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Wanaque Elementary School

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Wanaque Elementary School ranks 564 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Wanaque Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Wanaque School District of New Jersey. With 510 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, particularly in Algebra I, where 90.9% of 8th graders and end-of-course students scored proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average.

However, the school's performance in Science lags behind the state average, and it has seen a steady increase in its chronic absenteeism rate, rising from 13.1% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools, Manito Elementary School in the Oakland Public School District significantly outperforms Wanaque Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics, while Colonial Road School in the Franklin Lakes School District has exceptional test scores and a lower student-teacher ratio.

Despite these challenges, Wanaque Elementary School's performance for its Hispanic student population is exceptional, ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools in this category for the past three school years. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and its performance for its low socioeconomic status students is strong, ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools in this category.

506

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,590

Per pupil spending ?

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

First Street
Wanaque, NJ 07465

(973) 835-8200

District: Wanaque School District

Students who attend Wanaque Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lakeland Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

Hispanic:

30.2%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

564^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

195^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Wanaque School District

264^th of 609Wanaque 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	564 of 1347	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	537 of 1338	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	556 of 1342	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	560 of 1345	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	641 of 1317	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	431 of 1360	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	400 of 1353	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.4	295 of 1352	78.2%	★★★★☆
2016	68.0	465 of 1346	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.0	562 of 1357	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.1	686 of 1363	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.8	516 of 1367	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	574 of 1363	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.1	718 of 1360	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.5	600 of 1354	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	558 of 1346	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.5	691 of 1338	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.2	647 of 1329	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.3	536 of 1314	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.8	536 of 1303	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.3	900 of 1298	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	76.3	314 of 1204	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	405 of 1326	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	470 of 1317	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	496 of 1318	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	507 of 1326	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	503 of 1290	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	354 of 1331	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	374 of 1333	71.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	240 of 1032	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	349 of 989	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	199 of 982	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	196 of 953	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	216 of 896	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	278 of 1023	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	181 of 939	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	689 of 1318	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	569 of 1313	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	650 of 1315	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	594 of 1324	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	804 of 1297	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	489 of 1335	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	426 of 1334	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	722 of 1023	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	866 of 989	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	512 of 958	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.1	172 of 1007	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	549 of 970	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	460 of 963	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	536 of 975	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	562 of 976	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	630 of 964	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	338 of 1023	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	398 of 1022	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	195 of 752	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	164 of 743	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	179 of 748	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	138 of 745	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	182 of 652	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	123 of 745	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	181 of 716	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	65.3	241 of 712	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	80.8	93 of 713	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	86.2	49 of 713	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	69.2	258 of 717	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.1	253 of 704	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.6	272 of 677	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.9	237 of 684	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.9	219 of 677	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	292 of 664	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.5	261 of 640	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.5	225 of 631	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.9	392 of 615	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.5	369 of 599	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.9	260 of 588	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	73.8	174 of 574	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	150 of 728	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	121 of 717	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	175 of 720	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	142 of 726	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	135 of 625	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	163 of 703	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	176 of 680	74.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	61 of 608	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	75 of 589	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	40 of 587	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	80 of 591	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	24 of 480	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	71 of 504	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	78 of 613	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	62 of 584	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	249 of 726	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	242 of 719	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	192 of 718	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	162 of 730	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	199 of 635	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.6	106 of 697	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	177 of 675	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	57.7	153 of 505	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	43 of 535	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	31 of 401	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	65.2	119 of 471	74.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	230 of 502	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	175 of 510	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	229 of 509	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	129 of 512	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	146 of 435	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	121 of 504	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	194 of 497	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)70th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I91%+45 vs state

English Language Arts63%+9 vs state

Mathematics48%+7 vs state

Science21%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wanaque Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	First Street	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	506	50	10.0	21.3%	303 (59.9%)	12 (2.4%)	153 (30.2%)	27 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	58.7	564^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.1%		60.5	537^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.9%	27	26.8	16.7	64.1	69.0	38.1	66.1	52.0	81.5	59.0	38.2	38.1	57.6	52.9	41.9	90.9	90.9	$15,590	$449	$15,141
Peter Cooper School	Public	K-3	54 Roger Court	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	235	22	10.8	6.8%	166 (70.6%)	8 (3.4%)	50 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	85.2	193^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	85.7%		75.5	351^st of 1338 public elementary schools	73.8%	158			70.4						70.4								$13,283	$195	$13,088
Haskell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	973 Ringwood Avenue	Haskell	07420	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	382	40	9.6	40.1%	193 (50.5%)	13 (3.4%)	146 (38.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	51.2	664^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.7%		69.5	424^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.3%	240	22.2	19.1	63.9	70.9	36.3	44.1	61.3	64.3	72.2	48.4	34.1	42.9	45.1	32.2	92.8	92.8	$15,716	$453	$15,263
Robert Erskine School	Public	K-3	88 Erskine Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	169	18	9.5	15.4%	135 (79.9%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	58.8	562^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.3%		72.3	391^st of 1338 public elementary schools	70.8%	171			50.0						54.8								$11,230	$374	$10,856
Martha B. Day Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	225 Rafkind Road	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1311	207	20	10.5	30.0%	125 (60.4%)	5 (2.4%)	66 (31.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	$18,685	$125	$18,560
Dogwood Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Dogwood Dr	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-5822	234	25	9.2	14.5%	158 (67.5%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (24.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	86.9	173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		76.9	322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.9%	149	53.7		71.1	81.9	81.5				71.0	66.7	66.7						$13,907		$13,907
Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Seminole Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-4147	343	33	10.4	10.8%	246 (71.7%)	11 (3.2%)	43 (12.5%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	72.9	378^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.9%		70.3	415^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.0%	37	50.0		56.8	72.9	74.4				50.0	61.0	53.2						$11,259		$11,259
Lenox School	Public	K-5	35 Lenox Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	355	31	11.5	31.8%	212 (59.7%)	9 (2.5%)	108 (30.4%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	39.8	814^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.2	662^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	50.5%	152	22.2		36.1	58.8	42.9				45.9	45.1	34.9						$9,988	$206	$9,782
Manito Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Manito Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-6106	255	27	9.3	4.3%	203 (79.6%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.0%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	88.4	152^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	88.7%		91.2	90^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.3%	62	61.1		78.4	75.5	88.5				67.6	67.9	80.0						$14,161		$14,161
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School	Public	2-4	29 Captolene Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5353	232	23	10.0	32.8%	129 (55.6%)	6 (2.6%)	77 (33.2%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	65.1	479^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.4%		64.8	485^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.8%	6			43.1	60.7					56.0	75.4							$16,555	$1,340	$15,215

Frequently Asked Questions about Wanaque Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Wanaque Elementary School attend?

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

High : Lakeland Regional High School

Is Wanaque Elementary School a good school?

Wanaque Elementary School ranks 564^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wanaque Elementary School?

Students at Wanaque Elementary School are 60% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Wanaque Elementary School in?

Wanaque School District

How many students attend Wanaque Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Wanaque Elementary School.

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