Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341728004978
Lafayette Elementary School
100 LAAUWE AVENUE, WAYNE, NJ 07470 · (973) 633-3165 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
35 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 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 49% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
44%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
67.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 60.0% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 Lafayette Elementary School
Lafayette Elementary School's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Elementary School this school | 321 | 10.9% | 60.8% |
| North End Elementary School Cedar Grove | 309 | 11.3% | 76.6% |
| Pines Lake Elementary School WAYNE | 356 | 9.6% | 61.1% |
| Heights Elementary School OAKLAND | 343 | 10.8% | 57.7% |
| John Y Dater Elementary School RAMSEY | 325 | 9.2% | 66.7% |
| Elysian Charter School of Hoboken HOBOKEN | 292 | 9.9% | 73.4% |
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 Lafayette Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #318 of 1,290 | #9 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #453 of 1,319 ▼ 74 | #18 of 87 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #318 of 1,319 ▼ 51 | #10 of 87 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #1,020 of 1,562 | #63 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,250 of 1,390 | #81 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #963 of 1,392 | #47 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.9% | #1,229 of 1,481 | #90 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #413 of 798 | #44 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
321
+22 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 321 | 22.7 | 14.1:1 | 11% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 23.7 | 14.3:1 | 8% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 21.7 | 14.3:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 22.3 | 16.0:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 10% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 3% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lafayette Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (358 to 321); teachers up 2% (22.3 to 22.7).
About Lafayette Elementary School
Lafayette Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in WAYNE, New Jersey. Enrollment is 321 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 21% lower.
The 15 schools in Wayne Township Public School District enroll 7,549 students altogether, Lafayette Elementary School among them.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at Lafayette Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 32 points above the 41% share among Passaic County residents. By the diversity index, Lafayette Elementary School comes in at 44%.
Lafayette Elementary School counts 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.1 students for each one. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Passaic County is 61%.
Lafayette Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (60.8%) and its predicted rate (60.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Among Passaic County residents, median household income is about $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Lafayette Elementary School is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County, which together enroll about 83,237 students.
Wayne Valley High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lafayette Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 60.8% against a local average of 57.2%.
Lafayette Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Lafayette Elementary School saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 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
Other Lafayette Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Lafayette Elementary. Lafayette Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 18.
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolBound Brook, NJ · 249 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 923 students
- Lafayette ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 827 students
- Lafayette ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 812 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolOxford, MS · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Wayne Valley High School0.6 mi · 1,201
- Anthony Wayne Middle School0.6 mi · 617
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School0.8 mi · 387
- James Fallon Elementary School0.8 mi · 370
- Passaic County Technical Institute1.0 mi · 3,565
- Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy1.0 mi · 1,040
Frequently asked questions
About Lafayette Elementary SchoolHow large is Lafayette Elementary School?
Lafayette Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lafayette Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lafayette Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lafayette Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lafayette Elementary School?
Lafayette Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lafayette Elementary School public or private?
Lafayette Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne Township Public School District.
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