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William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11

Public Grades K-8

1253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 is an elementary school in Passaic, New Jersey, serving 867 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Passaic City School District, which is ranked 540 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 7.6% to 37.7%, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 3.6% to 19.8%, compared to the state averages of 39.8% to 49.8%. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 25.9% over the past few years.

The challenges faced by William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 are reflective of the broader issues in the Passaic City School District, as nearby schools like Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6, Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19, and Sonia Sotomayor School #21 also perform poorly on academic assessments and have similar demographic characteristics. However, some schools outside the Passaic City School District, such as School #15 and School #17 in the Clifton Public School District, demonstrate higher academic performance and lower rates of economic disadvantage, suggesting that factors beyond the immediate school district may play a role in student outcomes.

805

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,572

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

390 Gregory Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055

(973) 470-5511

District: Passaic City School District

Students who attend William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 usually attend:

High:

Passaic High School No. 12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

African American:

1.5%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,253^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

691^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	10.0	1253 of 1347	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1212 of 1338	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1181 of 1342	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1198 of 1345	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1191 of 1317	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1239 of 1360	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1237 of 1353	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	1238 of 1352	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	1269 of 1346	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	1233 of 1357	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	1248 of 1363	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.7	1303 of 1367	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.9	1308 of 1363	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	1260 of 1360	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.6	1266 of 1354	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	1272 of 1346	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	1301 of 1338	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	1285 of 1329	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	1275 of 1314	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.1	1256 of 1303	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.8	1245 of 1298	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.6	1145 of 1204	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	372 of 597	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	334 of 559	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	345 of 499	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	349 of 489	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	233 of 411	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	361 of 463	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	306 of 434	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1224 of 1326	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1161 of 1317	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1117 of 1318	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1157 of 1326	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1163 of 1290	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1198 of 1331	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1204 of 1333	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	808 of 1032	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	803 of 989	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	780 of 982	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	802 of 953	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	764 of 896	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	717 of 899	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	701 of 870	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	910 of 1023	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	659 of 863	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	638 of 839	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	790 of 942	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1167 of 1318	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1134 of 1313	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1136 of 1315	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1148 of 1324	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1141 of 1297	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1192 of 1335	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1196 of 1334	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	789 of 1023	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	795 of 989	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	790 of 958	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	765 of 949	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	845 of 868	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	865 of 1007	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	845 of 1001	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	691 of 752	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	720 of 743	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	716 of 748	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	739 of 745	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	611 of 652	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	740 of 745	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	198 of 343	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	264 of 320	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	219 of 288	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	209 of 270	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	145 of 197	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	212 of 227	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	604 of 728	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	647 of 717	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	677 of 720	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	695 of 726	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	555 of 625	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	697 of 703	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	490 of 608	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	534 of 589	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	560 of 587	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	544 of 591	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	430 of 480	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	509 of 524	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	514 of 613	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	476 of 549	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	369 of 467	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	673 of 726	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	682 of 719	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	665 of 718	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	704 of 730	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	580 of 635	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	687 of 697	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	423 of 507	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	497 of 510	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	498 of 505	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	519 of 535	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	448 of 492	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-26 vs state

Mathematics11%-33 vs state

Algebra I6%-40 vs state

Science3%-21 vs state

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Schools Near William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11

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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
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
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
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7	Public	PK-K	155 Summer St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5507	289	24	12.0	100.0%	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	274 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)																$7,390	$721	$6,669
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
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)
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19	Public	1-8	320 Highland Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 779-4219	590	53	11.1	99.8%	5 (0.8%)	22 (3.7%)	560 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.9	1212^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.0%		13.6	1172^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	12.4%	40	5.7	8.6	18.8	22.5	22.1	21.8	32.8	53.2	13.8	30.4	24.4	12.2	7.0	14.6	14.6	$9,378	$661	$8,717
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
School #15	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Gregory Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2418	282	23	12.2	70.2%	51 (18.1%)	10 (3.5%)	206 (73.0%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	29.1	968^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.1%		26.5	987^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.2%	19	14.0		25.0	35.5	44.0				44.4	40.0	33.3					$12,735	$594	$12,141
School #17	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Lexington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 458-6017	501	57	8.7	83.8%	59 (11.8%)	15 (3.0%)	412 (82.2%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25	1021^st of 1347 public elementary schools	24.2%		28.6	958^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.4%	63	9.1		46.3	32.3	39.1				40.8	26.7	23.6					$12,646	$594	$12,052
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25	Public	K-3	64 Parker Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	903	51	17.7	99.1%	7 (0.8%)	21 (2.3%)	854 (94.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	3.4	1341^st of 1347 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.2	1329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.7%	12			8.9						6.3

Frequently Asked Questions about William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11

What is the racial makeup of William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11?

Students at William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 are 97% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11.

Is William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 a good school?

William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 ranks in the bottom 7.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 attend?

Students who attend William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 usually go on to attend:

High : Passaic High School No. 12

What district is William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 in?

Passaic City School District

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