Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20

Regular School · Passaic, NJ

Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 is a regular school school in Passaic, New Jersey, serving grades 02–08 with 742 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

02 – 08

Enrollment

742

Teachers (FTE)

55.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	690	93%
Asian	26	4%
Black or African American	13	2%
White	10	1%
Two or more races	3	0%
Total enrollment	742	364M / 378F

English Language Learners: 145 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	16.0% -9.6pp	25.6%	751
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -4.8pp	46.8%	778
Science Proficiency	19.0%	—	262

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.87 grade levels

Math

-0.29 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

825 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

236

31.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	742	100%

Contact & Location

19 Henry Street

Passaic, NJ 07055

Phone: (973)470-5500

http://passaicschools.org

District

Passaic City School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $38,105

District enrollment: 12,195

Other Schools in District

Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 Elementary
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 Elementary
Mario Drago School No. 3 Elementary
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 Elementary
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7 Elementary
Sonia Sotomayor School #21 Elementary
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 Elementary
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07055) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341254003365

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD