Lafayette Elementary School
Wayne, NJ · Elementary School
Lafayette Elementary School is a elementary school in Wayne, NJ with 311 students enrolled and a 78% proficiency rate. Part of Wayne Township Public School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Lafayette Elementary School is a elementary school in Wayne, NJ with 311 students enrolled. It is part of the Wayne Township Public School District. That headcount is below the 508-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 78% of students reached grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading — a rate near the top of the national distribution. That is 10 points above the 68% average for the Wayne Township Public School District. Against the 56% New Jersey statewide average, the school sits 22 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 5 points.
The student-teacher ratio is 14.8 to 1, close to the U.S. average of about 16 to 1. A relatively low 4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Lafayette Elementary School is a elementary school located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school serves 311 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 78% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lafayette Elementary School is part of the Wayne Township Public School District in New Jersey.
How This School Compares
Lafayette Elementary School has 311 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Wayne Township Public School District (508 students). Its 78% proficiency rate is 10 percentage points above the district average of 68%. Compared to the New Jersey state average of 56%, the school performs 22 points higher. With a 14.8:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lafayette Elementary School has 311 students enrolled. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.
According to EDFacts data, 78% of students at Lafayette Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Lafayette Elementary School is part of the Wayne Township Public School District in Wayne, New Jersey. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.