Anthony Wayne Middle School

Located at 201 GARSIDE AVENUE, in WAYNE, New Jersey, Anthony Wayne Middle School is an average-sized intermediate school that serves 617 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Wayne Township Public School District.

Wayne Township Public School District runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 7,549 students. Anthony Wayne Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Anthony Wayne Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Anthony Wayne Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.6%, the actual is 59.4%, a residual of -0.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Passaic County put the typical household earns roughly $87,522 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Anthony Wayne Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Lafayette Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anthony Wayne Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.1%.

Anthony Wayne Middle School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 631 students in 2018 compared to 617 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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