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Which teacher or staff member at Passaic High School No. 12 deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,484
High
DISTRICT 1,281 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASSAIC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341254004836
Passaic High School No. 12
170 Paulison Ave., Passaic, NJ 07055 · (973) 470-5600 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,484 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New Jersey public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
166 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
2,445 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 535 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 606 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 673 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 670 | 27% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 1901–08Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 2002–08Muhammad Ali School Number 2307–08Sonia Sotomayor School #21KG–08Thomas Jefferson School No. 1KG–08William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11KG–08Mario Drago School No. 3PK–08Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6PK–08
Based on grade levels within Passaic City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
6.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.1pp since 2023
Math
1.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.9% | 1.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 0.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
5.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Passaic High School No. 12
Passaic High School No. 12's state test result (5.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic High School No. 12 this school | 2,484 | 98.4% | 5.5% |
| New Brunswick High School NEW BRUNSWICK | 2,443 | 88.1% | 15.6% |
| Lakewood High School LAKEWOOD | 1,295 | 92.0% | 33.6% |
| Memorial High School WEST NEW YORK | 2,345 | 84.4% | 25.5% |
| Bridgeton High School BRIDGETON | 1,641 | 91.6% | 6.2% |
| Passaic Preparatory Academy Passaic | 710 | 100.0% | 34.3% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Passaic High School No. 12 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.5% | #390 of 397 | #18 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.0% | #396 of 400 ▼ 1 | #20 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #386 of 395 ▼ 4 | #19 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,484 | #12 of 442 | #3 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #350 of 388 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #385 of 389 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #3 of 405 | #3 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #20 of 200 | #1 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,484
-96 (-4%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 2,100
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,484 | 165.5 | 15.0:1 | 98% (2,445) |
| 2023-24 | 2,580 | 173 | 14.9:1 | 98% (2,525) |
| 2022-23 | 2,596 | 170 | 15.3:1 | 99% (2,579) |
| 2020-21 | 2,580 | 171 | 15.1:1 | 100% (2,568) |
| 2017-18 | 3,205 | 207.4 | 15.4:1 | 99% (3,166) |
| 2015-16 | 3,063 | 207 | 14.8:1 | 100% (3,050) |
| 2010-11 | 2,775 | 214 | 13.0:1 | 76% (2,116) |
| 2000-01 | 2,519 | 188 | 13.4:1 | 65% (1,643) |
| 1990-91 | 2,100 | 164 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Passaic High School No. 12.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (3,205 to 2,484); teachers down 20% (207.4 to 165.5).
About Passaic High School No. 12
Passaic High School No. 12 runs as a large high school in Passaic, New Jersey. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,484 students. The school is 167% bigger than the average for high schools in New Jersey.
Passaic City School District is the district for Passaic High School No. 12. It has 19 schools and 11,877 students.
Hispanic students are 94% of those enrolled at Passaic High School No. 12. The rest of enrollment is 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Passaic County's population at about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
Passaic High School No. 12 reports a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher, from 165.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Passaic High School No. 12, 98% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Passaic County averages 61%, lower than here.
Passaic High School No. 12 earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of New Jersey public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Passaic High School No. 12 lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 5.5%; the prediction is 12.3%.
In Passaic County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 155 public schools and about 83,237 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Passaic High School No. 12 from the closest public school, Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Passaic High School No. 12 is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Passaic High School No. 12 as Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 2,580 students in 2020-21 to 2,484 in 2024-25.
People who know Passaic High School No. 12 can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Passaic City School District
- Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Elementary · 903 students
- William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Elementary · 805 students
- Mario Drago School No. 3Elementary · 776 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Elementary · 754 students
- Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20Middle · 742 students
- Passaic Preparatory AcademyHigh · 710 students
Other schools in Passaic
- Passaic Arts and Science Charter SchoolCombined · 2,175 students
- Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Elementary · 903 students
- William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Elementary · 805 students
- Mario Drago School No. 3Elementary · 776 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Elementary · 754 students
- Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20Middle · 742 students
Nearby schools
- Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering0.3 mi · 650
- Passaic Preparatory Academy0.3 mi · 710
- Passaic Arts and Science Charter School0.3 mi · 2,175
- Casimir Pulaski School No. 80.3 mi · 77
- Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 200.4 mi · 742
- Sonia Sotomayor School #210.4 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Passaic High School No. 12What is the total enrollment at Passaic High School No. 12?
Passaic High School No. 12 enrolls approximately 2,484 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Passaic High School No. 12 serve?
Passaic High School No. 12 serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Passaic High School No. 12 have?
Passaic High School No. 12 employs 166 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Passaic High School No. 12?
Passaic High School No. 12 reports a student body of 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Passaic High School No. 12?
Passaic High School No. 12 is overseen by Passaic City School District in Passaic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.