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The highest-poverty public schools in Passaic County, New Jersey

Across Passaic County, New Jersey, 140 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 leads the list at 100%, against a median of 59.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
140
Passaic County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
59.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle742100%
2Passaic Academy for Science and EngineeringPassaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh650100%
3Passaic Preparatory AcademyPassaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh710100%
4Sonia Sotomayor School #21Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary499100%
5Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary289100%
6Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary369100%
7Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary59099.8%
8Ellen Ochoa School Number 22Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle61399.7%
9William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary80599.6%
10Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary75499.5%
11Community Charter School of PatersonPATERSON, NJCommunity Charter School of PatersonElementary89699.3%
12Muhammad Ali School Number 23Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle44299.3%
13Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary90399.1%
14Etta Gero School No. 9Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary35298.9%
15Abraham Lincoln School Number 24Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary25298.8%
16Passaic High School No. 12Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh2,48498.4%
17Thomas Jefferson School No. 1Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary42398.1%
18Vincent Capuana School No. 15Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary14798.0%
19Mario Drago School No. 3Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary77697.6%
20School 3PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary16795.2%
21School 7PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary25089.6%
22School 25PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary52688.2%
23School #4CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary13086.2%
24School #12CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary56086.1%
25John P. Holland Charter SchoolWoodland, NJJohn P Holland Charter School School DistrictElementary78786.0%
26Roberto ClementePATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary25485.0%
27School 24PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary66885.0%
28School 2PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary47384.6%
29Dr. Hani Awadallah SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary57584.2%
30School #17CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary50183.8%
31Brilla New Jersey Charter SchoolPATERSON, NJBrilla New Jersey Charter SchoolElementary36281.5%
32School 27PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary64180.8%
33School 12PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary47478.7%
34Dale AvenuePATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary22878.5%
35School 8PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary41178.3%
36Philip's Academy Charter School of PatersonPaterson, NJPhilip's Academy Charter School of PatersonElementary68378.3%
37International High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh65076.6%
38School #1CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary25576.5%
39School #11CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary37676.3%
40School 15PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary57775.0%
41School 5PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary75374.8%
42School 19PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary28874.7%
43Christopher Columbus Middle SchoolCLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictMiddle1,09274.1%
44School 28PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary46373.2%
45Edward W. KilpatrickPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary29571.9%
46School 16PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary81370.6%
47Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary49170.5%
48Senator Frank Lautenberg SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary60570.2%
49School #15CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary28270.2%
50School #3CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary25770.0%
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