Preakness’s public schools
Wayne Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Preakness. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Preakness’s schools, in brief
School by school
13 of Preakness’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Wayne Valley High School places highest (better than 86%); Ryerson Elementary School lowest (25%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Ten elementary schools serve Preakness, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Wayne Valley High School and Wayne Hills High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Preakness, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Preakness
Preakness Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 177 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
6th grade in Preakness · depends on your address
Schuyler Colfax Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 650 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
Anthony Wayne Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 617 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
George Washington Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 493 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
7th grade in Preakness · depends on your address
Schuyler Colfax Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 650 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
Anthony Wayne Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 617 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
George Washington Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 493 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
8th grade in Preakness · depends on your address
Schuyler Colfax Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 650 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
Anthony Wayne Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 617 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
George Washington Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 493 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
9th grade in Preakness · depends on your address
Wayne Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
Wayne Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,162 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
10th grade in Preakness · depends on your address
Wayne Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
Wayne Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,162 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
11th grade in Preakness · depends on your address
Wayne Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
Wayne Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,162 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
12th grade in Preakness · depends on your address
Wayne Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
Wayne Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,162 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wayne
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wayne Township School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Preakness vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Preakness’s borders.
Every school in Preakness
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Preakness’s schools
Are Preakness’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Preakness. Wayne Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Preakness. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 13 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Preakness in?
Wayne Township School District.
Where do Preakness kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wayne Valley High School and Wayne Hills High School.
Parents talk
What Preakness families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Preakness → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.