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Enrollment
1,201
High
DISTRICT 1,182 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341728004964
Wayne Valley High School
551 VALLEY ROAD, WAYNE, NJ 07470 · (973) 317-2200 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,201 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
123 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
139 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 | 273 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 302 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 306 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 320 | 27% |
Student demographics
50%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
59.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -13.8pp since 2023
Math
38.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 47.6% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Valley High School
Wayne Valley High School's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Valley High School this school | 1,201 | 11.6% | 49.4% |
| Wayne Hills High School WAYNE | 1,162 | 11.3% | 55.3% |
| Morris Knolls High School ROCKAWAY | 1,450 | 15.0% | 52.6% |
| Randolph High School RANDOLPH | 1,275 | 13.4% | 47.0% |
| Westwood Regional High School TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON | 830 | 15.7% | 50.9% |
| 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 Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #118 of 397 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #138 of 400 ▼ 29 | #6 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #143 of 395 ▼ 31 | #7 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,201 | #124 of 442 | #6 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #35 of 388 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #234 of 389 | #7 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.6% | #330 of 405 | #21 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #98 of 200 | #8 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
1,201
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 939
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 1,201 | 122.5 | 9.8:1 | 12% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 1,235 | 118.7 | 10.4:1 | 9% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 1,241 | 116.6 | 10.6:1 | 9% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 1,212 | 111 | 10.9:1 | 6% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 1,312 | 115.6 | 11.3:1 | 9% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 1,337 | 120 | 11.1:1 | 10% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 1,489 | 110 | 13.5:1 | 7% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 1,271 | 96 | 13.2:1 | 3% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 939 | 83 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,312 to 1,201); teachers up 6% (115.6 to 122.5).
About Wayne Valley High School
In WAYNE, New Jersey, part of Passaic County, Wayne Valley High School is a high school. School enrollment was 1,201 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
Wayne Township Public School District enrolls 7,549 students in 15 schools, including Wayne Valley High School.
At Wayne Valley High School, White students make up 67% of the student body. Next come 21% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1 at Wayne Valley High School, with 122.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in New Jersey have 12.7:1, compared with 9.8:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 12% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
A school with Wayne Valley High School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 59.8%. Wayne Valley High School scores 49.4%, 10.4 points below that line.
Among Passaic County residents, the median household income is $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne Valley High School is one of 155 public schools in the county.
James Fallon Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 63.4%, higher than Wayne Valley High School's 49.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,212 to 1,201, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.9:1 to 9.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Wayne Valley High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 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
- Packanack Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Other schools in WAYNE
- Passaic County Technical InstituteHigh · 3,565 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
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
Nearby schools
- James Fallon Elementary School0.2 mi · 370
- Lafayette Elementary School0.6 mi · 321
- Randall Carter Elementary School0.9 mi · 351
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School1.2 mi · 387
- Anthony Wayne Middle School1.3 mi · 617
- Passaic County Technical Institute1.4 mi · 3,565
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne Valley High SchoolHow many students attend Wayne Valley High School?
Wayne Valley High School enrolls approximately 1,201 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wayne Valley High School serve?
Wayne Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wayne Valley High School have?
Wayne Valley High School employs 123 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
How diverse is Wayne Valley High School?
Wayne Valley High School reports a student body of 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Wayne Valley High School public or private?
Wayne Valley 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.