George Washington Elementary School

George Washington Elementary School is an elementary school of compact scale in North Arlington, New Jersey, run under North Arlington School District, caters to 335 students in grades pre-K through 5.

North Arlington School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,988 students; George Washington Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, George Washington Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 44% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting George Washington Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George Washington Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bergen County) records that the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which George Washington Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Arlington High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Washington Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.1%.

George Washington Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. George Washington Elementary School's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 363 (now 335). White enrollment moved from 59% to 44% across the same window.

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