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What's one thing Wayne Hills High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,162
High
DISTRICT 1,182 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341728004966
Wayne Hills High School
272 BERDAN AVENUE, WAYNE, NJ 07470 · (973) 317-2000 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,162 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
121 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
131 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 282 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 287 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 290 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 303 | 26% |
Student demographics
51%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
69.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Wayne Hills High School
Wayne Hills High School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hills High School this school | 1,162 | 11.3% | 55.3% |
| Wayne Valley High School WAYNE | 1,201 | 11.6% | 49.4% |
| Moorestown High School MOORESTOWN | 1,251 | 8.8% | 68.3% |
| Randolph High School RANDOLPH | 1,275 | 13.4% | 47.0% |
| Hopewell Valley Central High School PENNINGTON | 1,068 | 6.1% | 59.0% |
| Madison High School MADISON | 761 | 10.4% | 56.0% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Wayne Hills High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #88 of 397 | #3 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #118 of 400 ▼ 25 | #4 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #83 of 395 ▲ 2 | #3 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,162 | #132 of 442 | #7 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #25 of 388 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #231 of 389 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #332 of 405 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #67 of 200 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,162
-74 (-6%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,013
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 1,162 | 121.4 | 9.6:1 | 11% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 1,181 | 119.3 | 9.9:1 | 7% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 1,182 | 121.4 | 9.7:1 | 8% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 1,236 | 123 | 10.1:1 | 4% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 1,322 | 121 | 10.9:1 | 7% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 1,350 | 121 | 11.2:1 | 7% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 1,333 | 103 | 12.9:1 | 5% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 1,035 | 82 | 12.6:1 | 2% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 1,013 | 91 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne Hills High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,322 to 1,162); teachers unchanged (121 to 121.4).
About Wayne Hills High School
Federal records list Wayne Hills High School as a high school in WAYNE, New Jersey. It reported 1,162 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in New Jersey average about 929 students, which makes this school 25% above average.
Wayne Hills High School is a school in Wayne Township Public School District. The district has 15 schools and 7,549 students.
Of every 100 students at Wayne Hills High School, about 67 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 41%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wayne Hills High School scores 51%.
Wayne Hills High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, with 121.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 11% at Wayne Hills High School. It compares with 61% for public schools in Passaic County.
On the allk12 Grade, Wayne Hills High School lands at B+, ahead of 74% of New Jersey public high schools.
Test results at Wayne Hills High School are 4.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.3% actual, 60.0% predicted).
For the population of Passaic County, the median household earns about $87,522 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Passaic County, 155 public schools serve about 83,237 students.
Preakness Early Childhood Center is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Wayne Hills High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 65.4% on proficiency, and Wayne Hills High School is below that at 55.3%.
Wayne Hills High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Wayne Hills High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 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
- Passaic County Technical Institute STEM AcademyHigh · 1,040 students
- Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
- Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Preakness Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 177
- Schuyler Colfax Middle School0.8 mi · 650
- Albert Payson Terhune Elementary0.9 mi · 347
- Theunis Dey Elementary School1.3 mi · 459
- Pines Lake Elementary School1.5 mi · 356
- Packanack Elementary School1.7 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne Hills High SchoolHow many students attend Wayne Hills High School?
Wayne Hills High School enrolls approximately 1,162 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wayne Hills High School serve?
Wayne Hills High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wayne Hills High School have?
Wayne Hills High School employs 121 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wayne Hills High School?
At Wayne Hills High School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Wayne Hills High School public or private?
Wayne Hills High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.