Passaic City School District
Passaic City School District is a public school district in New Jersey serving 10,814 students across 17 schools. It includes 11 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high schools. Its graduation rate of 69.0% is below the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $36,042 is above average for a US public school district. 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting significant economic need in the community. Opportunity scores across its schools are moderate, with a district median of 46/100.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 | KG–06 | 317 |
| Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 | 01–08 | 731 |
| Etta Gero School No. 9 | KG–06 | 387 |
| Mario Drago School No. 3 | PK–08 | 694 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 | PK–08 | 682 |
| Sonia Sotomayor School #21 | KG–08 | 588 |
| Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 | KG–06 | 285 |
| Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 | KG–08 | 446 |
| Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7 | PK–KG | 254 |
| Vincent Capuana School No. 15 | PK–KG | 134 |
| William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 | KG–08 | 908 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 | 02–08 | 756 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering | 06–12 | 745 |
| Passaic High School No. 12 | 09–12 | 2,596 |
| Passaic Preparatory Academy | 06–12 | 713 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln School Number 24 | PK–PK | 306 |
| School No.16 | PK–PK | 272 |
State funding accounts for 83% of the budget — this district relies more on state aid than local tax revenue.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.