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Wayne Hills High School

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Wayne Hills High School ranks 95 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 78% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Wayne Hills High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Wayne, New Jersey, with a student population of 1,181. 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 from SchoolDigger. Wayne Hills High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey, currently at 95 out of 434 high schools in the state.

Academically, Wayne Hills High School outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.2% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 64.2% for the district and 49.9% for the state. The school also excels in NJSLA/Geometry, with 85% of students proficient or better, compared to 85.1% for the district and 56.5% for the state. Additionally, the school has consistently high graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% in the 2023-2024 school year, and very low dropout rates of only 1.0% in the same year.

While Wayne Hills High School performs well across different student subgroups, the school's performance for Special Education students is an area for potential improvement, with a ranking of 198 out of 359 high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Compared to nearby schools, Wayne Hills High School significantly outperforms John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson, which is ranked 428 out of 434 high schools in New Jersey. However, the school faces competition from other high-performing schools in the region, such as Pequannock Township High School and Indian Hills High School, which also rank among the top high schools in the state.

1,162

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,896

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

272 Berdan Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470

(973) 317-2000

District: Wayne Township Public School District

Feeder schools for Wayne Hills High School:

Elementary:	Albert Payson Terhune Elementary
	John F. Kennedy Elementary School
	Pines Lake Elementary School
	Theunis Dey Elementary School
Middle:	Schuyler Colfax Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Asian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New Jersey high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg49%

95^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	70.1	95 of 434	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	83 of 429	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	66 of 422	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	85 of 415	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	88 of 405	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	62 of 416	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	88 of 415	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	76 of 411	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	67.5	63 of 409	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	52.1	128 of 406	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.1	85 of 411	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	104 of 396	73.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	64 of 388	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	65 of 378	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	80 of 371	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	82.2	41 of 370	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	63 of 359	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	86 of 361	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	74.7	92 of 357	74.2%	★★★★☆
2005	77.4	71 of 351	79.8%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	54 of 348	84.5%	★★★★☆
2003	81.8	50 of 343	85.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	76 of 190	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	68 of 191	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	34 of 172	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	42.4	92 of 175	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	72 of 165	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	36 of 191	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	101 of 198	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	68.7	23 of 146	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	107 of 426	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	83 of 420	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	69 of 416	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	72 of 414	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	96 of 402	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	83 of 408	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	82 of 403	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	80 of 406	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	76 of 403	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	53 of 385	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	86 of 382	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	64 of 374	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	97 of 364	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	94 of 368	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	64.5	48 of 326	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	108 of 347	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	175 of 345	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	88 of 426	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	64 of 419	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	76 of 414	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	87 of 410	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	81 of 402	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	73 of 407	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	114 of 405	71.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	198 of 359	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	82.7	27 of 361	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	63.3	71 of 339	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	65 of 344	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	78 of 333	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	67 of 349	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	93 of 355	73.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	118 of 347	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	111 of 345	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	104 of 335	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	111 of 335	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	102 of 336	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	81 of 339	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	112 of 340	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)85th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)84th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry86%+30 vs state

English Language Arts85%+5 vs state

Mathematics72%+14 vs state

Science49%+17 vs state

Algebra I31%~ state avg

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

It is an excellent High School. I am very proud of the results of the state exam. Close Quote

Schools Near Wayne Hills High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wayne Hills High School	Public	9-12	272 Berdan Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 317-2000	1,162	121	9.5	11.3%	783 (67.4%)	22 (1.9%)	181 (15.6%)	144 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.7%)	70.1	95^th of 434 public high schools	78.1%		73.8	83^rd of 429 public high schools	80.7%	12	85.3	71.7	48.8	69.2	30.7		30.7	86.4	85.0			$16,896	$277	$16,619
Wayne Valley High School	Public	9-12	551 Valley Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-2200	1,201	123	9.8	11.6%	804 (66.9%)	29 (2.4%)	247 (20.6%)	90 (7.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.2%)	64.2	122^nd of 434 public high schools	71.9%		68.9	106^th of 429 public high schools	75.3%	16	86.7	68.0	39.6	59.2	29.9		29.9	85.4	85.4			$16,982	$363	$16,619
Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	331 George Street	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-1500	1,166	114	10.2	0.9%	958 (82.2%)	12 (1.0%)	104 (8.9%)	59 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)	58.5	150^th of 434 public high schools	65.4%		60.1	143^rd of 429 public high schools	66.7%	7		82.1	29.1	64.1	12.3		11.6	75.8	75.8	84.6	84.6	$15,831	$15	$15,816
Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,040	83	12.5	42.6%	290 (27.9%)	68 (6.5%)	443 (42.6%)	211 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.4%)	92.8	5^th of 434 public high schools	98.8%		93.6	5^th of 429 public high schools	98.8%				75.3	91.2	78.8		78.8	94.7	94.7
Passaic County Technical Institute	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	3,565	322	11.0	59.8%	676 (19.0%)	339 (9.5%)	2,169 (60.8%)	306 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (2.0%)	70.5	93^rd of 434 public high schools	78.6%		65	126^th of 429 public high schools	70.6%	33		72.2	41.2	63.8	53.0	0.0	52.1	78.5	78.5			$17,412	$1,035	$16,377
Pequannock Township High School	Public	9-12	85 Sunset Road	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6000	655	65	10.1	6.4%	529 (80.8%)	5 (0.8%)	95 (14.5%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	77.3	60^th of 434 public high schools	86.2%		77.3	67^th of 429 public high schools	84.4%	7		83.4	45.6	76.3	41.6		41.6	92.7	92.7			$14,463	$91	$14,372
Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School	Public	9-12	70 Church Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2821	803	67	12.0	62.8%	73 (9.1%)	122 (15.2%)	561 (69.9%)	31 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	16.3	380^th of 434 public high schools	12.4%		17	373^rd of 429 public high schools	13.1%	7	69.0	26.9	8.2	19.4	8.4		8.3					$13,765	$898	$12,867
Pompton Lakes High School	Public	9-12	44 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 835-7100	610	52	11.6	24.9%	366 (60.0%)	19 (3.1%)	185 (30.3%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	49.9	202^nd of 434 public high schools	53.5%		59.6	148^th of 429 public high schools	65.5%	54	87.1	59.0	25.9	62.0	16.7	0.0	12.3	53.0	51.9			$11,245	$10	$11,235
Indian Hills High School	Public	9-12	97 Yawpo Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-0100	668	75	8.8	3.4%	523 (78.3%)	4 (0.6%)	91 (13.6%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	72.4	82^nd of 434 public high schools	81.1%		74.1	81^st of 429 public high schools	81.1%	1		78.9	43.5	70.4	39.4		37.9	93.4	93.4			$16,207	$69	$16,138
Hawthorne High School	Public	9-12	160 Parmelee Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 423-6415	569	53	10.7	42.5%	256 (45.0%)	24 (4.2%)	263 (46.2%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	41	257^th of 434 public high schools	40.8%		29.9	310^th of 429 public high schools	27.7%	53	88.6	54.2	17.2	38.0	14.0		14.0					$12,194	$45	$12,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayne Hills High School

What district is Wayne Hills High School in?

Wayne Township Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Wayne Hills High School?

Students at Wayne Hills High School are 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Wayne Hills High School?

Wayne Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Albert Payson Terhune Elementary
Elementary : John F. Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary : Pines Lake Elementary School
Elementary : Theunis Dey Elementary School
Middle : Schuyler Colfax Middle School

How many students attend Wayne Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,162 students attended Wayne Hills High School.

Is Wayne Hills High School a good school?

Wayne Hills High School ranks 95^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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