Wayne Valley High School

Wayne Valley High School
Address
Map
551 Valley Road

, ,
07470

United States
Coordinates40°55′51″N 74°13′51″W / 40.9308°N 74.2307°W / 40.9308; -74.2307
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"The Tribe with 'Pride'"
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)[1]
School districtWayne Public Schools
NCES School ID341728004964[2]
PrincipalKenneth J. Palczewski
Faculty116.6 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,241 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.6:1[2]
Color(s)  Blue and
  white[3]
Athletics conferenceBig North Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameIndians[3]
RivalWayne Hills High School
PublicationSmoke Signals
Websitewww.wayneschools.com/o/wvhs

Wayne Valley High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school, in Wayne, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of the two secondary schools of the Wayne Public Schools, the other being Wayne Hills High School. The school is also accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1954.[4][5] Wayne Valley's school colors are blue and white.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,241 students and 116.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. There were 82 students (6.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 25 (2.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

  1. ^ WVHS Overview, Wayne Valley High School. Accessed November 3, 2020. "Wayne Valley High School, which opened in September 1952, is a comprehensive high school, accredited by the Middle States Association of College and Secondary Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education."
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Wayne Valley High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Wayne Valley High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 7, 2012. Accessed March 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Overview, Wayne Valley High School. Accessed November 15, 2021. "Wayne Valley High School, which opened in September 1952, is a comprehensive high school, accredited by the Middle States Association of College and Secondary Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education."