Collegiate School (New Jersey)
{{short description|Private school in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States}}
{{About|the Passaic, New Jersey school founded in 1895|other uses|Collegiate School (disambiguation){{!}}Collegiate School}}{{Use American English|date=September 2020}}
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| name = Collegiate School
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| motto = Ut Sapientia Crescamus
| motto_translation = In order that we may increase in knowledge
| established = 1895
| gender = coeducational
| location = 22 Kent Court
| city = Passaic
| state = NJ
| zipcode = 07055
| county = Passaic County
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|40.8532|-74.1328|region:US-NJ_type:edu|display=title,inline}}
| pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Passaic County#USA New Jersey
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| affiliations = NJAIS
| accreditation = MSA
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| enrollment = 38 (plus 59 in PreK, as of 2021–22)
| faculty = 8.1 FTEs
| us_nces_school_id = 00868236
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| website = {{URL|https://collegiateschoolpassaic.org/}}
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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.[http://www.css-msa.org/search.php?MODE=VIEW(14NJ)&org=CIWA Collegiate School of Passaic]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed March 10, 2012.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 38 students (plus 59 in PreK) and 8.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.7:1. The school's student body was 68.4% (3) Hispanic, 15.8% (6) White, 7.9% (3) Asian, 5.3% (2) Black and 2.6% (1) two or more races.[https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=00868236 School data for Collegiate School], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
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.[http://www.njais.org/page.cfm?p=365 List of Member Schools], New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed August 10, 2017.
Notable alumni
- Frances Goodrich (1890–1984), dramatist and screenwriter, best known for her collaborations with her partner and husband Albert Hackett[http://www.anb.org/articles/18/18-03911.html 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."
- Carl Ruiz (1975–2019), restaurant owner and celebrity chef, best known as a judge on various cooking competition shows on the Food NetworkPadilla, Mariel. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/arts/carl-ruiz-dead.html "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."
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External links
- [https://collegiateschoolpassaic.org/ Official site]
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Category:1895 establishments in New Jersey
Category:Educational institutions established in 1895
Category:Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
Category:New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
Category:Private K–12 schools in New Jersey
Category:Private high schools in Passaic County, New Jersey
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