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Wayne Township Public School District Schools
Wayne Township Public School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Passaic County (Wayne). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Wayne Township Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Wayne Township Public School District
14 of 15 schools in Wayne Township Public School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 6C: 7D: 1
Best schools in Wayne Township Public School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Wayne Valley High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Wayne Hills High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Albert Payson Terhune Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Anthony Wayne Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Schuyler Colfax Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- B- George Washington Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C+ Theunis Dey Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Packanack Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Pines Lake Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Randall Carter Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Wayne Township Public School District
High schools (2)
- B Wayne Hills High School, Wayne
- B Wayne Valley High School, Wayne
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B- Anthony Wayne Middle School, Wayne
- B- George Washington Middle School, Wayne
- B- Schuyler Colfax Middle School, Wayne
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- B Albert Payson Terhune Elementary, Wayne
- C James Fallon Elementary School, Wayne
- C John F Kennedy Elementary School, Wayne
- C Lafayette Elementary School, Wayne
- C+ Packanack Elementary School, Wayne
- C+ Pines Lake Elementary School, Wayne
- Preakness Early Childhood Center, Wayne
- C+ Randall Carter Elementary School, Wayne
- D+ Ryerson Elementary School, Wayne
- C+ Theunis Dey Elementary School, Wayne
Where Wayne Township Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Wayne (15)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Passaic County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,816 students with 689 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,420 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3417280
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pequannock Township School District (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Pompton Lakes School District (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Hawthorne Public School District (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Woodland Park School District (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Franklin Lakes School District (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Paterson Public School District (41 schools, 5 mi)
- Little Falls Township Public School District (3 schools, 5 mi)
- Wyckoff Township Public School District (5 schools, 5 mi)
Questions about Wayne Township Public School District
How many schools are in Wayne Township Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Wayne Township Public School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Wayne Township Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Wayne.
How good are the schools in Wayne Township Public School District?
Across the 14 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 38.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.4%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Wayne Township Public School District?
7,816 students were enrolled in Wayne Township Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Wayne Township Public School District?
Wayne Township Public School District is in New Jersey, based in Passaic County, with its district office in Wayne. Its boundary covers about 23.7 sq mi.