George Washington Middle School

As a mid-sized middle-grades school in WAYNE, New Jersey, George Washington Middle School serves 493 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Wayne Township Public School District.

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

On demographics, George Washington Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, George Washington Middle School has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. Roughly 19% of students at George Washington Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Passaic County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, George Washington Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Passaic County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,522 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which George Washington Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Packanack Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, George Washington Middle School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. George Washington Middle School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 536 (now 493). The White share of enrollment shrank from 78% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.