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 Upper Montclair.
K–56 elementary schoolsMontclair Town School District
6–83 middle schoolsMontclair Town School District
9–12Montclair High SchoolMontclair Town 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.