Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341728004970
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary
40 GEOFFREY WAY, WAYNE, NJ 07470 · (973) 633-3150 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
36 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
64.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 63.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Albert Payson Terhune Elementary
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Payson Terhune Elementary this school | 347 | 10.4% | 67.8% |
| Stony Brook School Branchburg | 310 | 10.0% | 59.7% |
| Washington Elementary School SUMMIT | 323 | 11.5% | 79.6% |
| Frances DeMasi Elementary School MARLTON | 332 | 10.5% | 52.3% |
| Richard Stockton Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 394 | 9.4% | 66.5% |
| Crim Primary School Bridgewater | 396 | 10.6% | 69.5% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Albert Payson Terhune Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #188 of 1,290 | #2 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #337 of 1,319 ▼ 16 | #10 of 87 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #153 of 1,319 ▼ 13 | #3 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #912 of 1,562 | #58 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #952 of 1,390 | #58 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #651 of 1,392 | #26 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #1,242 of 1,481 | #91 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #207 of 798 | #26 of 66 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
347
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 347 | 28.2 | 12.3:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 27.7 | 13.2:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 27.2 | 13.7:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 26.1 | 16.2:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 9% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 17 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert Payson Terhune Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (423 to 347); teachers up 8% (26.1 to 28.2).
About Albert Payson Terhune Elementary
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in WAYNE, New Jersey. The latest federal count shows 347 students in kindergarten through 5.
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is a school in Wayne Township Public School District. The district has 15 schools and 7,549 students.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Albert Payson Terhune Elementary. Other groups make up 16% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Albert Payson Terhune Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
At Albert Payson Terhune Elementary, 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Roughly 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 61% average for public schools in Passaic County is 51 points higher.
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is 7.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (67.8% versus 60.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In Passaic County (population about 521,012), median household income is about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County, which together enroll about 83,237 students.
Of nearby public schools, Schuyler Colfax Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.5:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne Township Public School District
- Wayne Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Wayne Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
- Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
- Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in WAYNE
- Passaic County Technical InstituteHigh · 3,565 students
- Wayne Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Wayne Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Passaic County Technical Institute STEM AcademyHigh · 1,040 students
- Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
- Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Schuyler Colfax Middle School0.2 mi · 650
- Theunis Dey Elementary School0.6 mi · 459
- Pines Lake Elementary School0.9 mi · 356
- Wayne Hills High School0.9 mi · 1,162
- Preakness Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 177
- Packanack Elementary School1.5 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryHow large is Albert Payson Terhune Elementary?
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary enrolls approximately 347 students in grades KG-05.
Is Albert Payson Terhune Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Albert Payson Terhune Elementary have?
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Albert Payson Terhune Elementary?
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary reports a student body of 63% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Albert Payson Terhune Elementary public or private?
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne Township Public School District.
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