Casimir Pulaski School No. 8

Set in Passaic, New Jersey, Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 is a micro-enrollment primary school, overseen by Passaic City School District. It instructs 77 students across grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 81% smaller than typical.

Passaic City School District comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 11,877 students; Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 is among them.

In terms of who attends, Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 logs that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder comes out to 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The student-to-teacher ratio at Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 records approximately 12.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Passaic County shows median household income runs about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students).

The closest other public school is Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 6 years. Over the past 6-year window, the student count edged down 86%: 560 students in 2018 compared to 77 in 2024. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 96% to 91%.

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