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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Theunis Dey Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341728004992
Theunis Dey Elementary School
55 WEBSTER DRIVE, WAYNE, NJ 07470 · (973) 633-3155 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
24 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
45%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
78.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
68.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.7pp 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 68 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.9% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 59.4% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Theunis Dey Elementary School
Theunis Dey Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theunis Dey Elementary School this school | 459 | 5.2% | 65.8% |
| Central Avenue School MADISON | 492 | 7.9% | 72.0% |
| Packanack Elementary School WAYNE | 408 | 7.4% | 62.7% |
| Shongum School RANDOLPH | 482 | 4.1% | 58.1% |
| Washington Elementary School WEST CALDWELL | 409 | 7.6% | 53.4% |
| Central Elementary School EAST HANOVER | 439 | 1.8% | 60.8% |
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 Theunis Dey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #218 of 1,290 | #3 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #275 of 1,319 ▲ 115 | #5 of 87 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #106 of 1,319 ▲ 133 | #2 of 87 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #521 of 1,562 | #34 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,194 of 1,390 | #77 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #932 of 1,392 | #42 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.2% | #1,338 of 1,481 | #97 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #340 of 545 | #14 of 18 |
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
459
+67 (+17%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 459 | 33.5 | 13.7:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 30.8 | 14.8:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 28.8 | 15.1:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 22 | 21.3:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Theunis Dey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (431 to 459); teachers up 20% (28 to 33.5).
About Theunis Dey Elementary School
Among the schools in WAYNE, New Jersey, is Theunis Dey Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 459 students.
Wayne Township Public School District has a total of 15 schools and 7,549 students, Theunis Dey Elementary School among them.
At Theunis Dey Elementary School, White students make up 72% of the student body. The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school's share is higher. Theunis Dey Elementary School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Theunis Dey Elementary School was 13.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school counts 24 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 5%. The average for public schools in Passaic County is 61%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Theunis Dey Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Theunis Dey Elementary School is 2.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (65.8% versus 63.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Passaic County census figures show that the median household income is $87,522, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Passaic County is home to 155 public schools and about 83,237 public school students.
The closest other public school is Schuyler Colfax Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Theunis Dey Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Theunis Dey Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 65.8% versus a 61.5% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment climbed 17% from its 2020-21 level of 392. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.7:1 to 13.7:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Theunis Dey Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
- Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Schuyler Colfax Middle School0.6 mi · 650
- Albert Payson Terhune Elementary0.6 mi · 347
- Packanack Elementary School1.0 mi · 408
- Wayne Hills High School1.3 mi · 1,162
- Preakness Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 177
- George Washington Middle School1.5 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolHow large is Theunis Dey Elementary School?
Theunis Dey Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Theunis Dey Elementary School serve?
Theunis Dey Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Theunis Dey Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Theunis Dey Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Theunis Dey Elementary School?
Student demographics at Theunis Dey Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Theunis Dey Elementary School in?
Theunis Dey Elementary School is part of Wayne Township Public School District.
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