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Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25

Q: Is Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 a good school?

Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 ranks in the bottom 0.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25?

In the 2024-25 school year, 903 students attended Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25?

Students at Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades K-3

1341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 is an elementary school located in Passaic, New Jersey, serving grades KG-3 with a total enrollment of 667 students. The school is part of the Passaic City School District, which is ranked 540 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, with performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 8.9% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 21.6% in the Passaic City School District. The school's performance is particularly low for subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs, all of which rank in the bottom 10-20% of New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 25.9% over the past 3 school years.

While the nearby schools in the Passaic City School District, such as Sonia Sotomayor School #21, Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19, and William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11, also perform poorly on academic measures, some nearby schools in other districts, such as School #17 in Clifton and Abraham Lincoln School #6 in Garfield, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates above the state average in many grade levels and subject areas.

903

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

64 Parker Ave
Passaic, NJ 07055

(973) 470-5500

District: Passaic City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

African American:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2023 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (8% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 43 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg47%

1,341^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1341 of 1347	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1329 of 1338	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1303 of 1342	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	566 of 597	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	522 of 559	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	478 of 499	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1289 of 1326	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1280 of 1317	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1245 of 1318	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	957 of 1032	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	918 of 989	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	894 of 982	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1012 of 1023	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1289 of 1318	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1260 of 1313	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1262 of 1315	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	976 of 1023	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	751 of 989	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	924 of 958	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-36 vs state

Mathematics6%-43 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Abraham Lincoln School #6	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Palisade Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5036	385	37	10.3	67.8%	85 (22.1%)	28 (7.3%)	263 (68.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	34.9	882^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	34.5%		21.6	1049^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.6%	167	19.6		22.5	57.4	56.9				34.1	39.6	25.5					$12,925	$220	$12,705
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
School #12	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Clifton Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2404	560	55	10.2	86.1%	67 (12.0%)	6 (1.1%)	473 (84.5%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21.6	1071^st of 1347 public elementary schools	20.5%		18.2	1103^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	17.6%	32	7.3		22.2	42.6	38.1				35.5	33.0	23.3					$13,219	$1,304	$11,915
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

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