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Passaic City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 10 public middle schools serving 6,742 students in Passaic City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle Schools in Passaic City School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
20 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
12,195 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
963 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Passaic City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 58% has decreased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#590 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
23%
Graduation Rate
58%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.72
# American Indian Students
13 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
191 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
11,471 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
94%
37%
# Black Students
379 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
3%
19%
# White Students
91 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
1%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
42 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
1,045
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
792
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
750
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
758
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
768
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
790
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
797
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
804
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
852
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
998
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
906
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
906
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
877
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
733
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
419
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,513 is higher than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $35,885 is higher than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$409 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$438 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,513
$27,145
Spending / Student
$35,885
$26,033
Best Passaic City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Passaic Academy For Science And Engineering
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
291 Lafayette Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Grades: 6-12
| 745 students
Rank: #22.
Passaic Gifted And Talented Academy School No. 20
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
19 Henry Street
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Grades: 2-8
| 756 students
Rank: #33.
Passaic Preparatory Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
252 Boulevard
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Grades: 6-12
| 713 students
Rank: #44.
Mario Drago School No. 3
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
155 Van Houten Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5503
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5503
Grades: PK-8
| 694 students
Rank: #55.
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
320 Highland Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 779-4219
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 779-4219
Grades: 1-8
| 731 students
Rank: #66.
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
390 Van Houten Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5501
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5501
Grades: K-8
| 446 students
Rank: #77.
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
390 Gregory Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5511
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5511
Grades: K-8
| 908 students
Rank: #88.
Sonia Sotomayor School #21
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
225 Madison Street
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Grades: K-8
| 588 students
Rank: #99.
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
85 Hamilton Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5506
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5506
Grades: PK-8
| 682 students
Rank: n/an/a
Muhammad Ali School Number 23
Magnet School
63 Dayton Ave
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Grades: 7-8
| 479 students
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