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Sonia Sotomayor School #21

Public Grades K-8

1294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Sonia Sotomayor School #21 is an elementary school in the Passaic City School District in New Jersey, serving 539 students in grades K-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 5 years, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sonia Sotomayor School #21 significantly underperforms 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, only 4.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 21.6% in the district and 44.9% statewide. The school's performance is particularly weak in higher-level math, with only 1.8% of 7th graders and 10.6% of 8th graders proficient in Algebra I. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 25.9% over the past few years.

While the nearby schools in the Passaic City School District, such as Martin Luther King Jr. School #6 and William B. Cruise Memorial School #11, also perform poorly on standardized tests, some schools like Thomas Jefferson School #1 and Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School #19 show slightly better academic performance, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement within the district. The Passaic City School District as a whole is underfunded, with per-student spending ranging from $7,390 to $11,482 across the nearby schools, which is lower than the state average.

499

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 Madison Street
Passaic, NJ 07055

(973) 470-5500

District: Passaic City School District

Students who attend Sonia Sotomayor School #21 usually attend:

High:

Passaic High School No. 12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

African American:

3.4%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (11% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 38 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,294^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

748^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2021

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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	6.8	1294 of 1347	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1268 of 1338	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1265 of 1342	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1277 of 1345	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1264 of 1317	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	468 of 597	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	445 of 559	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	386 of 499	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	400 of 489	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	397 of 411	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1260 of 1326	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1223 of 1317	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1234 of 1318	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1213 of 1326	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1220 of 1290	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	963 of 1032	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	823 of 989	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	887 of 982	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	868 of 953	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	854 of 896	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	959 of 1023	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	759 of 863	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	720 of 839	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1222 of 1318	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1202 of 1313	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1176 of 1315	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1250 of 1324	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1219 of 1297	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	916 of 1023	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	944 of 989	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	860 of 958	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	924 of 949	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	748 of 752	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	722 of 743	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	741 of 748	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	735 of 745	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	633 of 652	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	304 of 343	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	235 of 320	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	252 of 288	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	232 of 270	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	185 of 197	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	710 of 728	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	669 of 717	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	681 of 720	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	706 of 726	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	605 of 625	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	518 of 589	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	551 of 587	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	566 of 591	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	465 of 480	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	599 of 613	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	489 of 549	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	391 of 467	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	712 of 726	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	683 of 719	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	704 of 718	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	679 of 730	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	608 of 635	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)12th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-38 vs state

Algebra I11%-35 vs state

Mathematics7%-36 vs state

Science5%-20 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)		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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10	Public	K-6	151 Harrison St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5510	369	32	11.5	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.6%)	355 (96.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7.7	1288^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.2	1294^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.3%	6	7.7		8.3	19.4	17.9	19.4			13.5	12.9	17.9	8.4				$10,200	$692	$9,508
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonia Sotomayor School #21

What schools do graduates of Sonia Sotomayor School #21 attend?

Students who attend Sonia Sotomayor School #21 usually go on to attend:

High : Passaic High School No. 12

Is Sonia Sotomayor School #21 a good school?

Sonia Sotomayor School #21 ranks in the bottom 3.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Sonia Sotomayor School #21 in?

Passaic City School District

What is the racial makeup of Sonia Sotomayor School #21?

Students at Sonia Sotomayor School #21 are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Sonia Sotomayor School #21?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Sonia Sotomayor School #21.

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