Passaic Valley Regional High School

Passaic Valley Regional High School is a medium-sized four-year high school in LITTLE FALLS, New Jersey, part of Passaic Valley Regional High School District. The school caters to 1,093 students in grades 9 through 12.

Passaic Valley Regional High School District is the operating authority for Passaic Valley Regional High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Passaic Valley Regional High School lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 41% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Passaic Valley Regional High School has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Passaic Valley Regional High School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.2%; Passaic Valley Regional High School posts 31.1%, -15.1 points below that line.

Across the wider county, Passaic County reports that median household income runs about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Passaic Valley Regional High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Little Falls Township Public School # 2, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Passaic Valley Regional High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Passaic Valley Regional High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 53.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 1,281 students in 2018 compared to 1,093 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 62% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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