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Pines Lake Elementary School

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Pines Lake Elementary School ranks 339 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Pines Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wayne Township Public School District, serving 372 students in grades K-5. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of Pines Lake Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 5 years, with strong academic performance, particularly among its Hispanic and special education student populations.

On the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA), 3rd-5th grade students at Pines Lake Elementary School scored 56.9% to 68.3% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 58.6% to 72.8% proficient or better in Mathematics, generally above the state average. The school's 5th grade performance on the NJSLA-S (Science) assessment was also above the state average, with 47.8% of students scoring proficient or better. However, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.8% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to other schools in the Wayne Township Public School District, such as Packanack Elementary and Albert Payson Terhune Elementary, Pines Lake Elementary School performs well. However, it lags behind some nearby schools in other districts, such as Dogwood Hill Elementary (Oakland Public School District) and Hillview School (Pequannock Township School District), which rank in the top 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools.

356

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,923

Per pupil spending ?

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

511 Pines Lake Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470

(973) 633-3175

District: Wayne Township Public School District

Students who attend Pines Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Schuyler Colfax Middle School
High:	Wayne Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (62% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (75th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg46%

339^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	76.1	339 of 1347	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	287 of 1338	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	442 of 1342	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	457 of 1345	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	318 of 1317	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	556 of 1360	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	536 of 1353	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	512 of 1352	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.9	326 of 1346	75.8%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	385 of 1357	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.2	337 of 1363	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	310 of 1367	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.0	363 of 1363	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	408 of 1360	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	66.2	541 of 1354	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	442 of 1346	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.9	368 of 1338	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	344 of 1329	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	109 of 1314	91.7%	★★★★★
2005	75.8	301 of 1303	76.9%	★★★★☆
2004	75.9	303 of 1298	76.7%	★★★★☆
2003	80.2	217 of 1204	82.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	64.0	121 of 434	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	424 of 1326	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	342 of 1317	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	330 of 1318	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	422 of 1326	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	269 of 1290	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	538 of 1331	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	535 of 1333	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	86.7	96 of 989	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	57 of 982	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	17 of 953	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	35 of 896	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	161 of 899	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	35.5	569 of 870	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	230 of 1318	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	228 of 1313	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	542 of 1315	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	513 of 1324	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	366 of 1297	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	537 of 1335	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	482 of 1334	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	226 of 1023	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	281 of 989	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	150 of 958	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	247 of 949	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	205 of 868	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	34.8	588 of 1007	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	375 of 1001	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	376 of 970	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	297 of 963	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	469 of 975	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	526 of 976	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	335 of 964	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	642 of 1023	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	534 of 1022	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)90th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%+18 vs state

English Language Arts64%+13 vs state

Science48%+18 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
Pines Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Pines Lake Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3175	356	30	11.8	9.6%	268 (75.3%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.5%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	76.1	339^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		79.5	287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	47.8		56.9	68.3	65.2				58.6	72.8	62.3						$14,923	$358	$14,565
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Geoffrey Way	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3150	347	28	12.2	10.4%	218 (62.8%)	11 (3.2%)	50 (14.4%)	54 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	83.6	222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	83.5%		85.5	203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	84.8%	19	55.9		77.4	82.5	67.1				69.9	61.9	61.8						$15,455	$277	$15,178
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Mill Street	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	344	30	11.3	28.5%	194 (56.4%)	17 (4.9%)	99 (28.8%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	84.1	217^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.9%		65.5	473^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	256	39.6		67.2	75.5	83.3				70.7	67.3	79.2						$14,057	$474	$13,583
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
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
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)
Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	273	32	8.5	22.3%	165 (60.4%)	7 (2.6%)	72 (26.4%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.1%)	65.7	470^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.1%		62.4	513^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.7%	43	46.4	33.3	63.0	63.6	75.0	54.3	62.6	80.0	70.4	40.9	75.0	22.9	31.3	15.4	62.6	62.6	$12,574	$156	$12,418
North Boulevard School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6070	326	27	11.8	4.0%	268 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	80.9	274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		77.4	314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.5%	40	30.4		63.5	75.0	76.1				80.5	80.0	67.4						$13,107	$91	$13,016
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pines Lake Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Pines Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pines Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Schuyler Colfax Middle School
High : Wayne Hills High School

Is Pines Lake Elementary School a good school?

Pines Lake Elementary School ranks 339^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pines Lake Elementary School?

Students at Pines Lake Elementary School are 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Pines Lake Elementary School in?

Wayne Township Public School District

How many students attend Pines Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Pines Lake Elementary School.

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