State/Public Middle Open

Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20

19 Henry Street, Passaic, Passaic County, 07055

756
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Passaic, Passaic County. The school has 756 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Passaic City School District school district. It serves grades 2–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Passaic City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 enrolls 756 students across grades 2–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 54 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
349 (46%)
Female students
407 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
2–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian and 2.5% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino70894%
Asian202.6%
Black or African American192.5%
White91.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

756 of the school's 756 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 756 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 setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 2–8Title I

Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 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 district: Passaic City School District

Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 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 756 students, Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 is larger than the district average of about 601 students per school.

12,012
District students
20
Schools
1,000
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
16%
Math proficient
25%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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