Passaic Valley Regional High School

Summary:

Passaic Valley Regional High School is a public high school located in Little Falls, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,039. The school is part of the Passaic Valley Regional High School District, which is ranked 450 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Passaic Valley Regional High School has a diverse student population, with 50.91% White, 38.69% Hispanic, and 5.1% Asian students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the state average and some nearby high-performing schools like West Essex High School. For example, only 45.9% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.1%. The school also has a lower four-year graduation rate of 91.5% and a higher dropout rate of 1.6% compared to West Essex High School.

Passaic Valley Regional High School faces several challenges, including a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 9.6% and a larger percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 30.8%, suggesting a more economically disadvantaged population. However, the school has shown some success in supporting its English Language Learner (ELL) and African American student subgroups, ranking 132 out of 161 and 117 out of 250 New Jersey high schools, respectively, in the 2022-2023 school year. Addressing these areas of concern could help the school improve its overall performance and provide a better educational experience for its students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 100 East Main Street
       Little Falls, NJ  07424


(973) 890-2500

District: Passaic Valley Regional High School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
265th of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,358 Help


Feeder schools for Passaic Valley Regional High School:

Elementary:    Beatrice Gilmore School
    Charles Olbon School
    Little Falls Township Public School # 2
    Little Falls Township Public School # 3
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Middle:    Little Falls Township Public School # 1
    Memorial Middle School
    Washington Park School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  1,039

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.9%
Hispanic:
38.7%
Asian:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.8% Help


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Compare Details Passaic Valley Regional High School ranks worse than 62.8% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.39. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Passaic Valley Regional High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50.9%), Hispanic (38.7%), Asian (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Passaic Valley Regional High School is 12.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Passaic Valley Regional High School is $15,358.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Passaic Valley Regional High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Passaic Valley Regional High School 265th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Passaic Valley Regional High School in the ranking list.)

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Passaic Valley Regional High School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Passaic Valley Regional High School District 450th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Passaic Valley Regional High School

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Rank History for all students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 51.18 212th 343 38.2%
2004 57.07 182nd 348 47.7%
2005 57.84 194th 351 44.7%
2006 58.88 195th 357 45.4%
2007 65.34 154th 361 57.3%
2008 59.30 188th 359 47.6%
2009 62.20 180th 370 51.4%
2010 60.11 190th 371 48.8%
2011 60.71 189th 378 50.0%
2012 55.26 228th 388 41.2%
2013 55.97 239th 396 39.6%
2014 63.43 192nd 411 53.3%
2015 27.73 305th 406 24.9%
2016 40.36 222nd 409 45.7%
2017 35.19 249th 411 39.4%
2018 37.51 233rd 415 43.9%
2019 41.00 212th 416 49.0%
2021 30.13 261st 405 35.6%
2022 30.88 268th 415 35.4%
2023 31.39 265th 422 37.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.45 48th 138 65.2%
2021 53.59 29th 101 71.3%
2023 26.19 132nd 161 18.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.41 182nd 355 48.7%
2019 44.50 155th 349 55.6%
2021 25.25 259th 333 22.2%
2022 44.94 142nd 344 58.7%
2023 26.26 256th 339 24.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.69 204th 345 40.9%
2019 45.23 152nd 347 56.2%
2021 50.75 120th 326 63.2%
2022 33.51 200th 324 38.3%
2023 41.68 153rd 344 55.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.30 233rd 403 42.2%
2019 41.54 217th 408 46.8%
2021 32.84 256th 402 36.3%
2022 38.58 208th 414 49.8%
2023 40.11 208th 416 50.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.31 259th 405 36.0%
2019 28.04 265th 407 34.9%
2021 30.06 262nd 402 34.8%
2022 26.15 273rd 410 33.4%
2023 24.01 289th 414 30.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.67 174th 198 12.1%
2021 4.88 163rd 165 1.2%
2022 7.85 169th 175 3.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.68 79th 266 70.3%
2019 96.10 9th 254 96.5%
2023 41.29 117th 250 53.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.37 240th 368 34.8%
2019 34.33 234th 364 35.7%
2021 35.32 235th 374 37.2%
2022 26.74 276th 382 27.7%
2023 30.16 257th 385 33.2%
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Rank History for White students at Passaic Valley Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.75 229th 340 32.6%
2019 27.09 232nd 339 31.6%
2021 25.38 252nd 336 25.0%
2022 27.56 236th 335 29.6%
2023 23.46 253rd 335 24.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Open Quote Worst school ever. Nothing but problems. Only a few good teachers. Very clickie Close Quote



Enrollment information for Passaic Valley Regional High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1168 5 15 20 0 n/a n/a 0 1208
1989 1086 3 11 23 0 n/a n/a 0 1123
1990 1012 3 24 24 0 n/a n/a 0 1063
1991 1022 3 21 37 0 n/a n/a 0 1083
1992 979 3 23 50 0 n/a n/a 0 1055
1993 948 6 30 51 0 n/a n/a 0 1035
1994 1207 7 34 31 0 n/a n/a 0 1279
1995 902 13 49 35 0 n/a n/a 0 999
1996 902 13 49 35 0 n/a n/a 0 999
1998 842 22 52 77 0 n/a n/a 0 993
1999 840 20 52 78 0 n/a n/a 0 990
2000 821 20 34 80 26 n/a n/a 0 981
2001 811 11 52 107 0 n/a n/a 0 981
2002 868 18 45 150 0 n/a n/a 0 1081
2003 868 18 45 150 0 n/a n/a 0 1081
2004 895 18 46 179 0 n/a n/a 0 1138
2005 963 20 52 220 0 n/a n/a 0 1255
2006 947 17 60 242 0 n/a n/a 0 1266
2007 1002 20 46 247 0 n/a n/a 0 1315
2008 975 24 48 258 0 n/a n/a 0 1305
2009 935 36 36 254 0 0 0 0 1261
2010 927 33 49 273 0 0 0 0 1282
2011 884 23 51 299 0 0 17 0 1274
2012 902 29 65 343 0 0 19 0 1358
2013 903 29 73 367 0 1 16 0 1389
2014 873 27 73 379 0 0 16 0 1368
2015 850 34 79 388 0 0 4 0 1355
2016 801 43 70 379 0 0 8 0 1301
2017 798 33 60 377 0 0 9 0 1277
2018 797 39 52 377 2 2 12 0 1281
2019 740 38 43 342 3 3 17 0 1186
2020 678 26 38 345 4 4 18 0 1113
2021 595 25 40 348 4 4 20 0 1036
2022 511 35 55 388 2 1 13 0 1005
2023 529 35 53 402 1 3 16 0 1039

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Passaic Valley Regional High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1208 94.0 12.8 n/a
1989 1123 95.0 11.8 n/a
1990 1063 93.0 11.4 1.4
1991 1083 89.0 12.1 2.3
1992 1055 85.0 12.4 1.3
1993 1035 87.2 11.9 1.5
1994 1279 82.2 15.6 1.7
1995 999 80.2 12.5 2.4
1996 999 80.2 12.5 2.4
1998 993 75.1 13.2 3.7
1999 990 73.3 13.5 2.9
2000 981 74.1 13.2 5.1
2001 981 77.7 12.6 5.5
2002 1081 73.8 14.6 6.5
2003 1081 73.8 14.6 6.5
2004 1138 79.8 14.3 6.1
2005 1255 91.4 13.7 n/a
2006 1266 93.6 13.5 9.1
2007 1315 98.2 13.4 5.9
2008 1305 89.0 14.7 7.1
2009 1261 100.6 11.4 10.6
2010 1282 92.0 13.9 10.7
2011 1274 95.2 13.3 14.3
2012 1358 103.0 13.1 20.3
2013 1389 102.6 13.5 22.2
2014 1368 102.8 13.3 29.2
2015 1355 105.0 12.9 24.5
2016 1301 106.0 12.2 33.1
2017 1277 105.0 12.1 34.4
2018 1281 106.0 12.0 32
2019 1186 102.0 11.6 30.3
2020 1113 95.8 11.6 29.2
2021 1036 86.2 12.0 29.7
2022 1005 86.2 11.6 24.5
2023 1039 83.2 12.4 30.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Passaic Valley Regional High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1208 94.0 12.8 n/a
1989 1123 95.0 11.8 n/a
1990 1063 93.0 11.4 1.4
1991 1083 89.0 12.1 2.3
1992 1055 85.0 12.4 1.3
1993 1035 87.2 11.9 1.5
1994 1279 82.2 15.6 1.7
1995 999 80.2 12.5 2.4
1996 999 80.2 12.5 2.4
1998 993 75.1 13.2 3.7
1999 990 73.3 13.5 2.9
2000 981 74.1 13.2 5.1
2001 981 77.7 12.6 5.5
2002 1081 73.8 14.6 6.5
2003 1081 73.8 14.6 6.5
2004 1138 79.8 14.3 6.1
2005 1255 91.4 13.7 n/a
2006 1266 93.6 13.5 9.1
2007 1315 98.2 13.4 5.9
2008 1305 89.0 14.7 7.1
2009 1261 100.6 11.4 10.6
2010 1282 92.0 13.9 10.7
2011 1274 95.2 13.3 14.3
2012 1358 103.0 13.1 20.3
2013 1389 102.6 13.5 22.2
2014 1368 102.8 13.3 29.2
2015 1355 105.0 12.9 24.5
2016 1301 106.0 12.2 33.1
2017 1277 105.0 12.1 34.4
2018 1281 106.0 12.0 32
2019 1186 102.0 11.6 30.3
2020 1113 95.8 11.6 29.2
2021 1036 86.2 12.0 29.7
2022 1005 86.2 11.6 24.5
2023 1039 83.2 12.4 30.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Passaic Valley Regional High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $176 (1.1%) $15,182 (98.9%) $15,358

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Passaic Valley Regional High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 212th of 416 High schoolsRanks 265th of 422 High schools
 11.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Passaic Valley Regional High School)45.245.9
 0.7%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Passaic Valley Regional High School District)45.245.9
 0.7%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Passaic Valley Regional High School)30.315.3
 15%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Passaic Valley Regional High School District)30.315.3
 15%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Passaic Valley Regional High School)69.759.3
 10.4%
   9th Grade Geometry (Passaic Valley Regional High School District)69.759.3
 10.4%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Passaic Valley Regional High School)25.115.3
 9.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Passaic Valley Regional High School District)25.115.3
 9.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Passaic Valley Regional High School)30.555.2
 24.7%
   End of Course Geometry (Passaic Valley Regional High School District)30.555.2
 24.7%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11861039
 12.4%
African American3835
 7.9%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian4353
 23.3%
Hispanic342402
 17.5%
Pacific Islander33
White740529
 28.5%
Two or More Races1716
 5.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.3%30.8%
 0.5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,039 students attended Passaic Valley Regional High School.

Passaic Valley Regional High School ranks 265th of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Passaic Valley Regional High School are 51% White, 39% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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