Middle School Report Cards Released

The 2009-10 School Report Cards were issued by the New Jersey Department of Education this week. The reports contain information including class size, standardized test performance, per pupil spending and more.

Students in Wayne public middle schools received, on average, 10 fewer minutes of instructional time each day, 5 hours and 32 minutes, compared to the state average of 5 hours and 42 minutes.

The district spent slightly more than $7,900, on total classroom instruction per student; the state average was more than $8,100.

The total comparative cost per pupil, which represents comparisons with districts of similar budget types, is virtually the same for the district, $13,700, than the state’s, $13,800.

In total, the district spent about $600 less per pupil, $14,900, than the state average of $15,500; those numbers include costs such as transportation.

SCHUYLER-COLFAX MIDDLE SCHOOL

The school had an average class size of 22.5 students; the state average was 18.

The school’s population was 766 students, an increase of 49 students from last year.

Eighty-nine students, more than 11 percent of the population, needed Individualized Education Programs (IEP). IEPs require the school district to provide support services for their identified disability.

English was the main language spoken in 79 percent of students’ homes; Korean and Spanish were the next highest with 3.5 percent and 3.1 percent. Arabic was spoken first in 2.3 percent of homes.

The institution has no instructional, multi-media capable computer manufactured after July 1, 2006; the state average was 3.6 students for every computer. Information on the number of computers students had access to was not available. 

Sixty-nine percent of faculty and administrators at the school have a master's degree, 29 percent a bachelor's and about 2 percent possess a doctorate.

Student Performance Indicators by Percentage

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Language Arts

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Mathematics

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Language Arts

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Mathematics

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Language Arts

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Mathematics

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Science

GEORGE WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

The school had 643 enrolled students, down slightly from 634 in 2006-2007; the average class size was 23 students.

Nearly 116 students, 18 percent of the population, needed IEPs.

The institution has no instructional, multi-media capable computer manufactured after July 1, 2006. 

Sixty-nine percent of faculty and administrators at the school have a master's degree, 29 percent a bachelor's and about 2 percent possess a doctorate.

Forty percent of faculty and administrators possess a bachelor's degree; 58 percent have a master's degree and about 1 percent a doctorate.

More than 78 percent of students spoke English at home first; 6 percent of students spoke Spanish first; 2.6 percent spoke Albanian and 2.2 percent spoke Arabic first.

Student Performance Indicators by Percentage

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Mathematics

ANTHONY WAYNE MIDDLE SCHOOL

The school had an average class size of 24.4 students, more than six greater than the state average.

The school’s population was 732 students, a decrease of 24 from the year before.

Seventy-one students needed Individualized Education Programs (IEP). IEPs require the school district to provide supports services for their identified disability.

English was the first language spoken in 70 percent of students’ homes; Spanish was next at 6 percent; Arabic and Korean were next with 4.6 percent and 2.6 percent of homes.

The institution has no instructional, multi-media capable computer manufactured after July 1, 2006.

The majority of faculty members and administrators, 56 percent, have a master's degree; 44 percent have a bachelor's. None possess a doctorate.

Student Performance Indicators by Percentage

To view the report cards from the entire district, click here.