Benway School

970 Black Oak Ridge Rd, Wayne, NJ, 07470-0747 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

Benway School is a private, publicly funded special education day school for boys and girls K-12. Our students are of average or higher intelligence with emotional or behavioral problems. We offer a therapeutic environment with traditional academic curriculum and a high school graduation....

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School Overview:

 
Benway School
School Type Special Education School
School Membership(s) Council for Exceptional Children
Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Kindergarten - 12
Programs for Learning Differences Yes
Year Founded 1979
County Passaic County, NJ
Student Body
Total Students 45 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(NJ) School Avg.
% Students of Color 38% 36%
Students by Grade
Grade 5 - 1 students
Grade 8 - 3 students
Grade 9 - 9 students
Grade 10 - 10 students
Grade 11 - 13 students
Grade 12 - 9 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 12 teachers
Average Class Size 10
Classroom dress code Casual
This School
(NJ) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:4 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 180 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 5 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Admissions Director Harry Carline
Sport
Total Sports Offered 2
 
Sports
BasketballSoftball
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations 2
 
Extracurriculars
Chess ClubStock Market Club

School Notes:

  • Art programs
  • Music programs
  • Individualized Learning
  • Small class size
  • Weekly therapy sessions
  • Profile last updated: 07/20/2009

In the News:

  • Riverdale teen given 3 years probation in'06 fatal crash (Daily Record)
    posted on May 27, 2009 at 01:59:51 pm
    A Riverdale teenager who was unlicensed and driving his mother's Pontiac Sunfire without her permission was spared a reformatory sentence Tuesday and placed on probation for three years for recklessly causing the deaths in 2006 of two passengers by speeding.
  • Riverdale teen is sentenced for crash that killed two (The Star-Ledger)
    posted on May 27, 2009 at 01:09:34 am
    MORRIS COUNTY -- A teenage driver from Riverdale whose two passengers died in a 2006 crash was sentenced late this afternoon to the 196 days that he has already served in the Morris County juvenile detention center, and three years...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (07470)
School Zip (07470)
(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate) 54,069 people 8,413,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 46% 36%
Population Average Age 40 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.7 persons
Median Household Income $83,651 $57,061
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.8 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 44 years old 46 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (07470)


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% Owning / % Renting 82% / 18% 62% / 38%

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