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Theunis Dey Elementary School

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Theunis Dey Elementary School ranks 170 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Theunis Dey Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wayne, New Jersey, serving 457 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 from SchoolDigger.

Theunis Dey Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 65.5% of 3rd graders, 84.7% of 4th graders, and 87.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 63.2% and the state's 44.9%. Similarly, in mathematics, the school had 71.2% of 3rd graders, 69.4% of 4th graders, and 63.3% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 65.7% and the state's 49.8%. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, with its Hispanic students and special education students ranking among the top in the state.

When compared to nearby schools within the Wayne Township Public School District, Theunis Dey Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, with higher test scores and a higher ranking within the state. Interestingly, some of the schools in the neighboring Pequannock Township School District, such as Hillview School and Stephen J. Gerace School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with test scores and statewide rankings that are comparable to or even exceed those of Theunis Dey Elementary School.

459

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,454

Per pupil spending ?

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Webster Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470-5353

(973) 633-3155

District: Wayne Township Public School District

Students who attend Theunis Dey Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Asian:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (71% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg46%

170^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	87.1	170 of 1347	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	304 of 1338	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	403 of 1342	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	489 of 1345	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	346 of 1317	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	533 of 1360	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	544 of 1353	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.3	349 of 1352	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	321 of 1346	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.5	475 of 1357	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.4	527 of 1363	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.6	672 of 1367	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.1	724 of 1363	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	779 of 1360	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.9	627 of 1354	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.8	420 of 1346	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.9	229 of 1338	82.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	363 of 1329	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	274 of 1314	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	72.4	406 of 1303	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	79.4	202 of 1298	84.4%	★★★★☆
2003	82.3	171 of 1204	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	168 of 1326	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	350 of 1317	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	436 of 1318	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	585 of 1326	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	299 of 1290	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	535 of 1331	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	475 of 1333	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	112 of 1032	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	95.3	36 of 989	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	95 of 982	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.2	203 of 953	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	99.7	9 of 896	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	74 of 899	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	163 of 1318	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	240 of 1313	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	337 of 1315	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	383 of 1324	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	371 of 1297	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	496 of 1335	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	581 of 1334	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	143 of 1023	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	190 of 989	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	435 of 958	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	313 of 949	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	270 of 868	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	344 of 1007	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	228 of 1001	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	154 of 970	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	335 of 963	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	430 of 975	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	530 of 976	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	398 of 964	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	639 of 1023	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	600 of 1022	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+28 vs state

Mathematics68%+21 vs state

Science58%+28 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)			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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Theunis Dey Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Theunis Dey Elementary School?

Students at Theunis Dey Elementary School are 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Theunis Dey Elementary School in?

Wayne Township Public School District

How many students attend Theunis Dey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Theunis Dey Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Theunis Dey Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Theunis Dey Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Theunis Dey Elementary School a good school?

Theunis Dey Elementary School ranks 170^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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