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

22 public high schools in Passaic County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering leads the list at 100%, against a median of 56.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
22
Passaic County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
56.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Passaic Academy for Science and EngineeringPassaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh650100%
2Passaic Preparatory AcademyPassaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh710100%
3Passaic High School No. 12Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh2,48498.4%
4International High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh65076.6%
5Clifton High SchoolCLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictHigh3,15066.9%
6Paterson STEAM High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh37964.6%
7Passaic County-Manchester Regional High SchoolHALEDON, NJPassaic County Manchester Regional High School DistrictHigh80362.8%
8John F. Kennedy High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh1,84660.2%
9Passaic County Technical InstituteWAYNE, NJPassaic County Technical-Vocational School DistrictHigh3,56559.8%
10Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing ArtsPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh25859.7%
11Eastside High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh2,07358.3%
12Students Transitioning and Achieving Real SuccessPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh11255.4%
13Paterson P-TECH High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh19354.4%
14Newcomers High SchoolPaterson, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh10649.1%
15Passaic County Technical Institute STEM AcademyWayne, NJPassaic County Technical-Vocational School DistrictHigh1,04042.6%
16Hawthorne High SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictHigh56942.5%
17Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolLITTLE FALLS, NJPassaic Valley Regional High School DistrictHigh1,09336.4%
18Pompton Lakes High SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictHigh61024.9%
19West Milford High SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictHigh94722.6%
20Lakeland Regional High SchoolWANAQUE, NJLakeland Regional High School DistrictHigh82315.3%
21Wayne Valley High SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictHigh1,20111.6%
22Wayne Hills High SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictHigh1,16211.3%
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