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School No.16 is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Passaic, Passaic County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Passaic City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School No.16 enrolls 272 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Black or African American and 1.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 259 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 272 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
School No.16 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 36.
School No.16 is one of 20 schools in Passaic City School District, based in Passaic, New Jersey. The district serves 12,012 students district-wide and employs 1,000 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, School No.16 is smaller than the district average of about 601 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Large