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Passaic, NJ
Public School Ratings




Passaic Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Passaic City School District details

Passaic City School District
663 Main Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055

12,834 Students enrolled in District

21 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Passaic City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.9% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
44%
30%
50%
13%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abraham Lincoln School Number 24
36 Parker Ave
Passaic, NJ, 07055
PK-PK
Casimir Pulaski School No. 8
100 Fourth St.
Passaic, NJ, 07055
KG-06
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19
320 Highland Ave.
Passaic, NJ, 07055
01-08
Ellen Ochoa School Number 22
95 Dayton Ave
Passaic, NJ, 07055
04-06
Etta Gero School No. 9
140 First St.
Passaic, NJ, 07055
KG-06
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25
64 Parker Ave
Passaic, NJ, 07055
KG-03
Mario Drago School No. 3
155 Van Houten Ave.
Passaic, NJ, 07055
PK-08
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6
85 Hamilton Ave.
Passaic, NJ, 07055
PK-08
Muhammad Ali School Number 23
63 Dayton Ave
Passaic, NJ, 07055
07-08
Passaic Academy For Science And Engineering School
291 Lafayette Avenue
Passaic, NJ, 07055
06-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.1% 40.1%
Black 3.2% 15.1%
Hispanic 94.0% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.6% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 99.6% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,668 $188,246,000 43.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,722 $47,774,000 10.9%
Staff $770 $9,887,000 2.3%
General Administration $194 $2,490,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,375 $17,645,000 4.0%
Operation $2,333 $29,941,000 6.8%
Transportation $407 $5,221,000 1.2%
Other $612 $7,856,000 1.8%
Total Support $9,414 $120,814,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,017 $128,558,000 29.4%
Total Expenditures $34,098 $437,618,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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