Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering

Regular School · Passaic, NJ

Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering is a regular school school in Passaic, New Jersey, serving grades 06–12 with 650 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level

High

Grades

06 – 12

Enrollment

650

Teachers (FTE)

53.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	586	90%
Asian	43	7%
Black or African American	13	2%
White	3	0%
Two or more races	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	650	382M / 268F

English Language Learners: 51 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% +4.4pp	25.6%	451
Reading Proficiency	56.0% +9.2pp	46.8%	471
Science Proficiency	22.0%	—	214
4-Year Graduation Rate	>=95%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (16)

467 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

809 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

209

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

166

25.5% 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.)	650	100%

Contact & Location

291 Lafayette Avenue

Passaic, NJ 07055

Phone: (973)470-5504

http://passaicschools.org/science/

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

341254003433

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