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Casimir Pulaski School No. 8

Q: How many students attend Casimir Pulaski School No. 8?

In the 2022-23 school year, 317 students attended Casimir Pulaski School No. 8.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Casimir Pulaski School No. 8?

Students at Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 are 93% Hispanic, 6% African American.

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Summary

Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 is an elementary school in Passaic, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Passaic City School District, which is ranked 561 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The student population at Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 is predominantly Hispanic, making up 92.74% of the student body.

Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with rankings between 1100 and 1343 out of around 1,350 schools over the past decade. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 21.6% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 12.8% of 3rd-graders and 0% of 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-graders meeting or exceeding the standards in mathematics. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.5% in 2016-2017 to 34.1% in 2021-2022. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students (99.68% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The challenges faced by Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 are not unique but rather systemic issues within the Passaic City School District. Nearby schools, such as Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6, Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10, and Sonia Sotomayor School #21, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. This suggests that comprehensive, district-wide interventions are needed to address the root causes of these problems and improve educational outcomes for all students in the Passaic City School District.

317

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Fourth St.
Passaic, NJ 07055-7604

(973) 470-5508

District: Passaic City School District

Students who attend Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 usually attend:

High:

Passaic High School No. 12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

African American:

5.7%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2023) from a <1st-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (11% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 17% New Jersey)

!Mathematics scores 35 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school11%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg43%

Not ranked this year

Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	10.5	1238 of 1342	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1343 of 1345	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1312 of 1317	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1299 of 1360	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	1247 of 1363	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	1100 of 1367	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	1185 of 1363	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	1089 of 1360	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	1286 of 1354	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	1254 of 1346	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	1204 of 1338	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	1211 of 1329	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.1	1280 of 1314	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	26.7	1068 of 1303	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.3	1117 of 1298	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	384 of 499	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	459 of 489	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	361 of 411	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	381 of 463	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	10.0	1206 of 1318	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	1290 of 1326	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1252 of 1290	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1257 of 1331	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	785 of 982	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	896 of 953	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	868 of 896	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	9.7	761 of 839	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	13.3	1145 of 1315	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1297 of 1324	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1262 of 1297	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1245 of 1335	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	811 of 958	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	845 of 868	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	943 of 1007	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	6.5	743 of 745	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	649 of 652	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	744 of 745	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	243 of 270	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	183 of 197	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	222 of 227	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	7.4	718 of 726	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	624 of 625	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	698 of 703	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	11.2	474 of 480	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	10.8	410 of 467	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	8.5	716 of 730	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	620 of 635	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	693 of 697	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	527 of 535	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	487 of 492	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2023)20th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)9th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2023)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)12th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)10th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)1st percentile~ school

Female (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts17%-32 vs state

Science11%-15 vs state

Mathematics6%-35 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Casimir Pulaski School No. 8

How many students attend Casimir Pulaski School No. 8?

In the 2022-23 school year, 317 students attended Casimir Pulaski School No. 8.

What district is Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 in?

Passaic City School District

What is the racial makeup of Casimir Pulaski School No. 8?

Students at Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 are 93% Hispanic, 6% African American.

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