Collegiate School (New Jersey) Explained

Collegiate School
Motto:Ut Sapientia Crescamus
Motto Translation:In order that we may increase in knowledge
Established:1895
Gender:coeducational
Location:22 Kent Court
Zipcode:07055
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.8532°N -74.1328°W
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Passaic County#USA New Jersey
Enrollment:49 (plus 5 in PreK, as of 2017–18)
Ratio:6.3:1
Us Nces School Id:00868236

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.[1]

As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 49 students (plus 5 in Pre-K) and 7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.3:1. The school's student body was 52.3% (23) Hispanic, 22.7% (10) White, 13.6% (6) Asian and 11.4% (5) Black.[2]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.css-msa.org/search.php?MODE=VIEW(14NJ)&org=CIWA Collegiate School of Passaic
  2. https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=00868236 School data for Collegiate School
  3. http://www.njais.org/page.cfm?p=365 List of Member Schools
  4. http://www.anb.org/articles/18/18-03911.html Goodrich, Frances
  5. Padilla, Mariel. "Carl Ruiz, Celebrity Chef and Restaurateur, Dies at 44; He made frequent appearances on the Food Network as a competitive chef and celebrity judge.", The New York Times, September 22, 2019. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Carl Albert Ruiz was born on April 4, 1975, in Passaic, and graduated from Collegiate School in Passaic and then from the Institute of Culinary Education in New York."