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Lafayette Elementary School

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Lafayette Elementary School ranks 402 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lafayette Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wayne, New Jersey, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 339 students. The school is part of the Wayne Township Public School District, which is ranked 150 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lafayette Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in NJSLA/PARCC assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5, with proficiency rates ranging from 59.2% to 78.6% in ELA and 52.1% to 61.2% in Math, outperforming the state averages. The school's performance in Science assessments for 5th grade is also noteworthy, with a proficiency rate of 36.2% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 30.1%. Additionally, the school has a strong performance among its Hispanic student population, ranking in the top 127 out of 1,032 New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year, and its special education students also perform well, ranking in the top 173 out of 989 New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased over the past few years, reaching 16.6% in 2022-2023, it remains lower than the state average of around 18-20% during the same period. Compared to nearby schools, Lafayette Elementary School consistently outperforms the Randall Carter Elementary School and Packanack Elementary School, which are also part of the Wayne Township Public School District, in academic assessments across grades 3-5. However, the school's performance lags behind the higher-ranked James Fallon Elementary School, which is located within the same district.

321

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,454

Per pupil spending ?

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Laauwe Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470-2950

(973) 633-3165

District: Wayne Township Public School District

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Anthony Wayne Middle School
High:	Wayne Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Wayne Township Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg46%

402^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Wayne Township Public School District

150^th of 609Wayne Township Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	402 of 1347	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	279 of 1338	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	304 of 1342	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	391 of 1345	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	437 of 1317	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	527 of 1360	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	463 of 1353	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	484 of 1352	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.0	482 of 1346	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.9	305 of 1357	77.5%	★★★★☆
2014	77.1	313 of 1363	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	357 of 1367	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.1	304 of 1363	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	347 of 1360	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	227 of 1354	83.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	302 of 1346	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.6	119 of 1338	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	75.5	274 of 1329	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	298 of 1314	77.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.0	295 of 1303	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	71.2	423 of 1298	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	75.8	334 of 1204	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	386 of 1326	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	287 of 1317	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	321 of 1318	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	428 of 1326	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	560 of 1290	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	513 of 1331	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	351 of 1333	73.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	127 of 1032	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	189 of 989	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.8	55 of 982	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	53.3	369 of 953	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	416 of 896	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	431 of 1318	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.7	268 of 1313	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	289 of 1315	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	362 of 1324	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	348 of 1297	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	499 of 1335	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	523 of 1334	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	402 of 1023	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	173 of 989	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	290 of 958	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.4	135 of 949	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	368 of 868	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	244 of 1007	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	307 of 1001	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	541 of 970	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.4	311 of 963	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	404 of 975	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	456 of 976	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	511 of 964	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	646 of 1023	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	614 of 1022	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

Mathematics57%+11 vs state

Science36%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Lafayette Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Laauwe Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3165	321	23	14.1	10.9%	235 (73.2%)	4 (1.2%)	42 (13.1%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	71.2	402^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	70.2%		80.3	279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.1%	123	36.2		59.2	78.6	65.2				61.2	60.7	52.1				$15,454	$277	$15,177
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1310 Ratzer Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3160	387	33	11.8	14.2%	219 (56.6%)	9 (2.3%)	67 (17.3%)	73 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	77.6	324^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.9%		76.5	327^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.6%	3	72.7		56.6	58.3	89.7				62.3	50.8	84.5				$14,918	$353	$14,565
James Fallon Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Clifford Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3125	370	28	13.0	10.3%	268 (72.4%)	3 (0.8%)	56 (15.1%)	33 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	83	230^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.9%		77.3	316^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.4%	86	56.6		68.6	77.7	76.7				65.2	61.1	65.0				$14,842	$277	$14,565
School 27	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Richmond Ave	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0270	641	48	13.3	80.8%	35 (5.5%)	58 (9.0%)	351 (54.8%)	193 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18	1130^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.5	1095^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.2%	35	12.6		27.7	36.3	34.4				28.2	30.3	14.2				$8,335		$8,335
Randall Carter Elementary School	Public	K-5	531 Alps Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3145	351	28	12.7	15.1%	242 (68.9%)	4 (1.1%)	72 (20.5%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	77.8	320^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.2%		76.2	333^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.1%	13	37.5		63.2	79.3	68.7				76.5	73.0	48.4				$15,525	$348	$15,177
Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	996	96	10.4	67.8%	134 (13.5%)	115 (11.5%)	671 (67.4%)	56 (5.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	22.8	1051^st of 1347 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.6	985^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.4%	66	14.6	3.3	28.6	44.2	35.6	39.4	36.7	41.8	28.9	31.0	21.6	23.8	21.8	28.3	$12,560	$847	$11,713
Preakness Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1006 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 968-7400	177	19	9.3	7.9%	82 (46.3%)	5 (2.8%)	48 (27.1%)	32 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)								(n/a)
School 19	Public	K-4	31 James Street	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0190	288	23	12.5	74.7%	4 (1.4%)	28 (9.7%)	158 (54.9%)	95 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33	913^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.2%		26.4	990^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.0%	77			34.9	54.1					38.3	26.9					$9,566		$9,566
Packanack Elementary School	Public	K-5	190 Oakwood Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3170	408	30	13.4	7.4%	297 (72.8%)	5 (1.2%)	67 (16.4%)	26 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	79.4	291^st of 1347 public elementary schools	78.4%		75.9	340^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.6%	49	64.8		63.9	66.2	73.0				71.3	50.7	66.2				$15,454	$277	$15,177
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	294 Totowa Road	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	413	28	14.7	29.5%	208 (50.4%)	11 (2.7%)	150 (36.3%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	19.4	1105^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.7	1106^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.3%	1			24.4						33.0						$14,009	$72	$13,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette Elementary School

How many students attend Lafayette Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Lafayette Elementary School.

Is Lafayette Elementary School a good school?

Lafayette Elementary School ranks 402^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lafayette Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anthony Wayne Middle School
High : Wayne Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Elementary School?

Students at Lafayette Elementary School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Lafayette Elementary School in?

Wayne Township Public School District

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