Wanaque Elementary School

Located at FIRST STREET, in WANAQUE, New Jersey, Wanaque Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that educates 506 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within Wanaque School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

Across the 2 schools in Wanaque School District (888 students total), Wanaque Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Wanaque Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Wanaque Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 21% of students at Wanaque Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wanaque Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.5%, the actual is 51.8%, a residual of -2.7 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Passaic County indicate median household income runs about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which Wanaque Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lakeland Regional High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wanaque Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 503 students in 2018 compared to 506 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 15% to 30% over that span.

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