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Ryerson Elementary School

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Ryerson Elementary School ranks 743 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

743^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Ryerson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wayne, New Jersey, serving 248 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Wayne Township Public School District, which is ranked 150 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Academically, Ryerson Elementary School's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in state assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.7% of 3rd-grade students at Ryerson were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 63.2% in the district and 44.9% statewide. Similarly, in 5th-grade Mathematics, only 55.5% of Ryerson students were proficient or better, compared to 62.2% in the district and 44.2% statewide. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students and Hispanic students generally outperforming their female and White counterparts.

Additionally, Ryerson Elementary School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.9% to 16.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Despite the school's higher spending per student of $16,459 in the 2018-2019 school year, its academic performance is still lagging behind many of the nearby schools in the Wayne Township Public School District, such as Lafayette Elementary, John F. Kennedy Elementary, and Theunis Dey Elementary, which all have higher rankings and better test scores.

250

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,459

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Mc Clelland Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470-7411

(973) 633-3180

District: Wayne Township Public School District

Students who attend Ryerson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	George Washington Middle School
High:	Wayne Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Asian:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!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 school43%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg46%

743^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	44.8	743 of 1347	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	866 of 1338	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	940 of 1342	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	891 of 1345	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	738 of 1317	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	917 of 1360	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	953 of 1353	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.7	707 of 1352	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.1	757 of 1346	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.5	979 of 1357	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.4	1086 of 1363	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	1041 of 1367	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	60.4	672 of 1363	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.3	837 of 1360	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	867 of 1354	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.8	939 of 1346	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.4	997 of 1338	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.6	889 of 1329	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	913 of 1314	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.3	643 of 1303	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.2	524 of 1298	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.3	487 of 1204	59.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	46.3	211 of 434	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	895 of 1326	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	975 of 1317	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	909 of 1318	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	966 of 1326	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	692 of 1290	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	870 of 1331	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	923 of 1333	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	318 of 1032	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	529 of 989	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	393 of 982	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	276 of 953	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	195 of 896	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	315 of 899	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	541 of 870	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	60.5	226 of 839	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	343 of 948	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	425 of 942	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	578 of 1318	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	637 of 1313	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	824 of 1315	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	725 of 1324	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	742 of 1297	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	894 of 1335	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	910 of 1334	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	883 of 1023	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	530 of 989	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	556 of 949	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	512 of 868	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	838 of 970	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	815 of 963	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	909 of 975	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	890 of 976	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	850 of 964	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	820 of 1023	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	834 of 1022	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)73rd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)51st percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ryerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Mc Clelland Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3180	250	27	9.1	29.6%	127 (50.8%)	2 (0.8%)	84 (33.6%)	29 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	44.8	743^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	44.8%		35.3	866^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.3%	123	27.8	41.7	48.7	66.7	37.8	26.2	55.5	$16,459	$1,282	$15,177
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
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
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	274 Pinebrook Road	Lincoln Park	07035	Morris County	Lincoln Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 696-5530	500	45	11.1	24.8%	304 (60.8%)	10 (2.0%)	142 (28.4%)	27 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	77.8	319^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.3%		76.9	323^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.9%	4		62.3	77.6		59.2	64.7		$10,226	$206	$10,020
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
Stephen J. Gerace School	Public	K-5	59 Boulevard	Pequannock	07440	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 305-5615	334	24	13.8	3.9%	265 (79.3%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (14.7%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	79.3	299^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.8%		87.9	153^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	88.6%	146	32.6	68.8	70.5	73.9	67.2	68.9	69.5	$8,745	$91	$8,654
Theunis Dey Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Webster Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3155	459	34	13.6	5.2%	329 (71.7%)	6 (1.3%)	78 (17.0%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	87.1	170^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.4%		78.4	304^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.3%	134	58.3	65.5	84.7	87.3	71.2	69.4	63.3	$15,454	$277	$15,177
Hillview School	Public	K-5	206 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6080	306	23	13.5	5.2%	251 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.1%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	86.3	180^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.7	256^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.9%	76	52.3	66.7	73.3	78.5	80.0	63.3	80.0	$13,405	$91	$13,314
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ryerson Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ryerson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : George Washington Middle School
High : Wayne Valley High School

Is Ryerson Elementary School a good school?

Ryerson Elementary School ranks 743^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ryerson Elementary School?

Students at Ryerson Elementary School are 51% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Ryerson Elementary School in?

Wayne Township Public School District

How many students attend Ryerson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Ryerson Elementary School.

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