Elementary Schools in Passaic City School District

Summary:

The Passaic City School District in New Jersey operates 14 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade, with a few schools covering only the early grades (PK-3). The district as a whole is ranked 561 out of 615 school districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as relatively stronger performers, including Thomas Jefferson School No. 1, which has the highest ranking in the district and the best proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Mario Drago School No. 3 and Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 also perform above average for the district, with lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to other schools.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, with low proficiency rates on state assessments, extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, and high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 30% to over 40% at some schools. The data suggests a strong link between poverty and student outcomes in the district, and the lack of diversity in the overwhelmingly Hispanic student population may also be an area to explore further in terms of equitable access and opportunities.

District Detail

663 Main Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055-4828

(973) 470-5500

SchoolDigger Rank:
561^st of 615 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,195

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)						NJSLA Mathematics (2023)					NJSLA Algebra I (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 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	134	12	11.1	100.0%	4 (3.0%)	5 (3.7%)	114 (85.1%)	10 (7.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(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	731	58	12.6	99.7%	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.4%)	690 (94.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	1167^th of 1342 public elementary schools	13.0%		17.7	1108^th of 1345 public elementary schools	17.6%	59	7.4	3.4	14.7	26.8	24.7	25.0	43.1	46.4	14.3	23.3	18.5	11.1	16.1	11.8	11.8	$9,378	$661	$8,717
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	588	47	12.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	550 (93.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8.8	1265^th of 1342 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.1	1277^th of 1345 public elementary schools	5.1%	12	5.0	0.0	6.6	26.9	15.3	7.8	15.5	23.6	12.7	23.6	3.3	1.9	6.8	3.7	3.7
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	446	39	11.4	99.8%	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	405 (90.8%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	14.9	1156^th of 1342 public elementary schools	13.9%		20.1	1076^th of 1345 public elementary schools	20.0%	80	1.9	0.0	22.4	17.4	7.4	34.9	23.3	21.1	29.3	28.6	13.8	2.1	6.1	4.9	4.9	$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	694	60	11.5	99.0%	25 (3.6%)	15 (2.2%)	586 (84.4%)	58 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	12.3	1200^th of 1342 public elementary schools	10.6%		16.3	1126^th of 1345 public elementary schools	16.3%	74	3.9	3.2	21.9	26.7	22.9	24.0	28.6	40.4	23.6	14.3	8.0	5.6	11.2	5.1	5.1	$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	682	73	9.3	99.4%	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.0%)	630 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	5.8	1306^th of 1342 public elementary schools	2.7%		9.3	1261^st of 1345 public elementary schools	6.2%	45	1.4	3.9	1.4	13.3	5.9	15.1	17.0	21.7	10.4	4.8	4.2	5.2	4.9	10.8	10.8	$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	254	23	11.0	99.2%	5 (2.0%)	7 (2.8%)	239 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(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	387	34	11.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	382 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.8	1295^th of 1342 public elementary schools	3.5%		7.3	1301^st of 1345 public elementary schools	3.3%	6	4.7		6.0	18.2	20.0	5.5			1.9	11.1	4.9	5.3				$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	285	21	13.5	100.0%	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	275 (96.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	1224^th of 1342 public elementary schools	8.8%		9.4	1256^th of 1345 public elementary schools	6.6%	32	8.9		17.5	19.0	16.7	17.1			9.3	18.2	20.0	2.6				$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	908	62	14.6	99.9%	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.4%)	874 (96.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	13.3	1181^st of 1342 public elementary schools	12.0%		12.5	1198^th of 1345 public elementary schools	10.9%	17	5.6	1.4	11.0	32.1	40.7	32.1	18.6	17.3	6.7	9.9	3.3	4.5	5.9	2.1	2.1	$9,572	$759	$8,813
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	515	42	12.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	497 (96.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6	1303^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	2.9%					(n/a)			11.7						6.9

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	319^th
Clifton Public School District	0.73 mi	19	440^th
Wallington Boro School District	1.14 mi	3	272^nd

Elementary Schools in Passaic City School District

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