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Passaic Valley Regional High School

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Passaic Valley Regional High School ranks 263 rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 39% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Passaic Valley Regional High School is a public high school located in Little Falls, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,060 students. The school is part of the Passaic Valley Regional High School District, which is ranked 428 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Passaic Valley Regional High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, ranking between 212 and 268 out of 400-420 high schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. While female students have performed better than male students, Asian and African American students have struggled, ranking in the bottom quarter of New Jersey high schools for these subgroups. However, English Language Learner (ELL) students have shown the most improvement, moving from the bottom quarter to the top half of New Jersey high schools for ELL students.

Passaic Valley Regional High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally below the state averages, with the school performing particularly poorly in Algebra I and Science. The school's graduation rate has been around 92% in recent years, slightly above the state average, but its dropout rate of around 1% is on par with the state. Chronic absenteeism at the school has been an issue, ranging from 8.6% to 16.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. The school's performance is generally lower than that of nearby high-performing schools like Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy and Verona High School, but it outperforms some nearby schools in the Paterson Public School District.

1,093

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,358

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 East Main Street
Little Falls, NJ 07424

(973) 890-2500

District: Passaic Valley Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Passaic Valley Regional High School:

Elementary:	Beatrice Gilmore School
	Charles Olbon School
	Little Falls Township Public School # 2
	Little Falls Township Public School # 3
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	Memorial School
Middle:	Little Falls Township Public School # 1
	Memorial Middle School
	Washington Park School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

40.5%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (41% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 18 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg49%

263^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

428^th of 609Passaic Valley Regional High 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	40.3	263 of 434	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	256 of 429	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	265 of 422	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	268 of 415	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	261 of 405	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	212 of 416	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	233 of 415	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.2	249 of 411	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	222 of 409	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.7	305 of 406	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	63.4	192 of 411	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	239 of 396	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.3	228 of 388	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.7	189 of 378	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	190 of 371	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.2	180 of 370	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.3	188 of 359	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.3	154 of 361	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.9	195 of 357	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.8	194 of 351	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.1	182 of 348	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.2	212 of 343	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	159 of 283	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	193 of 282	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	117 of 250	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.1	9 of 254	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	56.7	79 of 266	70.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	169 of 190	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	147 of 191	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	169 of 175	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	163 of 165	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	174 of 198	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	54 of 215	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	34.3	111 of 191	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	132 of 161	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.6	29 of 101	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	48 of 138	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	235 of 426	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	201 of 420	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	208 of 416	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	208 of 414	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	256 of 402	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	217 of 408	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	233 of 403	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	254 of 406	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	251 of 403	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	257 of 385	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	276 of 382	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	235 of 374	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	234 of 364	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	240 of 368	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	235 of 377	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	152 of 358	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	153 of 344	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	200 of 324	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	120 of 326	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	152 of 347	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	204 of 345	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	251 of 426	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	279 of 419	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	289 of 414	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	273 of 410	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	262 of 402	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	265 of 407	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	259 of 405	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	193 of 359	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	199 of 361	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	256 of 339	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	142 of 344	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.2	259 of 333	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	155 of 349	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	182 of 355	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	224 of 347	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	217 of 345	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	253 of 335	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	236 of 335	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	252 of 336	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	229 of 340	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)75th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry87%+31 vs state

English Language Arts84%+3 vs state

Mathematics47%-11 vs state

Science15%-16 vs state

Algebra I14%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Worst school ever. Nothing but problems. Only a few good teachers. Very clickie Close Quote

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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 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 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Passaic Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	100 East Main Street	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Passaic Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 890-2500	1,093	82	13.2	36.4%	530 (48.5%)	41 (3.8%)	443 (40.5%)	57 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.6%)	40.3	263^rd of 434 public high schools	39.4%		40.4	256^th of 429 public high schools	40.3%	7	83.8	47.3	14.8	50.4	13.6		13.6	87.9	85.2			$15,358	$176	$15,182
Cedar Grove High School	Public	9-12	90 Rugby Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-6400	421	43	9.7	6.4%	323 (76.7%)	15 (3.6%)	44 (10.5%)	30 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	62.8	134^th of 434 public high schools	69.1%		53.4	178^th of 429 public high schools	58.5%	44		87.0	25.4	57.7	33.3		33.3	85.8	85.8			$9,924	$27	$9,897
West Essex High School	Public	9-12	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	1,061	93	11.4	3.3%	844 (79.5%)	25 (2.4%)	101 (9.5%)	68 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.4%)	69.8	96^th of 434 public high schools	77.9%		78.4	64^th of 429 public high schools	85.1%	32		83.5	32.2	66.4	36.7		36.5	89.0	89.0	100.0	100.0	$9,583		$9,583
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
International High School	Public	9-12	200 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2280	650	52	12.5	76.6%	32 (4.9%)	100 (15.4%)	478 (73.5%)	39 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	334^th of 434 public high schools	23.0%		18.3	367^th of 429 public high schools	14.5%	33	73.2	41.3	7.0	33.9	19.8		19.8	12.2	12.2			$10,505		$10,505
John F. Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	61-127 Preakness Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0500	1,846	138	13.3	60.2%	106 (5.7%)	282 (15.3%)	1,296 (70.2%)	154 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	6.6	428^th of 434 public high schools	1.4%		6.1	422^nd of 429 public high schools	1.6%	6	40.5	15.4	5.9	7.9	1.8		1.8		0.0			$11,588		$11,588
Essex High School	Public	9-12	369 Passaic Avenue	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Essex Regional Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-1389	34	3	11.3	64.7%	1 (2.9%)	32 (94.1%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Essex Campus Academy	Public	9-12	369 Passaic Avenue	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Essex Regional Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-1389	37	3	12.3	59.5%	1 (2.7%)	23 (62.2%)	13 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Verona High School	Public	9-12	151 Fairview Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6750	593	54	11.0	0.5%	470 (79.3%)	12 (2.0%)	68 (11.5%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	70.9	91^st of 434 public high schools	79.0%		67.6	109^th of 429 public high schools	74.6%	18		81.8	57.1	62.0	27.0		27.0	67.3	67.3			$12,611	$135	$12,476
Newcomers High School	Public	9-12	151 Ellison Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 321-0760	106	6	17.6	49.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	105 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	419^th of 434 public high schools	3.5%		6.4	420^th of 429 public high schools	2.1%	1			0.0		0.0		0.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Passaic Valley Regional High School

How many students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,093 students attended Passaic Valley Regional High School.

What schools feed into Passaic Valley Regional High School?

Passaic Valley Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beatrice Gilmore School
Elementary : Charles Olbon School
Elementary : Little Falls Township Public School # 2
Elementary : Little Falls Township Public School # 3
Elementary : Memorial School
Middle : Little Falls Township Public School # 1
Middle : Memorial Middle School
Middle : Washington Park School

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