Collegiate School (New Jersey)

Collegiate School
Address
Collegiate School
Collegiate School
22 Kent Court
Passaic, NJ 07055
United States
Coordinates 40°51′12″N 74°07′58″W / 40.8532°N 74.1328°W / 40.8532; -74.1328Coordinates: 40°51′12″N 74°07′58″W / 40.8532°N 74.1328°W / 40.8532; -74.1328
Information
Type Private, Day
Motto Ut Sapientia Crescamus
(In order that we may increase in knowledge)
Established 1895
Faculty 9.3 FTEs[1]
Grades PK-12
Gender coeducational
Enrollment 72 (as of 2015-16, plus 6 in PreK)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 7.7:1[1]
Accreditation MSA
Affiliations NJAIS
Website www.collegiateschoolnj.com

Collegiate School is a private coeducational day school located in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1895, the school serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The school has an enrollment of about 160 students. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1974.[2]

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 72 students (plus 6 in PreK) and 9.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.7:1. The school's student body was 38.9% Hispanic, 20.8% Black, 19.4% White, 18.1% Asian and 2.8% two or more races.[1]

The school aims to provide "a safe, individual oriented environment that stresses basic skills, positive attitudes, values and academic growth." Collegiate is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.[3]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for Collegiate School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Collegiate School of Passaic, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed March 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ List of Member Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed August 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ Goodrich, Frances, American National Biography Online. Accessed August 17, 2017. "She graduated from Passaic Collegiate School in 1908 and enrolled at Vassar College, graduating in 1912."


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