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Enrollment
617
Middle
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341728000558
Anthony Wayne Middle School
201 GARSIDE AVENUE, WAYNE, NJ 07470 · (973) 389-2120 · Passaic County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
74 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 190 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 219 | 35% |
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 57.9% |
% 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 →
Where Anthony Wayne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #105 of 433 | #3 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #117 of 437 | #3 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #137 of 437 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #174 of 445 | #7 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #55 of 417 | #3 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #226 of 419 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #251 of 282 | #14 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
-14 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.1:1
% White
64%
was 74%
% Hispanic
18%
was 11%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
12%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 617 | 68.6 | 9.0:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 66.6 | 9.7:1 | 8% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 66.2 | 10.1:1 | 9% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 62.2 | 10.1:1 | 9% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anthony Wayne Middle School.
About Anthony Wayne Middle School
Anthony Wayne Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in WAYNE, New Jersey, under Wayne Township Public School District. The school reports 617 students in grades 6 through 8.
Wayne Township Public School District runs Anthony Wayne Middle School along with 14 other schools, enrolling 7,549 students in total.
At 64%, White students outnumber all other groups at Anthony Wayne Middle School combined. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 41% of Passaic County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Anthony Wayne Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
Federal data list 68.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Anthony Wayne Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.0:1. Among middle schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 10.9:1. The lunch program counts 12% of students at Anthony Wayne Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Passaic County.
In New Jersey, Anthony Wayne Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.4% actual against a predicted 59.6%.
Passaic County has about 521,012 residents, and median household income is about $87,522, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 155 public schools in Passaic County, with a combined enrollment of about 83,237.
Of nearby public schools, Lafayette Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Anthony Wayne Middle School is ahead of the 53.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The federal government classifies Anthony Wayne Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 7 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 631 to 617. By 2024-25, 64% of students were White, compared with 74% in 2017-18. Students per teacher fell from 10.1 in 2017-18 to 9.0 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
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
- Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Packanack Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 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
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Lafayette Elementary School0.6 mi · 321
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School0.7 mi · 387
- Passaic County Technical Institute0.9 mi · 3,565
- Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy0.9 mi · 1,040
- Wayne Valley High School1.3 mi · 1,201
- Haledon Public School1.3 mi · 996
Frequently asked questions
About Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolHow large is Anthony Wayne Middle School?
Anthony Wayne Middle School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Anthony Wayne Middle School serve?
Anthony Wayne Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Anthony Wayne Middle School?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Anthony Wayne Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Anthony Wayne Middle School?
Student demographics at Anthony Wayne Middle School are roughly 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Anthony Wayne Middle School in?
Anthony Wayne Middle School is part of Wayne Township Public School District.
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