Albert Payson Terhune Elementary

Albert Payson Terhune Elementary, a mid-tier K-5 school in WAYNE, New Jersey, run under Wayne Township Public School District, educates 347 students, covering grades K through 5.

Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by Wayne Township Public School District, a district that educates 7,549 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Albert Payson Terhune Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Albert Payson Terhune Elementary shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Albert Payson Terhune Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Albert Payson Terhune Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.5%; this one delivers 67.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Passaic County indicate median household income runs about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students).

Nearest neighbor: Schuyler Colfax Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Albert Payson Terhune Elementary. On composite proficiency, Albert Payson Terhune Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 423 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 9% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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