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Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering

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Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering ranks 146 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 66% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Passaic, New Jersey, part of the Passaic City School District. With 694 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13:1, the school consistently outperforms the district and state on standardized tests, particularly among traditionally underserved student groups.

Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering ranks in the top third of all New Jersey high schools, with 93.7% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA and 57.4% in math, compared to just 36.8% and 17.7% for the district, respectively. The school also excels in supporting English Language Learners and low-income students, ranking 6th and 19th in the state for those subgroups. Additionally, the school maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of over 91% and a low dropout rate.

While the school still has room for improvement in areas like chronic absenteeism, its performance is impressive, especially compared to nearby Passaic Preparatory Academy and Passaic High School No. 12, which are also part of the Passaic City School District. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $9,146 may contribute to its strong academic outcomes, highlighting the importance of adequate funding and resource allocation in delivering high-quality public education.

650

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,146

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

291 Lafayette Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055

(973) 470-5504

District: Passaic City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

Asian:

6.6%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2021 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Above the New Jersey median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Geometry scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg21%

New Jersey avg46%

Middle school

193^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

146^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 34%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	193 of 752	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	252 of 743	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	326 of 748	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	242 of 745	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	208 of 652	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	240 of 745	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	9 of 343	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	15 of 320	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	65.0	57 of 288	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	17 of 270	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	17 of 197	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	8 of 227	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	140 of 728	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	207 of 717	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	297 of 720	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	208 of 726	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	46.3	298 of 625	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	190 of 703	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	17 of 608	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	34 of 589	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	85 of 587	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	46 of 591	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	48 of 480	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	30 of 524	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	12 of 613	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	16 of 467	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	106 of 726	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	148 of 719	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	216 of 718	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	164 of 730	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	130 of 635	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	85 of 697	87.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	146 of 434	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	172 of 429	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	135 of 422	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	212 of 415	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	136 of 405	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	90 of 190	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	6 of 215	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	18 of 191	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	13 of 161	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	71.8	16 of 137	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	20 of 101	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	19 of 138	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	180 of 426	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	133 of 420	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	189 of 416	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.7	282 of 414	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	196 of 402	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	250 of 408	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	46 of 406	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	45 of 403	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	56 of 385	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	82 of 382	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	44 of 374	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	125 of 364	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	83.6	19 of 326	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	100 of 426	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	138 of 419	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	104 of 414	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	172 of 410	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	106 of 402	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	170 of 407	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

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

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)94th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+25 vs state

Mathematics59%+19 vs state

Algebra I53%+6 vs state

Geometry43%-13 vs state

Science39%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)					NJSLA Geometry (2025)				NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering	Public	6-12	291 Lafayette Avenue	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	650	53	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.0%)	586 (90.2%)	43 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	59.5	146^th of 434 public high schools	66.4%		54.5	172^nd of 429 public high schools	59.9%	26		82.2	19.3	49.5	93.7	87.5	77.2	70.4	57.4	59.7		93.4	39.5			53.4	57.1	47.3	28.9	43.4				$9,146		$9,146
Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	710	53	13.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	684 (96.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	35.1	292^nd of 434 public high schools	32.7%		34.4	283^rd of 429 public high schools	34.0%	9		59.8	6.0	25.4	54.1	59.4	50.0	74.6	10.8	16.7		31.3	6.0			10.8	15.8	17.1		16.6				$9,290		$9,290
Passaic High School No. 12	Public	9-12	170 Paulison Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5600	2,484	166	15.0	98.4%	20 (0.8%)	93 (3.7%)	2,342 (94.3%)	18 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	5.9	431^st of 434 public high schools	0.7%		5.8	424^th of 429 public high schools	1.2%	7	42.4	15.1		5.2				6.9						12.5		11.5		0.3	0.5	0.4		0.0	0.0	$10,541	$1,012	$9,529
Hope Academy	Public	6-12	266 Harrison Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Northern Region Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 928-1509	59	6	9.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	11 (18.6%)	48 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$15,648		$15,648
Wallington Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	234 Main Ave	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 777-0808	545	41	13.1	48.4%	318 (58.3%)	11 (2.0%)	196 (36.0%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	48.7	206^th of 434 public high schools	52.5%		46.4	220^th of 429 public high schools	48.7%	14	87.0	56.6	17.5	25.8		81.5	49.0	52.0		73.2	22.4			11.9		36.4		66.7		61.5				$9,056	$47	$9,009
Clifton High School	Public	9-12	333 Colfax Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2312	3,150	225	14.0	66.9%	764 (24.3%)	111 (3.5%)	2,092 (66.4%)	144 (4.6%)	19 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.4%)	30.2	313^th of 434 public high schools	27.9%		28.9	317^th of 429 public high schools	26.1%	4	74.2	46.1		15.7				37.4						13.0	5.9	12.7					91.1		91.1	$12,104	$05	$12,099
Garfield High School	Public	9-12	500 Palisade Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5010	1,258	95	13.2	60.6%	351 (27.9%)	122 (9.7%)	759 (60.3%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	21	354^th of 434 public high schools	18.4%		23.9	335^th of 429 public high schools	21.9%	19	71.4	37.1		13.1				29.1						6.8	2.8	6.0		25.9	5.0	17.0				$13,326	$137	$13,189
Rutherford High School	Public	9-12	56 Elliott Pl	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	727	69	10.5	4.0%	369 (50.8%)	19 (2.6%)	192 (26.4%)	105 (14.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.8%)	50.2	201^st of 434 public high schools	53.7%		62.5	135^th of 429 public high schools	68.5%	66		74.7		30.7				63.9						8.8		10.0		38.0		38.2				$11,187		$11,187
Henry P. Becton Regional High School	Public	9-12	120 Paterson Avenue	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 935-3007	853	61	14.0	40.6%	275 (32.2%)	73 (8.6%)	392 (46.0%)	96 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	53.5	178^th of 434 public high schools	59.0%		55	169^th of 429 public high schools	60.6%	9	89.2	56.9		27.6				57.5						26.4		26.4		45.5		45.5				$16,979	$434	$16,545
Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	258 Hackensack St	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	554	45	12.3	26.7%	254 (45.8%)	32 (5.8%)	215 (38.8%)	43 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	48	214^th of 434 public high schools	50.7%		52	189^th of 429 public high schools	55.9%	25	85.7	67.9	11.0	20.5		64.3	50.5	63.2		43.6	18.7		100.0	9.1		32.6		14.3		14.3				$12,907	$569	$12,338

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