📍 291 Lafayette Avenue, Passaic, Passaic County, 07055
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Passaic, Passaic County. The school has 745 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Passaic City School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering enrolls 745 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Asian and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 674 | 90% |
| Asian | 41 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.4% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
745 of the school's 745 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 745 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.
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering 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.
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering 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 745 students, Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering is larger than the district average of about 601 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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