Albert Payson Terhune Elementary Primary School
40 Geoffrey Way
Wayne NJ, 07470, Passaic County
Phone: 973-633-3150
Ranking:
(331 out of 1,847, top 18%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wayne Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 411 | 380 | 412 | 405 | 409 | 412 | 412 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 31 | 7.5% | NA | NA | 30 | 7.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 30 | 7.3% | 54 | 14.2% | 37 | 9.0% | 49 | 12.1% | 57 | 13.9% | 50 | 12.1% | 39 | 9.5% |
Grade 1: | 63 | 15.3% | 52 | 13.7% | 69 | 16.7% | 71 | 17.5% | 60 | 14.7% | 44 | 10.7% | 61 | 14.8% |
Grade 2: | 64 | 15.6% | 67 | 17.6% | 78 | 18.9% | 64 | 15.8% | 44 | 10.8% | 71 | 17.2% | 80 | 19.4% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 17.3% | 78 | 20.5% | 62 | 15.0% | 53 | 13.1% | 71 | 17.4% | 83 | 20.1% | 60 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 80 | 19.5% | 68 | 17.9% | 52 | 12.6% | 77 | 19.0% | 81 | 19.8% | 65 | 15.8% | 69 | 16.7% |
Grade 5: | 65 | 15.8% | 55 | 14.5% | 77 | 18.7% | 91 | 22.5% | 62 | 15.2% | 68 | 16.5% | 72 | 17.5% |
Ungraded: | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.7% | NA | NA | 34 | 8.3% | 31 | 7.5% | 31 | 7.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 226 | 55.0% | 211 | 55.5% | 227 | 55.1% | 218 | 53.8% | 218 | 53.3% | 219 | 53.2% | 218 | 52.9% |
Female: | 185 | 45.0% | 169 | 44.5% | 185 | 44.9% | 187 | 46.2% | 191 | 46.7% | 193 | 46.8% | 190 | 46.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 75 | 18.2% | 67 | 17.6% | 75 | 18.2% | 61 | 15.1% | 71 | 17.4% | 67 | 16.3% | 66 | 16.0% |
Hispanic: | 28 | 6.8% | 25 | 6.6% | 23 | 5.6% | 21 | 5.2% | 19 | 4.6% | 19 | 4.6% | 23 | 5.6% |
Black: | 13 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.7% |
White: | 291 | 70.8% | 274 | 72.1% | 299 | 72.6% | 310 | 76.5% | 306 | 74.8% | 320 | 77.7% | 316 | 76.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 5.8% | 21 | 5.5% | 21 | 5.1% | 28 | 6.9% | 21 | 5.1% | 20 | 4.9% | 14 | 3.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 14 | 3.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.49 | 14.07 | 14.63 | 16.20 | 16.36 | 10.00 | 22.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 92.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 93.7% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 91.8% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 89.6% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 93.2% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 70.8% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 66.6% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 70.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 82.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 70.5% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 92.3% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 93.2% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 93.5% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 93.1% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 83.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 87.0% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 91.8% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 83.5% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 92.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 92.6% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 92.8% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 89.8% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 90.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 91.3% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 76.3% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 70.4% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 75.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 69.9% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 75.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 82.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 86.6% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 89.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 92.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 93.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 85.6% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 86.4% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 87.2% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 87.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 89.2% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 94.4% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 94.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 93.9% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 93.7% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 95.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 96.9% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 96.2% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.0% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 97.0% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 95.9% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 73.6% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 75.7% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 71.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 69.7% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 73.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 68.4% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 91.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 88.0% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 86.7% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 88.2% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 89.1% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 91.4% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 84.4% | 79.9% |
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* Albert Payson Terhune Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.