Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341728004988
Ryerson Elementary School
30 MC CLELLAND AVENUE, WAYNE, NJ 07470 · (973) 633-3180 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
74 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 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
61%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
52.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
39.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 31.8% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Ryerson Elementary School
Ryerson Elementary School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryerson Elementary School this school | 250 | 29.6% | 38.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary School ROCKAWAY | 272 | 27.9% | 47.5% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School HAWTHORNE | 264 | 23.9% | 55.3% |
| Southwood Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 265 | 28.7% | 52.5% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 256 | 27.0% | 46.3% |
| Eldridge Park School LAWRENCEVILLE | 212 | 34.4% | 46.6% |
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 Ryerson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #789 of 1,290 | #33 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #818 of 1,319 ▲ 77 | #38 of 87 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #653 of 1,319 ▲ 197 | #25 of 87 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #1,293 of 1,562 | #80 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #162 of 1,390 | #6 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #440 of 1,392 | #5 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #864 of 1,481 | #75 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #357 of 798 | #43 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
250
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 250 | 27.2 | 9.2:1 | 30% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 25.2 | 9.8:1 | 31% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 25.8 | 9.2:1 | 27% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 23% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 25.5 | 11.1:1 | 44% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 44% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 29% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 23% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 20 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ryerson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (284 to 250); teachers up 7% (25.5 to 27.2).
About Ryerson Elementary School
Ryerson Elementary School is a small elementary school in WAYNE, New Jersey. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 250 students. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 38% smaller than average.
Ryerson Elementary School is one school in a 15-school district, Wayne Township Public School District, which enrolls 7,549 students.
A majority of students at Ryerson Elementary School, 51%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Passaic County, the White share is about 41%. By the diversity index, Ryerson Elementary School comes in at 61%.
The school reports 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.2 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 30% of students. Across public schools in Passaic County, the average is 61%.
Ryerson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.4%, compared with a predicted 50.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Passaic County, median household income is about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ryerson Elementary School is among the 155 public schools in Passaic County.
The nearest other public school, George Washington Middle School, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ryerson Elementary School ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 256 students in 2020-21 and 250 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.6:1 to 9.2:1.
Community posts for Ryerson Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- George Washington Middle School0.8 mi · 493
- Randall Carter Elementary School1.2 mi · 351
- Lincoln Park Middle School1.4 mi · 368
- Packanack Elementary School1.5 mi · 408
- Lincoln Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 500
- James Fallon Elementary School1.8 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Ryerson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ryerson Elementary School?
Ryerson Elementary School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ryerson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ryerson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ryerson Elementary School have?
Ryerson Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ryerson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ryerson Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ryerson Elementary School?
Ryerson Elementary School is overseen by Wayne Township Public School District in Passaic County.
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