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Mario Drago School No. 3

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mario Drago School No. 3 is an elementary school located in Passaic, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 711 students. The school is part of the Passaic City School District, which is ranked 540 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mario Drago School No. 3 has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its highest ranking being 1091 out of 1352 schools in the 2016-2017 school year. The school's rankings for specific student groups are also low, with Hispanic students ranking in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, English Language Learners ranking in the bottom 30%, and Special Education students ranking in the bottom 20%. The school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 25.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Mario Drago School No. 3's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are consistently well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

In contrast, the nearby schools in the Wallington Boro and East Rutherford school districts, such as Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School and McKenzie School, have higher rankings, better test scores, and lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch eligibility, suggesting that the challenges faced by Mario Drago School No. 3 and other Passaic City schools may be specific to the district.

776

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,486

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 Van Houten Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055-4502

(973) 470-5503

District: Passaic City School District

Students who attend Mario Drago School No. 3 usually attend:

High:

Passaic High School No. 12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

Asian:

6.1%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 42 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,156^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

715^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Passaic City School District

540^th of 609Passaic City School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1156 of 1347	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1135 of 1338	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1200 of 1342	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1126 of 1345	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1153 of 1317	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1128 of 1360	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1125 of 1353	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	1091 of 1352	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	1159 of 1346	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	1109 of 1357	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	1072 of 1363	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	1057 of 1367	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	1192 of 1363	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1187 of 1360	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	1176 of 1354	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	1238 of 1346	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	1218 of 1338	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	1191 of 1329	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.7	1204 of 1314	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	1138 of 1303	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.9	1158 of 1298	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.3	970 of 1204	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	405 of 597	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	379 of 559	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	392 of 499	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	319 of 489	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	338 of 411	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	279 of 463	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	243 of 434	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1092 of 1326	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1084 of 1317	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1125 of 1318	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1077 of 1326	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1015 of 1290	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1064 of 1331	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1105 of 1333	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	767 of 1032	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	761 of 989	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	799 of 982	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	712 of 953	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	768 of 896	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	566 of 899	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	586 of 870	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	707 of 1023	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	558 of 839	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	472 of 942	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1106 of 1318	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1111 of 1313	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1152 of 1315	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1072 of 1324	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1186 of 1297	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1104 of 1335	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1057 of 1334	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	726 of 1023	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	784 of 989	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	852 of 958	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	759 of 949	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	685 of 868	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	429 of 1007	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	557 of 1001	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	715 of 752	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	701 of 743	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	663 of 748	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	618 of 745	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	514 of 652	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	677 of 745	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	247 of 343	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	242 of 320	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	164 of 288	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	183 of 270	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	155 of 197	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	154 of 227	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	656 of 728	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	625 of 717	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	612 of 720	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	566 of 726	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	464 of 625	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	618 of 703	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	537 of 608	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	537 of 589	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	497 of 587	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	436 of 591	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	340 of 480	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	460 of 524	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	540 of 613	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	253 of 467	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	676 of 726	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	680 of 719	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	597 of 718	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	558 of 730	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	478 of 635	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	616 of 697	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	451 of 507	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	281 of 505	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	315 of 535	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	337 of 401	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	357 of 492	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Mathematics17%-27 vs state

Science12%-12 vs state

Algebra I4%-42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mario Drago School No. 3	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5503	776	70	11.0	97.6%	30 (3.9%)	22 (2.8%)	660 (85.1%)	47 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	16.5	1156^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.2%		15.6	1135^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.2%	21	20.0	3.6	24.0	24.2	31.1	33.9	20.3	24.5	35.3	23.5	18.8	4.6	7.9	3.7	3.7	$10,486	$800	$9,686
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K-8	390 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5501	423	39	10.9	98.1%	8 (1.9%)	9 (2.1%)	391 (92.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20.1	1097^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.8	1123^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	16.1%	26	11.5	0.0	33.9	9.8	25.9	40.5	47.6	52.4	43.8	26.0	27.8	9.3	13.6	11.4	11.4	$11,482	$735	$10,747
Vincent Capuana School No. 15	Public	PK-K	374 Broadway	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-8563	147	13	11.3	98.0%	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	134 (91.2%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)
Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School	Public	K-2	6 Bond Street	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 836-4700	253	19	13.5	54.2%	141 (55.7%)	7 (2.8%)	97 (38.3%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)																$6,495	$424	$6,071
McKenzie School	Public	PK, KG-3	125 Carlton Avenue	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 531-1235	369	37	9.8	47.2%	132 (35.8%)	14 (3.8%)	160 (43.4%)	49 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	55.7	605^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.1%		48.4	692^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	48.3%	87			48.5						52.8							$10,579	$278	$10,301
Sonia Sotomayor School #21	Public	K-8	225 Madison Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	499	48	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	480 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.8	1294^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.9%		8.1	1268^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.2%	26	9.8	0.0	4.5	13.6	22.4	21.4	9.6	23.9	4.4	10.0	14.0	6.8	1.8	10.6	10.6
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11	Public	K-8	390 Gregory Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5511	805	71	11.4	99.6%	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	784 (97.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10	1253^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.8	1212^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.4%	41	7.0	0.0	7.6	33.1	28.4	26.9	37.7	33.3	3.6	19.8	10.7	9.7	7.5	6.0	6.0	$9,572	$759	$8,813
Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Hamilton Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5506	754	72	10.5	99.5%	5 (0.7%)	45 (6.0%)	697 (92.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8.3	1279^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.1	1298^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.0%	19	6.8	0.0	8.8	14.1	21.8	42.1	20.7	27.4	8.8	7.7	10.0	1.7	5.0	7.4	7.4	$10,342	$836	$9,506
School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Oak Street	Clifton	07014	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2392	165	17	9.7	55.8%	29 (17.6%)	7 (4.2%)	110 (66.7%)	15 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	18.3	1124^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%		33.7	888^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.6%	236	11.8		6.5	52.4	26.1				29.1	33.3	17.4					$18,003		$18,003
Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School	Public	3-6	106 King St	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-4420	361	29	12.6	49.6%	208 (57.6%)	13 (3.6%)	132 (36.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	60.3	532^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	60.5%		55.4	602^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	55.0%	70	28.4		36.3	59.6	69.9	72.3			54.9	50.5	53.4	47.7				$7,394	$399	$6,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Mario Drago School No. 3

How many students attend Mario Drago School No. 3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Mario Drago School No. 3.

Is Mario Drago School No. 3 a good school?

Mario Drago School No. 3 ranks in the bottom 14.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mario Drago School No. 3 attend?

Students who attend Mario Drago School No. 3 usually go on to attend:

High : Passaic High School No. 12

What district is Mario Drago School No. 3 in?

Passaic City School District

What is the racial makeup of Mario Drago School No. 3?

Students at Mario Drago School No. 3 are 85% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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