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Passaic Preparatory Academy

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Passaic Preparatory Academy ranks 292 nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 33% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Passaic Preparatory Academy is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Passaic, New Jersey, with 727 students. Despite being part of the Passaic City School District, which is ranked 540 out of 609 districts in the state, Passaic Preparatory Academy consistently outperforms the district and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels.

The school's strong academic performance is particularly notable for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 155th out of 406 New Jersey high schools for Hispanic students in NJSLA/English Language Arts, with a 3-star rating. For English Language Learners, the school ranked 12th out of 191 New Jersey high schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 5-star rating. Additionally, the school has maintained a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 100% in recent years, and low dropout rates, outperforming the district and state averages.

While Passaic Preparatory Academy outperforms the nearby Passaic High School No. 12 in most academic metrics, the nearby Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, also in the Passaic City School District, performs better than Passaic Preparatory Academy in several areas, such as NJSLA/English Language Arts and NJSLA/Mathematics. However, Passaic Preparatory Academy's ability to achieve strong academic outcomes despite serving a high-need population with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is noteworthy and suggests effective strategies that could be replicated in other similar contexts.

710

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,290

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

252 Boulevard
Passaic, NJ 07055

(973) 470-5504

District: Passaic City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

African American:

2.7%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 26th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Geometry scores 42 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg21%

New Jersey avg46%

Middle school

533^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

292^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 12 pts since 2021

From bottom 45% (2021) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	27.3	533 of 752	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	439 of 743	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	511 of 748	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	482 of 745	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	448 of 652	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	486 of 745	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	119 of 343	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	108 of 320	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	68 of 288	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	65 of 270	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.5	108 of 197	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	45 of 227	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	452 of 728	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	396 of 717	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	411 of 720	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	467 of 726	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	456 of 625	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	426 of 703	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	119 of 608	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	228 of 589	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	272 of 480	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	165 of 524	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	267 of 613	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	173 of 467	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	512 of 726	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	386 of 719	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	428 of 718	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	362 of 730	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	356 of 635	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	453 of 697	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	292 of 434	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	283 of 429	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	272 of 422	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	307 of 415	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	222 of 405	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	107 of 215	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.7	12 of 191	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	48.1	53 of 161	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	37 of 137	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	30.3	94 of 138	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	255 of 426	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	265 of 420	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	282 of 416	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	289 of 414	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	266 of 402	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	342 of 408	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	155 of 406	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	155 of 403	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	231 of 385	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	187 of 382	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	132 of 374	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	250 of 364	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	56.3	81 of 326	75.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	222 of 426	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	222 of 419	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	258 of 414	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	274 of 410	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	143 of 402	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.5	309 of 407	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)75th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+7 vs state

Mathematics60%~ state avg

Science18%-8 vs state

Geometry17%-42 vs state

Algebra I11%-37 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 (2025)	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	255 Madison Street	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
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
Lodi Middle School High School	Public	6-12	123 Union St	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	South Bergen Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 249-0995	78	21	3.7	19.2%	25 (32.1%)	14 (17.9%)	35 (44.9%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)																								$61,786		$61,786

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