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Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School

Public Grades 9-12

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School is a public high school located in Haledon, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 819 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 25% of New Jersey high schools over the past 10 years and underperforming the state average across various academic subjects and grade levels.

The school's academic performance is particularly concerning, with only 19.4% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school's performance in NJSLA/Algebra I is even more alarming, with only 8.3% of students proficient or better at the end-of-course level and 8.4% of 9th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 38.2% and 20.3%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 82.7% to 91.3%, and its dropout rate has varied from 1.0% to 2.2%.

Interestingly, Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy, located just 1.52 miles away, is a significantly higher-performing school, ranking in the top 5 high schools in New Jersey and outperforming Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School across various academic metrics. Other nearby schools, such as Hawthorne High School and the schools in the Paterson Public School District, also generally outperform Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School in academic achievement and other key metrics.

803

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,765

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Church Street
Haledon, NJ 07508-1753

(973) 389-2821

District: Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School:

Elementary:	Haledon Public School
	Memorial Elementary School
	Prospect Park School No. 1
Middle:	High Mountain School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.9%

African American:

15.2%

White:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (86% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg48%

380^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

574^th of 609Passaic County Manchester 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	16.3	380 of 434	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	373 of 429	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	364 of 422	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	365 of 415	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	335 of 405	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	347 of 416	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	274 of 415	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	297 of 411	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	297 of 409	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	348 of 406	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.3	315 of 411	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.8	271 of 396	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.8	288 of 388	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.5	257 of 378	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.5	152 of 371	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.9	274 of 370	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.9	236 of 359	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.4	302 of 361	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.4	289 of 357	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.7	276 of 351	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.8	269 of 348	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.9	275 of 343	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	229 of 283	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	240 of 282	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	192 of 250	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	180 of 256	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	171 of 247	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	161 of 254	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	86 of 266	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	176 of 191	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	159 of 198	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	150 of 215	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	114 of 191	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	120 of 161	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	50 of 137	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.2	81 of 101	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	82 of 138	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	62 of 146	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	308 of 426	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	372 of 420	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	384 of 416	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	357 of 414	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	335 of 402	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	307 of 408	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	250 of 403	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	351 of 406	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	325 of 403	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	330 of 385	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	291 of 382	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	300 of 374	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	281 of 364	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	188 of 368	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	323 of 377	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	298 of 358	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	291 of 344	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	198 of 324	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	204 of 326	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	203 of 347	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	123 of 345	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	385 of 426	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	355 of 419	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	367 of 414	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	331 of 410	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	331 of 402	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	352 of 407	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	260 of 405	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	326 of 359	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	326 of 361	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	295 of 339	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	330 of 344	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	231 of 333	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	278 of 349	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	218 of 355	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	279 of 347	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	310 of 345	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	311 of 335	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	277 of 335	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	278 of 336	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	276 of 339	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	210 of 340	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-31 vs state

English Language Arts19%-31 vs state

Algebra I8%-23 vs state

Science8%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, June 20, 2015

The schools in North Haledon have come a very long way. I think its unfair that other websites use reviews from 2003. I know many families that have children go to very prestigious schools after graduation. North Haledon is a wonderful town and the schools are just as good. 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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School	Public	9-12	70 Church Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2821	803	67	12.0	62.8%	73 (9.1%)	122 (15.2%)	561 (69.9%)	31 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	16.3	380^th of 434 public high schools	12.4%		17	373^rd of 429 public high schools	13.1%	7	69.0	26.9	8.2	19.4	8.4		8.3			$13,765	$898	$12,867
Hawthorne High School	Public	9-12	160 Parmelee Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 423-6415	569	53	10.7	42.5%	256 (45.0%)	24 (4.2%)	263 (46.2%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	41	257^th of 434 public high schools	40.8%		29.9	310^th of 429 public high schools	27.7%	53	88.6	54.2	17.2	38.0	14.0		14.0			$12,194	$45	$12,149
Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,040	83	12.5	42.6%	290 (27.9%)	68 (6.5%)	443 (42.6%)	211 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.4%)	92.8	5^th of 434 public high schools	98.8%		93.6	5^th of 429 public high schools	98.8%				75.3	91.2	78.8		78.8	94.7	94.7
Passaic County Technical Institute	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	3,565	322	11.0	59.8%	676 (19.0%)	339 (9.5%)	2,169 (60.8%)	306 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (2.0%)	70.5	93^rd of 434 public high schools	78.6%		65	126^th of 429 public high schools	70.6%	33		72.2	41.2	63.8	53.0	0.0	52.1	78.5	78.5	$17,412	$1,035	$16,377
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
Paterson P-Technical High School	Public	9-12	201 Memorial Drive	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2292	193	16	12.0	54.4%	9 (4.7%)	49 (25.4%)	130 (67.4%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.2	296^th of 434 public high schools	31.8%		19.6	360^th of 429 public high schools	16.1%	64	81.0	35.7	39.1	29.4	7.8		7.8			$14,806		$14,806
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
Alternative High School	Public	9-12	350 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0110	81	21	3.8	69.1%	0 (0.0%)	47 (58.0%)	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	21.9									$15,582		$15,582
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	150 Park Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2354	2,073	130	15.9	58.3%	24 (1.2%)	327 (15.8%)	1,717 (82.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	6.1	429^th of 434 public high schools	1.2%		4.6	428^th of 429 public high schools	0.2%	1	33.3	10.1	3.8	3.1	3.6		3.6		9.1
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School

How many students attend Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 803 students attended Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School.

What schools feed into Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School?

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Haledon Public School
Elementary : Memorial Elementary School
Elementary : Prospect Park School No. 1
Middle : High Mountain School

What district is Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School in?

Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District

What is the racial makeup of Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School?

Students at Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School are 70% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% White, 4% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

Is Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School a good school?

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of New Jersey high schools.

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