D−
Passaic City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Passaic.
Students
11,448
Schools
17
Spent per student
$29,834
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
What stands out about Passaic City School District
- School Grade D−: better than 1% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 27 pts below the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 9.2% since 2021
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Singac.
PK–2Little Falls Township Public School # 2Little Falls Township School District
3–4Little Falls Township Public School # 3Little Falls Township School District
5–8Little Falls Township Public School # 1Little Falls Township School District
9–12Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolPassaic Valley Regional School District
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency7%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)64%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$29,834 per student · 5% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 6%State 84%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,483’21
11,219’22
11,286’23
11,448’24
Up 9.2% since 2021.
Students
Hispanic 94%Black 3%Asian 1%White <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
17 public schools.
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25
903 students18:1
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11
D805 students11:1
Mario Drago School No. 3
D776 students11:1
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6
D754 students11:1
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19
D590 students11:1
Sonia Sotomayor School #21
D−499 students10:1
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1
D423 students11:1
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10
D369 students12:1
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7
289 students12:1
Vincent Capuana School No. 15
147 students11:1
Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20
C+742 students13:1
Ellen Ochoa School Number 22
613 students11:1
Muhammad Ali School Number 23
442 students8:1
Passaic High School No. 12
D2,484 students15:1
Passaic Preparatory Academy
C+710 students14:1
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering
B+650 students12:1
Abraham Lincoln School Number 24
252 students7:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.