Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Passaic, New Jersey

Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering in Passaic, New Jersey enrolled 650 students in 2024-25 with 53.0 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

745 students in 2022-23, 694 students in 2023-24, 650 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.0 to 53.0.

Students enrolled at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering by school year2022-23: 745, 2023-24: 694, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-237452023-246942024-25650
Students enrolled at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering by school year2022-23: 745, 2023-24: 694, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-237452023-246942024-25650
Students enrolled at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering by school year2022-23: 745, 2023-24: 694, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-237452023-246942024-25650
Students enrolled at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering by school year2022-23: 745, 2023-24: 694, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-237452023-246942024-25650
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2374556.013.3
2023-2469453.513.0
2024-2565053.012.3

12.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 New Jersey high schools

Among the 427 New Jersey high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 12.3; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 12.3; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 12.3; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 12.3; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

16 AP courses and one counselor per 271 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering enrolled 812 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses16
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 271 of the 812 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent9.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.2% of students were Hispanic, 6.6% Asian, 2.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic90.2%
  2. Asian6.6%
  3. Black2.0%
  4. White0.5%
  5. Two or more races0.3%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270%28%48.6%
Math, 2022-2332%13% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 118 students in Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate95% or more75%90.5%
Students in the class118909106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Passaic

3 public high schools in Passaic report 2024-25 enrollment; Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Passaic High School No. 122,48415.098.4%
Passaic Preparatory Academy71013.5100.0%
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering65012.3100.0%

All public schools in Passaic →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering

  1. Passaic Preparatory AcademyThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 710 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Passaic High School No. 12The next nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 2,484 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  3. Compare Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering with Passaic Preparatory AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Passaic City Public Schools spends per student$31,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$31,631
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyPassaic Academy for Science and Engineering is the number 278 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#278 of 447
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.12.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering

  1. How many students attend Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering?
    650 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 745 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Passaic, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering?
    12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for high schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering a Title I school?
    Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering do on state tests?
    The students tested at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering?
    95% or more of the 118 students in Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering in?
    Passaic City Public Schools, NCES district ID 3412540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341254003433 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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