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Passaic City School District Schools
Passaic City School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Passaic County (Passaic). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Passaic City School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Passaic City School District
13 of 16 schools in Passaic City School District carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 4F: 8
Best schools in Passaic City School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Passaic Academy For Science And Engineering (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Passaic Gifted And Talented Academy School No 20 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Passaic Preparatory Academy (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Mario Drago School No 3 (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Thomas Jefferson School No 1 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Passaic High School No 12 (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Daniel F Ryan Elementary School No 19 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Martin Luther King JR School No 6 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Theodore Roosevelt School No 10 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F William B Cruise Memorial School No 11 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Passaic City School District
All schools, A to Z (16)
- F Casimir Pulaski School No 8, Passaic
- F Daniel F Ryan Elementary School No 19, Passaic
- F Etta Gero School No 9, Passaic
- D- Mario Drago School No 3, Passaic
- F Martin Luther King JR School No 6, Passaic
- C+ Passaic Academy For Science And Engineering, Passaic
- D+ Passaic Gifted And Talented Academy School No 20, Passaic
- F Passaic High School No 12, Passaic
- D Passaic Preparatory Academy, Passaic
- School No16, Passaic
- F Sonia Sotomayor School 21, Passaic
- F Theodore Roosevelt School No 10, Passaic
- D- Thomas Jefferson School No 1, Passaic
- Ulysses S Grant School No 7, Passaic
- Vincent Capuana School No 15, Passaic
- F William B Cruise Memorial School No 11, Passaic
Where Passaic City School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Passaic (16)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Passaic County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,366 students with 999 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,050 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3412540
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Wallington Boro School District (3 schools, 1 mi)
- Clifton Public School District (18 schools, 2 mi)
- Garfield Public School District (12 schools, 2 mi)
- Wood-Ridge School District (3 schools, 2 mi)
- Lodi School District (7 schools, 3 mi)
- Rutherford School District (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Nutley Public School District (7 schools, 3 mi)
- Hasbrouck Heights School District (4 schools, 3 mi)
Questions about Passaic City School District
How many schools are in Passaic City School District?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Passaic City School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Passaic City School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Passaic.
How good are the schools in Passaic City School District?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 12.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 15.9%. 62% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Passaic City School District?
12,366 students were enrolled in Passaic City School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Passaic City School District?
Passaic City School District is in New Jersey, based in Passaic County, with its district office in Passaic. Its boundary covers about 3.1 sq mi.