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James Fallon Elementary School

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James Fallon Elementary School ranks 230 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

James Fallon Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wayne, New Jersey, serving 369 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Wayne Township Public School District, which is ranked 150 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

James Fallon Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 68.6% in 3rd grade ELA, 77.7% in 4th grade ELA, and 76.7% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were 65.2% in 3rd grade, 61.1% in 4th grade, and 65% in 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. The school also performs well for specific student subgroups, such as ranking 308 out of 1,032 schools for Hispanic students and 84 out of 1,023 schools for students with special needs.

While Theunis Dey Elementary School and Packanack Elementary School in the district also had a 14.9% chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-2024, James Fallon's rate of 14.9% is an improvement from the previous year's 16.6%. Additionally, the school's spending per student of $14,842 in 2018-2019 is slightly higher than the state average, which may contribute to its strong academic performance when compared to nearby schools and state averages.

370

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,842

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 Clifford Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470

(973) 633-3125

District: Wayne Township Public School District

Students who attend James Fallon Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Asian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg46%

230^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	83.0	230 of 1347	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	316 of 1338	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	313 of 1342	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	427 of 1345	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	443 of 1317	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	392 of 1360	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	406 of 1353	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	229 of 1352	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	72.6	402 of 1346	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.0	484 of 1357	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.3	506 of 1363	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	663 of 1367	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.5	460 of 1363	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.4	620 of 1360	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	496 of 1354	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	440 of 1346	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	478 of 1338	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	563 of 1329	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.6	555 of 1314	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.4	405 of 1303	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	82.6	125 of 1298	90.4%	★★★★★
2003	81.5	188 of 1204	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	267 of 1326	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	272 of 1317	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	317 of 1318	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	435 of 1326	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	435 of 1290	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	395 of 1331	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	492 of 1333	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	308 of 1032	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	93 of 982	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	49.7	411 of 953	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	311 of 896	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	92.7	44 of 870	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	195 of 1318	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	366 of 1313	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	303 of 1315	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	397 of 1324	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	438 of 1297	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	373 of 1335	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	304 of 1334	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	84 of 1023	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	62.4	278 of 989	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	285 of 958	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	129 of 949	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	155 of 868	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	125 of 1007	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	179 of 1001	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	243 of 970	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	300 of 963	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	326 of 975	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	386 of 976	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	408 of 964	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	425 of 1023	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	469 of 1022	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+23 vs state

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

Science57%+26 vs state

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Great school. Teachers are very involved and my kids are constantly challenged. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about James Fallon Elementary School

Is James Fallon Elementary School a good school?

James Fallon Elementary School ranks 230^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of James Fallon Elementary School?

Students at James Fallon Elementary School are 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of James Fallon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James Fallon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is James Fallon Elementary School in?

Wayne Township Public School District

How many students attend James Fallon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended James Fallon Elementary School.

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