Ryerson Elementary School

Ryerson Elementary School is a close-knit elementary-level community in WAYNE, New Jersey, operated by Wayne Township Public School District. The school serves 250 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 38% below typical.

Within Wayne Township Public School District, which oversees 15 schools and 7,549 students, Ryerson Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ryerson Elementary School logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ryerson Elementary School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Ryerson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

Around the school, Passaic County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Ryerson Elementary School is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students).

Nearest neighbor: George Washington Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ryerson Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 284 students in 2018 compared to 250 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

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