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Enrollment
650
Middle
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341728004990
Schuyler Colfax Middle School
1500 HAMBURG TURNPIKE, WAYNE, NJ 07470 · (973) 633-3130 · Passaic County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
66 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 | 228 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 220 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 31% |
Student demographics
49%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
78.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.8% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 74.6% | 59.9% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Schuyler Colfax Middle School
Schuyler Colfax Middle School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuyler Colfax Middle School this school | 650 | 10.2% | 64.8% |
| Anthony Wayne Middle School WAYNE | 617 | 12.0% | 59.4% |
| Madison Junior School MADISON | 555 | 7.6% | 64.8% |
| Eric S. Smith Middle School RAMSEY | 613 | 5.7% | 64.6% |
| Westwood Regional Middle School WESTWOOD | 656 | 14.3% | 54.9% |
| William Allen Middle School MOORESTOWN | 635 | 8.3% | 65.6% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Schuyler Colfax Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #60 of 433 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #98 of 437 ▼ 6 | #2 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #72 of 437 ▲ 5 | #1 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #152 of 445 | #6 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #94 of 417 | #6 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #266 of 419 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #353 of 436 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #113 of 282 | #5 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. 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
650
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 650 | 67.7 | 9.6:1 | 10% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 65.5 | 9.7:1 | 6% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 64.4 | 9.6:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 63 | 10.2:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 67 | 11.2:1 | 7% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 65 | 11.3:1 | 6% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 59 | 12.8:1 | 3% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 952 | 60 | 15.9:1 | 4% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | 65 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schuyler Colfax Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (749 to 650); teachers up 1% (67 to 67.7).
About Schuyler Colfax Middle School
Schuyler Colfax Middle School is a mid-sized middle school serving families in WAYNE, New Jersey. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 650 students in 2024-25.
Wayne Township Public School District (15 schools, 7,549 students) runs Schuyler Colfax Middle School.
Federal enrollment data show Schuyler Colfax Middle School is 69% White. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Passaic County overall, about 41% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
Schuyler Colfax Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, with 67.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 10% at Schuyler Colfax Middle School. On average, public schools in Passaic County report 61%.
A school with Schuyler Colfax Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 60.6%. Schuyler Colfax Middle School scores 64.8%, 4.2 points above that line.
The county, Passaic County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $87,522 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Schuyler Colfax Middle School, Passaic County has 155 public schools.
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Schuyler Colfax Middle School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Schuyler Colfax Middle School is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 650, starting from 645.
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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
- Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 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
- Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Albert Payson Terhune Elementary0.2 mi · 347
- Theunis Dey Elementary School0.6 mi · 459
- Wayne Hills High School0.8 mi · 1,162
- Pines Lake Elementary School1.1 mi · 356
- Preakness Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 177
- Packanack Elementary School1.4 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolHow large is Schuyler Colfax Middle School?
Schuyler Colfax Middle School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Schuyler Colfax Middle School serve?
Schuyler Colfax Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Schuyler Colfax Middle School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Schuyler Colfax Middle School.
How diverse is Schuyler Colfax Middle School?
Schuyler Colfax Middle School reports a student body of 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Schuyler Colfax Middle School?
Schuyler Colfax Middle School is overseen by Wayne Township Public School District in Passaic County.
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