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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Passaic County, New Jersey

Across Passaic County, New Jersey, 89 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. School #16 leads the list at 70.3%, against a median of 44.4% 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
89
Passaic County, New Jersey
Top Diversity index
70.3%
Median Diversity index
44.4%
MOST DIVERSE · PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1School #16CLIFTON, NJ20170.3%32.3%(65)7.0%(14)40.8%(82)13.9%(28)
2School #14CLIFTON, NJ35565.1%38.3%(136)6.5%(23)43.4%(154)9.9%(35)
3School #2CLIFTON, NJ40164.8%37.9%(152)4.0%(16)43.9%(176)11.7%(47)
4School #9CLIFTON, NJ30661.8%36.6%(112)2.6%(8)49.0%(150)7.2%(22)
5Ryerson Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJ25061.5%50.8%(127)0.8%(2)33.6%(84)11.6%(29)
6School 28PATERSON, NJ46361.3%9.5%(44)15.3%(71)57.2%(265)16.4%(76)
7John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJ38761.2%56.6%(219)2.3%(9)17.3%(67)18.9%(73)
8Beatrice Gilmore SchoolWoodland Park, NJ35961.1%46.5%(167)4.7%(17)41.0%(147)3.1%(11)
9Charles Olbon SchoolWoodland Park, NJ40461.0%38.1%(154)2.7%(11)48.8%(197)6.4%(26)
10Memorial SchoolTOTOWA, NJ41360.7%50.4%(208)2.7%(11)36.3%(150)8.0%(33)
11School #1CLIFTON, NJ25560.1%40.8%(104)4.3%(11)47.8%(122)4.3%(11)
12Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJ26460.1%53.0%(140)2.3%(6)33.3%(88)6.4%(17)
13Clifton Early Learner Academies - BrightonClifton, NJ32759.9%35.5%(116)2.1%(7)51.7%(169)8.0%(26)
14School 27PATERSON, NJ64159.8%5.5%(35)9.1%(58)54.8%(351)30.1%(193)
15Haskell Elementary SchoolHASKELL, NJ38259.4%50.5%(193)3.4%(13)38.2%(146)4.2%(16)
16Little Falls Township Public School # 2LITTLE FALLS, NJ34359.4%56.9%(195)2.3%(8)26.5%(91)10.5%(36)
17Lincoln SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJ34459.1%56.4%(194)4.9%(17)28.8%(99)7.6%(26)
18School #5CLIFTON, NJ39859.0%29.9%(119)3.3%(13)55.8%(222)9.1%(36)
19Memorial Elementary SchoolNORTH HALEDON, NJ34958.9%55.0%(192)4.3%(15)32.1%(112)4.3%(15)
20School #13CLIFTON, NJ44358.7%34.5%(153)2.7%(12)53.7%(238)6.1%(27)
21Charles J. Riley/ School 9PATERSON, NJ68258.7%50.1%(342)2.9%(20)39.6%(270)6.6%(45)
22Roosevelt Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJ52158.4%42.0%(219)3.1%(16)48.6%(253)2.5%(13)
23School 19PATERSON, NJ28858.0%1.4%(4)9.7%(28)54.9%(158)33.0%(95)
24Samuel R. Donald Elementary SchoolBLOOMINGDALE, NJ23257.7%55.6%(129)2.6%(6)33.2%(77)3.0%(7)
25Little Falls Township Public School # 3LITTLE FALLS, NJ21756.7%59.0%(128)2.8%(6)28.1%(61)5.5%(12)
26Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryWAYNE, NJ34755.8%62.8%(218)3.2%(11)14.4%(50)15.6%(54)
27School 7PATERSON, NJ25055.6%2.8%(7)5.2%(13)56.0%(140)35.6%(89)
28School #3CLIFTON, NJ25755.0%31.1%(80)1.6%(4)59.1%(152)5.1%(13)
29Lenox SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJ35554.7%59.7%(212)2.5%(9)30.4%(108)5.6%(20)
30Wanaque Elementary SchoolWANAQUE, NJ50654.6%59.9%(303)2.4%(12)30.2%(153)5.3%(27)
31Dr. Hani Awadallah SchoolPATERSON, NJ57553.5%30.4%(175)5.7%(33)60.7%(349)2.4%(14)
32Martha B. Day Elementary SchoolBLOOMINGDALE, NJ20753.2%60.4%(125)2.4%(5)31.9%(66)2.4%(5)
33School 5PATERSON, NJ75352.7%0.5%(4)5.7%(43)59.5%(448)34.0%(256)
34Haledon Public SchoolHALEDON, NJ99651.1%13.4%(134)11.6%(115)67.4%(671)5.6%(56)
35School #11CLIFTON, NJ37650.4%21.5%(81)4.0%(15)66.8%(251)5.0%(19)
36Norman S. WeirPATERSON, NJ27250.0%1.1%(3)59.2%(161)38.6%(105)0.7%(2)
37Senator Frank Lautenberg SchoolPATERSON, NJ60547.9%1.3%(8)34.4%(208)63.5%(384)0.7%(4)
38Randall Carter Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJ35147.8%69.0%(242)1.1%(4)20.5%(72)5.1%(18)
39Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. SchoolPATERSON, NJ49147.2%0.8%(4)34.8%(171)63.8%(313)0.4%(2)
40Washington Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJ25346.9%20.6%(52)6.3%(16)69.6%(176)2.8%(7)
41Peter Cooper SchoolRINGWOOD, NJ23545.3%70.6%(166)3.4%(8)21.3%(50)0.4%(1)
42Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJ45945.2%71.7%(329)1.3%(6)17.0%(78)5.7%(26)
43School 1PATERSON, NJ21745.1%0.9%(2)29.9%(65)67.7%(147)0.5%(1)
44Eleanor G. HewittRINGWOOD, NJ20844.5%72.1%(150)1.0%(2)17.3%(36)2.4%(5)
45Alexander Hamilton AcademyPATERSON, NJ43944.4%0.9%(4)30.3%(133)68.1%(299)0.7%(3)
46James Fallon Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJ37044.4%72.4%(268)0.8%(3)15.1%(56)8.9%(33)
47Lafayette Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJ32143.8%73.2%(235)1.3%(4)13.1%(42)8.1%(26)
48Packanack Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJ40843.8%72.8%(297)1.2%(5)16.4%(67)6.4%(26)
49School 20PATERSON, NJ34343.6%0.0%(0)29.4%(101)69.1%(237)1.2%(4)
50School 26PATERSON, NJ41943.4%0.9%(4)27.7%(116)69.9%(293)0.5%(2)
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