William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Passaic, New Jersey

William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 in Passaic, New Jersey enrolled 805 students in 2024-25 with 70.6 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. 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, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

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

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

908 students in 2022-23, 867 students in 2023-24, 805 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 62.0 to 70.6.

Students enrolled at William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 by school year2022-23: 908, 2023-24: 867, 2024-25: 80502505007501k2022-239082023-248672024-25805
Students enrolled at William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 by school year2022-23: 908, 2023-24: 867, 2024-25: 80502505007501k2022-239082023-248672024-25805
Students enrolled at William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 by school year2022-23: 908, 2023-24: 867, 2024-25: 80502505007501k2022-239082023-248672024-25805
Students enrolled at William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 by school year2022-23: 908, 2023-24: 867, 2024-25: 80502505007501k2022-239082023-248672024-25805
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2390862.014.6
2023-2486770.012.4
2024-2580570.611.4

11.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 308 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 enrolled 923 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 308 of the 923 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent25.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.4% of students were Hispanic, 1.5% Black, 0.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic97.4%
  2. Black1.5%
  3. Asian0.6%
  4. American Indian0.2%
  5. White0.1%
  6. Two or more races0.1%

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 William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% 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, 2021-2219%28%48.6%
Math, 2022-235%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.

Elementary schools in Passaic

12 public elementary schools in Passaic report 2024-25 enrollment; William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 2590317.799.1%
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 1180511.499.6%
Mario Drago School No. 377611.197.6%
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 675410.599.5%
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 1959011.199.8%
Sonia Sotomayor School #2149910.4100.0%
Thomas Jefferson School No. 142311.098.1%
Etta Gero School No. 938711.4100.0%

All public schools in Passaic →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11

  1. Sonia Sotomayor School #21The nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 499 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7The next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 289 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 with Sonia Sotomayor School #21Students, 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 JerseyWilliam B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 is the number 52 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.4:1
  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 William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11

  1. How many students attend William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11?
    805 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 908 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Passaic, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 a Title I school?
    William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 do on state tests?
    The students tested at William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% 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 district is William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 in?
    Passaic City Public Schools, NCES district ID 3412540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341254004854 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
  • 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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