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Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering

PublicHighGrades 6–12

291 Lafayette Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055 · (973) 470-5504 · Part of Passaic City School District

Passaic’s School Grade D better than 5% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
650
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 26.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Passaic kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–89 schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Passaic Academy for Science and EngineeringYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

291 Lafayette Avenue, Passaic

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 647
Grade 774
Grade 857
Grade 9117
Grade 10130
Grade 11101
Grade 12124
Enrollment over time
884’20
814’21
745’22
694’23
650’24

Down 26.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%Asian 7%Black 2%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering from Passaic families.

Other schools in Passaic City School District

The district →
Mario Drago School No. 3
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Passaic
D
776 students11:1
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Passaic
D−
754 students11:1
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Passaic
289 students12:1
Abraham Lincoln School Number 24
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Passaic
252 students7:1
Vincent Capuana School No. 15
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Passaic
147 students11:1
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Passaic
903 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Passaic’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.