public high schools	56.6%		54.7	135^th of 422 public high schools	68.0%	50		27.2	30.9				82.6	57.2	82.8	84.7				40.4	25.0	84.6	44.1	50.6	37.0		36.1	68.0	5.0		29.2	$9,146		$9,146
Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	727	55	13.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	700 (96.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31.3	265^th of 426 public high schools	37.8%		30.2	272^nd of 422 public high schools	35.5%	7		9.3	17.1				25.0	62.3	68.0	81.8				11.4	24.5	50.0	40.0	42.9	16.3		16.3	12.0	5.2		6.2	$9,290		$9,290
Sonia Sotomayor School #21	Public	K-8	225 Madison Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	539	48	11.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	512 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8.1	1268^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.8	1265^th of 1342 public elementary schools	5.7%	3	9.8	3.8		5.6	14.3	22.9	14.0	20.0	13.0		4.1	10.0	17.6	7.5	10.4		10.0	10.0
Abraham Lincoln School Number 24	Public	PK	36 Parker Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-5500	298	34	8.7	96.3%	7 (2.3%)	6 (2.0%)	281 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Passaic High School No. 12	Public	9-12	170 Paulison Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5600	2,580	173	14.9	97.9%	17 (0.7%)	88 (3.4%)	2,452 (95.0%)	15 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	7.9	421^st of 426 public high schools	1.2%		7.2	421^st of 422 public high schools	0.2%				2.2							17.0								0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		7.7	0.0	1.6	$10,541	$1,012	$9,529
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K-8	390 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5501	433	36	12.0	98.8%	7 (1.6%)	9 (2.1%)	398 (91.9%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	16.8	1123^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	16.1%		14.9	1156^th of 1342 public elementary schools	13.9%	33	8.5	0.0		14.0	21.3	24.5	48.8	47.8	13.2		25.5	21.1	21.8	9.1	4.3		7.7	7.7								$11,482	$735	$10,747
Mario Drago School No. 3	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5503	711	63	11.2	97.3%	31 (4.4%)	17 (2.4%)	597 (84.0%)	56 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	15.6	1135^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.2%		12.3	1200^th of 1342 public elementary schools	10.6%	65	9.5	4.4		26.2	32.9	13.7	26.7	24.0	22.2		33.9	30.0	5.3	3.0	9.4		15.5	15.5								$10,486	$800	$9,686
Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Hamilton Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5506	720	71	10.1	99.2%	7 (1.0%)	38 (5.3%)	667 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6.1	1298^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.8	1306^th of 1342 public elementary schools	2.7%	8	3.2	0.0		3.4	7.0	14.3	24.0	13.0	12.5		10.0	7.8	1.6	3.8	5.2		8.8	8.8								$10,342	$836	$9,506
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7	Public	PK-K	155 Summer St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5507	282	25	11.2	98.6%	7 (2.5%)	7 (2.5%)	266 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																										$7,390	$721	$6,669
Etta Gero School No. 9	Public	K-6	140 First St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5509	352	31	11.2	98.9%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	346 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.6	1309^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.2%		6.8	1295^th of 1342 public elementary schools	3.5%	14	1.9			8.3	6.7	20.0	22.2				8.2	0.0	1.9	3.4												$10,703	$787	$9,916
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10	Public	K-6	151 Harrison St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5510	374	34	11.0	99.5%	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	359 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.2	1294^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.3%		11.2	1224^th of 1342 public elementary schools	8.8%	70	2.7			8.9	9.7	8.5	10.6				14.9	10.8	9.6	3.5												$10,200	$692	$9,508
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11	Public	K-8	390 Gregory Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5511	867	70	12.3	99.1%	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.2%)	835 (96.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	11.8	1212^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.4%		13.3	1181^st of 1342 public elementary schools	12.0%	31	8.0	0.0		18.3	25.6	26.5	30.6	25.6	13.8		13.6	20.3	9.2	4.8	6.7		7.5	7.5								$9,572	$759	$8,813
Ellen Ochoa School Number 22	Public	4-6	95 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	465	47	9.8	98.7%	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	447 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)	6.5				13.3	16.8	28.7					12.2	13.0	10.1
Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Public	7-8	63 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	430	50	8.6	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	410 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5.3	743^rd of 743 public middle schools	0.0%		7.6	736^th of 748 public middle schools	1.6%	7		0.9						9.2	11.8						1.8		4.1	6.1
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25	Public	K-3	64 Parker Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	667	47	14.1	99.1%	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.7%)	634 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	4.2	1329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.7%		6	1303^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	2.9%	26				7.7							8.5

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northern Region Educational Services Commission	0.32 mi	1
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	0.6 mi	1
Garfield Public School District	0.67 mi	11	336^th
Clifton Public School District	0.73 mi	19	458^th
Wallington Boro School District	1.14 mi	3	316^th

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