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Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20

Public Grades 2-8

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 66% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 is a public middle school serving grades 2-8 in the Passaic City School District, with 710 students, making it the largest school in the analysis. Located in Passaic, NJ, the school has a district rank of 540 out of 609 in the state and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 stands out as an exceptional school within its district, consistently outperforming the Passaic City School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 81.6% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.8% for the district and 56.1% for the state. In math, the school had 53.1% of 6th graders proficient or better, compared to 17.7% for the district and 39.8% for the state. The school also excels in specific subject areas like Algebra I and Geometry, where its proficiency rates are significantly higher than the district and state.

Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20's strong performance extends to diverse student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students. For instance, in 2024-2025, the school ranked 42nd out of 608 NJ middle schools for Hispanic students' ELA performance, and 19th out of 343 NJ middle schools for ELL students' ELA performance. This indicates the school is effectively meeting the needs of all its students. In contrast, nearby schools in the Passaic City School District, such as Ellen Ochoa School Number 22 and Muhammad Ali School Number 23, lag significantly behind Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 in academic performance.

742

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,620

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19 Henry Street
Passaic, NJ 07055

(973) 470-5500

District: Passaic City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

Asian:

3.5%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2018 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2018

✓Above the New Jersey median (66th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg46%

Elementary school

350^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 19 pts since 2018

From top 45% (2018) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

257^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 18 pts since 2018

From bottom 48% (2018) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	75.2	350 of 1347	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	352 of 1338	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	518 of 1342	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	556 of 1345	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	793 of 1317	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	692 of 1360	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	606 of 1353	55.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	63.5	157 of 522	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	96.1	10 of 517	98.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	41 of 597	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	46 of 559	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	89 of 499	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	78 of 489	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	121 of 411	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	114 of 463	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	82 of 434	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	361 of 1326	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	374 of 1317	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	542 of 1318	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	556 of 1326	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	833 of 1290	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	711 of 1331	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	634 of 1333	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	65 of 1032	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	61 of 989	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	126 of 982	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	121 of 953	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	223 of 896	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	168 of 899	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	134 of 870	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	25 of 1023	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.5	83 of 839	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	85 of 942	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	315 of 1318	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	310 of 1313	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	437 of 1315	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	523 of 1324	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	696 of 1297	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	625 of 1335	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	544 of 1334	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	257 of 752	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	254 of 743	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	332 of 748	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	318 of 745	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	337 of 652	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	509 of 745	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	373 of 716	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	19 of 343	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	28 of 320	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	27 of 288	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	64.6	49 of 270	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	58 of 197	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	79 of 227	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	30 of 202	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	193 of 728	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	200 of 717	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	254 of 720	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	291 of 726	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	325 of 625	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	458 of 703	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	265 of 680	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	42 of 608	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	24 of 589	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	73 of 587	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	75 of 591	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	93 of 480	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	220 of 524	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	83 of 504	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	13 of 613	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	36 of 467	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	158 of 726	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	158 of 719	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	213 of 718	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	244 of 730	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	314 of 635	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	434 of 697	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	246 of 675	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

African American (2019)70th percentile+21 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry77%+16 vs state

English Language Arts74%+21 vs state

Mathematics52%+8 vs state

Algebra I41%-6 vs state

Science33%+9 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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2-8	19 Henry Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	742	55	13.4	100.0%	10 (1.3%)	13 (1.8%)	690 (93.0%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	62.1	257^th of 752 public middle schools	65.8%		62.7	254^th of 743 public middle schools	65.8%	3	42.4	21.5	68.8	73.7	72.8	81.6	79.8	69.9	53.8	60.5	49.6	53.1	34.8		63.7	31.0	41.3	77.2	77.2	$7,620	$653	$6,967
Ellen Ochoa School Number 22	Public	4-6	95 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	613	54	11.3	99.7%	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	591 (96.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	4.8			8.1	12.2	13.9				10.0	12.3	12.7
Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Public	7-8	63 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	442	53	8.3	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	430 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7.2	744^th of 752 public middle schools	1.1%		5.3	743^rd of 743 public middle schools	0.0%	1		0.5					17.7	24.8					9.2			2.2	2.2
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Public, Charter	5-8	1255 Main Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 278-7707	185	10	18.5	54.1%	58 (31.4%)	5 (2.7%)	93 (50.3%)	26 (14.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	52.6	328^th of 752 public middle schools	56.4%		59.4	281^st of 743 public middle schools	62.2%	47	18.8	12.0			25.0	51.8	51.8	63.8			18.8	39.3	48.1	27.8		72.7	72.7			$9,165	$577	$8,588
Christopher Columbus Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Piaget Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2360	1,092	120	9.1	74.1%	204 (18.7%)	35 (3.2%)	771 (70.6%)	50 (4.6%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.5%)	28.5	528^th of 752 public middle schools	29.8%		29.9	510^th of 743 public middle schools	31.4%	18		8.1				36.3	37.2	42.8				23.8	28.9	13.7		100.0	100.0			$12,843	$593	$12,250
Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Lanza Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 272-7020	971	87	11.1	66.6%	321 (33.1%)	88 (9.1%)	547 (56.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	31.4	499^th of 752 public middle schools	33.6%		35.5	460^th of 743 public middle schools	38.1%	39		9.7				47.0	45.3	42.4				23.3	26.2	13.5		84.8	84.8			$10,909	$146	$10,763
Union School	Public	7-8	359 Union Ave	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	399	39	10.1	6.8%	205 (51.4%)	8 (2.0%)	99 (24.8%)	61 (15.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	88.1	62^nd of 752 public middle schools	91.8%		74.9	161^st of 743 public middle schools	78.3%	99		35.2					81.1	79.7					76.7	40.5		95.6	95.6			$8,872		$8,872
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	75 First Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-8662	686	59	11.5	65.9%	141 (20.6%)	41 (6.0%)	440 (64.1%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	69	209^th of 752 public middle schools	72.2%		67.9	206^th of 743 public middle schools	72.3%	3		14.3				79.1	78.1	78.8				34.2	46.2	33.7		100.0	100.0			$7,692	$133	$7,559
Alfred S. Faust Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Uhland Street	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 804-3100	240	26	9.3	51.7%	63 (26.3%)	16 (6.7%)	122 (50.8%)	29 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	66.2	230^th of 752 public middle schools	69.4%		69.4	196^th of 743 public middle schools	73.6%	34		20.2				69.8	78.0	70.2				47.4	42.6	18.2		94.4	94.4			$14,389	$243	$14,146
Wood-Ridge Intermediate School	Public	4-6	151 First Street	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	256	22	11.9	19.5%	126 (49.2%)	12 (4.7%)	86 (33.6%)	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)	52.9			65.6	82.3	71.7				63.8	60.9	55.3								$11,759	$116	$11,643

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