Editing Passaic, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
===Public===
The [[Passaic City School District]] is a comprehensive community [[state school|public]] [[school district]] serving students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://passaicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/9001.pdf District Policy 9001 - Identification], Passaic City School District. Accessed March 26, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 in the City of Passaic Public Schools. Composition: The Passaic Public Schools is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Passaic."</ref> The district is one of 31 former [[Abbott district]]s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in ''Abbott v. Burke''<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the ''Abbott v. Burke'' case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."</ref> 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 [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]].<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 17 schools, had an enrollment of 14,504 students and 839.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 17.3:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3412540&DistrictID=3412540 District information for Passaic City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412540 School Data for the Passaic City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are 
Vincent Capuana School No. 15<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-15-15-annex/ Vincent Capuana School No. 15] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606152945/http://passaicschools.org/school-no-15-15-annex/ |date=June 6, 2017 }}, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (277; Pre-K), 
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 16<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-16/ Sallie D. Gamble School No. 16], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (465; Pre-K), 
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-1/ Thomas Jefferson School No. 1], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (788; K–8), 
George Washington School No. 2 (172; K–1), 
Mario J. Drago School No. 3 (formerly Franklin School)<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-3/ Mario J. Drago School No. 3], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (803; Pre-K–8), 
Benito Juárez School No. 5<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-5/ Benito Juárez School No. 5], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (472; K–8), 
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-6/ Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (1,124; Pre-K–8), 
Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-7/ Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (391; Pre-K–1), 
Casimir Pulaski School No. 8<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-8/ Casimir Pulaski School No. 8], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (%32; Pre-K–8), Etta Gero School No. 9<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-9/ Etta Gero School No. 9], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (690; 2–8), Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-10-10-annex/ Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606025244/http://passaicschools.org/school-no-10-10-annex/ |date=June 6, 2017 }}, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (905; Pre-K–8), 
William B. Cruise Veterans Memorial School No. 11<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-11/ William B. Cruise Veterans Memorial School No. 11], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (1,253; K–8), 
Daniel F. Ryan School No. 19<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-19/ Daniel F. Ryan School No. 19], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (874; Pre-K/2–8), Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-20/ Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606125943/http://passaicschools.org/school-no-20/ |date=June 6, 2017 }}, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (959; 2–8), 
Sonia Sotomayor School No. 21<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/school-no-21/ Sonia Sotomayor School No. 21], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (; Pre-K–5), 
[[Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering]]<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/science/ Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (702; 6–11), 
Passaic Preparatory Academy,<ref>[http://passaicschools.org/prep/ Passaic Preparatory Academy], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref> (701; 6–11) and 
[[Passaic High School]]<ref>[https://passaicschools.org/phs/ Passaic High School], Passaic City Schools. Accessed January 24, 2023.</ref> (2,618; 9–12).<ref>[http://finder.passaicschools.org/find/districtmap District Map], Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3970 New Jersey School Directory for the Passaic Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.passaiccountynj.org/2018-2019%20Public%20School%20Directory.pdf#page=24 ''Passaic County 2018-19 Public School Directory''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604213251/https://www.passaiccountynj.org/2018-2019%20Public%20School%20Directory.pdf#page=24 |date=June 4, 2020 }}, [[Passaic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>

[[Passaic County Community College]] opened a new campus in the city in September 2008, allowing the college to serve the 15% of students who are local residents of Passaic City. The college's nursing program was relocated to and expanded at the Passaic campus, providing a qualified program to help fill the longstanding nursing shortage.<ref>[http://www.pccc.cc.nj.us/locations/passaic-academic-center Passaic Academic Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816131744/http://www.pccc.cc.nj.us/locations/passaic-academic-center |date=August 16, 2011 }}, [[Passaic County Community College]]. Accessed September 19, 2011.</ref>

===Private / Religious===
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic School is an elementary school founded in 1943 that operates under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] and the [[Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia]].<ref>[http://home.catholicweb.com/StNicholasukrainian/ St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722155850/http://home.catholicweb.com/StNicholasukrainian/ |date=July 22, 2012 }}, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]]. Accessed April 22, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.patdioschools.org/passaic-county Passaic County Schools], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] Catholic Schools Office. Accessed August 14, 2015.</ref>

Established in 1895, the [[Collegiate School (New Jersey)|Collegiate School]] is a private coeducational day school located in Passaic which serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://collegiateschoolpassaic.org/about-us About Us], [[Collegiate School (New Jersey)|Collegiate School]]. Accessed June 28, 2022.</ref>

The [[Yeshiva Gedola of Passaic]] is an institute of [[Talmud]]ic learning for post-high-school-age men. It is led by [[Rosh Yeshiva]] Rabbi [[Meir Stern]]. Passaic has two primary Orthodox K–8 elementary schools, Yeshiva Ketana and YBH of Passaic, each of them has a boys and girls division.

Noble Leadership Academy is an Islamic school located downtown, serving students 320 students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade.<ref>[http://www.noblela.org/Our_School Our School], Noble Leadership Academy. Accessed January 3, 2017.</ref>