Mario Drago School # 3
155 Van Houten Ave
Passaic NJ, 07055, Passaic County
Phone: 973-470-5503
Ranking: (1,668 out of 1,847, bottom 10%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Passaic City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 79 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 58 | |||||||
Total Students: | 995 | 943 | 963 | 998 | 1,010 | 999 | 954 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 222 | 22.3% | 220 | 23.3% | 220 | 22.8% | 210 | 21.0% | 218 | 21.6% | 224 | 22.4% | 221 | 23.2% |
Kindergarten: | 99 | 9.9% | 97 | 10.3% | 81 | 8.4% | 93 | 9.3% | 95 | 9.4% | 101 | 10.1% | 96 | 10.1% |
Grade 1: | 123 | 12.4% | 92 | 9.8% | 108 | 11.2% | 129 | 12.9% | 121 | 12.0% | 116 | 11.6% | 93 | 9.7% |
Grade 2: | 101 | 10.2% | 93 | 9.9% | 107 | 11.1% | 116 | 11.6% | 119 | 11.8% | 94 | 9.4% | 111 | 11.6% |
Grade 3: | 101 | 10.2% | 117 | 12.4% | 117 | 12.1% | 114 | 11.4% | 92 | 9.1% | 116 | 11.6% | 109 | 11.4% |
Grade 4: | 119 | 12.0% | 116 | 12.3% | 114 | 11.8% | 95 | 9.5% | 114 | 11.3% | 111 | 11.1% | 108 | 11.3% |
Grade 5: | 119 | 12.0% | 114 | 12.1% | 93 | 9.7% | 115 | 11.5% | 120 | 11.9% | 121 | 12.1% | 101 | 10.6% |
Grade 6: | 106 | 10.7% | 91 | 9.7% | 108 | 11.2% | 114 | 11.4% | 116 | 11.5% | 105 | 10.5% | 101 | 10.6% |
Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 13 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 489 | 49.1% | 473 | 50.2% | 492 | 51.1% | 505 | 50.6% | 513 | 50.8% | 491 | 49.1% | 468 | 49.1% |
Female: | 506 | 50.9% | 470 | 49.8% | 471 | 48.9% | 493 | 49.4% | 497 | 49.2% | 508 | 50.9% | 482 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 89 | 8.9% | 83 | 8.8% | 80 | 8.3% | 92 | 9.2% | 71 | 7.0% | 93 | 9.3% | 96 | 10.1% |
Hispanic: | 797 | 80.1% | 753 | 79.9% | 770 | 80.0% | 788 | 79.0% | 802 | 79.4% | 771 | 77.2% | 754 | 79.0% |
Black: | 63 | 6.3% | 63 | 6.7% | 65 | 6.7% | 68 | 6.8% | 76 | 7.5% | 76 | 7.6% | 63 | 6.6% |
White: | 35 | 3.5% | 31 | 3.3% | 37 | 3.8% | 31 | 3.1% | 42 | 4.2% | 52 | 5.2% | 35 | 3.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 744 | 74.8% | 664 | 70.4% | 685 | 71.1% | 712 | 71.3% | 708 | 70.1% | 673 | 67.4% | 626 | 65.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 9.2% | 102 | 10.8% | 108 | 11.2% | 97 | 9.7% | 138 | 13.7% | 185 | 18.5% | 146 | 15.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.59 | 12.09 | 13.62 | 17.51 | 16.03 | 10.10 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 49.9% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 59.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 54.8% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 54.6% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 64.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 29.1% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 26.6% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 33.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 35.6% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 43.9% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 52.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 59.7% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 63.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 64.7% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 65.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 51.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 55.2% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 58% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 51.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 60.7% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 48.6% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 54.6% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 60.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 50.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 54.6% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 56.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.9% | 30.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.5% | 29.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 30.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.5% | 28.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.3% | 29.7% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 35.0% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 44.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 58.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 54.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.5% | 54.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 61.5% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 45.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 59.4% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 60.0% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.0% | 60.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 63.1% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 50.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.0% | 48.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 51.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 59.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 73.8% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 82.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 68.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 71.4% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 72.1% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 67.8% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 27.2% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.7% | 30.7% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 34.7% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 28.2% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 30.6% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 35.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 64.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 53.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 58.2% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 56.6% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 66.8% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 66.4% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 64.5% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 54.8% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.9% | 26.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 42.1% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.9% | 35.7% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 38.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 34.2% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 64.3% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 49.7% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 44.9% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 50.5% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 56.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 55.5% | 78.9% |
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* Mario Drago School # 3 was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.