Passaic Preparatory Academy

Passaic Preparatory Academy is a four-year high school of intimate scale in Passaic, New Jersey, part of Passaic City School District, teacheing 710 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Passaic Preparatory Academy sits 24% leaner than that benchmark.

Passaic City School District runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 11,877 students. Passaic Preparatory Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Passaic Preparatory Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). The remainder consists of 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Passaic Preparatory Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Passaic Preparatory Academy is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 11.4%; this one delivers 34.3%, a residual of +22.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Passaic County) shows that median household income runs about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Passaic Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Passaic Preparatory Academy. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Passaic Preparatory Academy ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 27.7%.

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