📍 100 Laauwe Avenue, Wayne, Passaic County, 07470
Lafayette Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wayne, Passaic County. The school has 311 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne Township Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette Elementary School enrolls 311 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 14% |
| Asian | 33 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
12 of the school's 311 students (3.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 9 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lafayette Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 40.
Lafayette Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Wayne Township Public School District, based in WAYNE, New Jersey. The district serves 7,653 students district-wide and employs 676 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 311 students, Lafayette Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 510 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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