Passaic City School District is a comprehensive community

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located in

Passaic Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,7 ...

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, United States, serving students in pre-kindergarten through

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. The district is one of 31 former

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s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the

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in ''Abbott v. Burke'' which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the

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. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 17 schools, had an enrollment of 14,504 students and 839.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.3:1.District information for Passaic City School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Preschools * Vincent Capuana School No. 15 (277; PreK) **Janet Drago, Principal * Sallie D. Gamble School No. 16 (465; PreK) **Dr. Terrence Love, Principal ;Elementary schools * Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 (788; K-8) **Karen Fragale, Principal * George Washington School No. 2 (172; K-1) * Mario J. Drago School No. 3 (formerly Franklin School) (803; PreK-8) **Diana Kattak, Principal * Benito Juárez School No. 5 (472; K-8) **Steven Cruz, Principal * Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 (1,124; PreK-8) **Stacey Bruce, Principal * Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7 (391; PreK-1) **Gulamhussein Janoowalla, Principal * Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 (%32; PreK-8) **Emmanuel Morales, Principal * Etta Gero School No. 9 (690; 2-8) **Leandra Ragone, Principal * Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 (905; PreK-8) **Luis Colon, Principal * William B. Cruise Veterans Memorial School No. 11 (1,253; K-8) **Manuel Negron, Principal * Daniel F. Ryan School No. 19 (874; PreK/2-8) **Fawzi Naji, Principal * Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 (959; 2-8) **John Mellody, Principal * Sonia Sotomayor School No. 21 (; PreK-5) **Tiffany Allen, Principal ;Middle / high school * Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering (702; 6-11) **Johanna Ross, Principal * Passaic Preparatory Academy (701; 6-11) **Dr. Jason Marx, Principal ;High school *

Passaic High School Passaic High School is a four-year community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Passaic, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Passaic City School District. The school has ...

(2,618; 9-12) **Jeannette Torres, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Sandra Montañez-Diodonet, Superintendent *R. Aaron Bowman, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held as part of the April school election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. As one of the 13 districts statewide with school elections in April, voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Passaic City School District''
New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed April 5, 2020. "The district's Board has nine (9) members that are elected for three (3) year overlapping terms. The members of the Board are residents of the City of Passaic, The Passaic Board of Education is annually organized on any day of the first or second week following the April school election."

References

External links

Passaic City School District
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School Data for the Passaic City School District
National Center for Education Statistics {{Passaic County, New Jersey School Districts Passaic, New Jersey New Jersey Abbott Districts New Jersey District Factor Group A School districts in Passaic County, New Jersey