Vincent Capuana School No. 15

Located at 374 Broadway, in Passaic, New Jersey, Vincent Capuana School No. 15 is a tiny elementary school that works with 147 students (grades pre-K through K), run under Passaic City School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Vincent Capuana School No. 15 sits 64% leaner than that benchmark.

Passaic City School District comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 11,877 students; Vincent Capuana School No. 15 is among them.

On the student-mix side, Vincent Capuana School No. 15 reports that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 3% Asian, 2% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 98% of students at Vincent Capuana School No. 15 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Passaic County reports that median household earnings sit near $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. Vincent Capuana School No. 15 is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students).

Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vincent Capuana School No. 15.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 44%: 261 students in 2018 compared to 147 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 79% to 91% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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