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Muhammad Ali School Number 23

Q: Is Muhammad Ali School Number 23 a good school?

Muhammad Ali School Number 23 ranks in the bottom 0.3% of New Jersey middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Muhammad Ali School Number 23?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Muhammad Ali School Number 23.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Muhammad Ali School Number 23?

Students at Muhammad Ali School Number 23 are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Public Grades 7-8

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 0% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Muhammad Ali School Number 23 is a middle school in Passaic, New Jersey, serving 442 students in grades 7–8 in the Passaic City School District. Its most important pattern is that proficiency was below the district, state, and every nearby school reporting results for the same grade and test in 2025–2026.

Grade 8 Algebra I is the sharpest weakness: 11% of students were proficient, compared with 17% districtwide and 75% statewide; nearby reported results ranged from 30% to 100%. Science is the school’s strongest result only in relative terms: its 1% proficiency rate in grade 8 was 5 points below the district and 18 points below the state, and also below the lowest nearby result, 7%. The same broad shortfall appears in other subjects: grade 7 English proficiency was 13%, versus 31% in the district and 56% statewide, while grade 7 math was 6%, versus 16% and 38%, respectively.

Results over four years are mixed: grade 7 and 8 English proficiency fell by 2 and 10 points, while grade 7 math rose by 2 points and end-of-course Algebra I by 5; science was essentially flat, down less than a point. SchoolDigger ranks the school 741st of 743 statewide, at the 0th percentile with 0 stars, compared with the district’s 9th percentile. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 8.3, lower than the 9.1–18.5 range among nearby schools reporting a ratio; that comparison does not explain test results. In 2024–2025, all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility). SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students percentile, an indication of its standing in serving that group, rose to 24 in 2024–2025 while the overall percentile was 1, then fell to 6 in 2025–2026 as the overall percentile was 0. Chronic absenteeism also improved, falling from 23% to 16%, though the latest rate remained slightly above the state’s 14%.

442

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,096

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

63 Dayton Ave
Passaic, NJ 07055

(973) 470-5500

District: Passaic City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.3%

African American:

1.6%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2023 → <1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 40 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg43%

741^st of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Passaic City School District

555^th of 607Passaic 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	741 of 743	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	744 of 752	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	743 of 743	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	736 of 748	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	315 of 336	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	262 of 343	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	299 of 320	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	238 of 288	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	704 of 716	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	676 of 728	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	708 of 717	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	679 of 720	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	576 of 589	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	562 of 608	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	579 of 589	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	511 of 587	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	582 of 590	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	570 of 613	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	705 of 714	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	709 of 726	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	712 of 719	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	688 of 718	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	473 of 482	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	472 of 507	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	490 of 510	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	447 of 505	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Science100%+81 vs state

English Language Arts14%-40 vs state

Algebra I11%-37 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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	—	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	430 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5.5	741^st of 743 public middle schools	0.3%		7.2	744^th of 752 public middle schools	1.1%	3		1.3					12.7	16.1					5.7			10.6	10.6			$28,096	$2,104	$25,992
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	—	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	591 (96.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	6.0			4.3	9.7	12.4				8.0	10.2	5.2								$23,115	$1,598	$21,517
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	—	10 (1.3%)	13 (1.8%)	690 (93.0%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	57.4	288^th of 743 public middle schools	61.2%		62.1	257^th of 752 public middle schools	65.8%	31	38.6	24.0	69.0	50.9	53.3	70.6	70.5	61.0	66.0	56.3	53.3	45.8	27.2		89.6	30.2	46.7	54.1	54.1	$19,904	$1,791	$18,113
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%)	38.9	442^nd of 743 public middle schools	40.5%		31.4	499^th of 752 public middle schools	33.6%	57		15.9				48.8	54.7	41.3				25.3	25.1	16.5		82.9	82.9			$17,748	$710	$17,038
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%)	50.8	342^nd of 743 public middle schools	54.0%		52.6	328^th of 752 public middle schools	56.4%	14	7.7	20.4			7.7	48.6	56.7	43.7			8.3	37.2	48.5	14.7		77.3	77.3			$10,154	$1,058	$9,096
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%)	55	313^th of 743 public middle schools	57.9%		69	209^th of 752 public middle schools	72.2%	104		12.9				51.1	60.8	61.8				33.9	30.1	42.8		100.0	100.0			$19,727	$409	$19,318
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%)	25.7	541^st of 743 public middle schools	27.2%		28.5	528^th of 752 public middle schools	29.8%	13		6.9				28.6	31.1	36.8				25.6	26.2	17.0		93.9	93.9			$15,335	$1,535	$13,800
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 393-8170	417	37	11.2	21.8%	187 (44.8%)	12 (2.9%)	156 (37.4%)	49 (11.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	78	134^th of 743 public middle schools	82.0%		73.5	167^th of 752 public middle schools	77.8%	33		20.3				77.3	74.9	62.0				56.0	62.3	36.9		97.4	97.4			$16,261	$418	$15,843
Union School	Public	7-9	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%)	87.8	63^rd of 743 public middle schools	91.5%		88.1	62^nd of 752 public middle schools	91.8%	1		38.7					72.4	71.0					66.3	59.8		96.7	96.7			$14,660	$264	$14,396
Wood-Ridge Intermediate School	Public	5-6	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)	39.4				57.2	67.8					55.1	60.2								$12,102	$89	$12,013

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