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Ryerson Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

30 Mc Clelland Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470 · (973) 633-3180 · Part of Wayne Township School District

Wayne Township’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
250
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Ryerson Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wayne Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Wayne Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Ryerson Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

30 Mc Clelland Avenue, Wayne

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten56
Grade 141
Grade 234
Grade 339
Grade 443
Grade 537
Enrollment over time
256’20
250’21
237’22
248’23
250’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 34%Asian 12%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ryerson Elementary School from Wayne Township families.

Other schools in Wayne Township School District

The district →
Preakness Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Wayne
177 students9:1
Theunis Dey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wayne
B+
459 students14:1
Packanack Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wayne
B+
408 students13:1
John F. Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wayne
B+
387 students12:1
James Fallon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wayne
B
370 students13:1
Pines Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wayne
B+
356 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Wayne Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.