Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341143000642
George Washington Elementary School
175 Albert Street, North Arlington, NJ 07031 · (201) 991-6800 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
127 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within North Arlington School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 41.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like George Washington Elementary School
George Washington Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Elementary School this school | 335 | 37.9% | 45.2% |
| Roosevelt School LYNDHURST | 295 | 34.6% | 44.4% |
| School #9 CLIFTON | 306 | 37.6% | 57.1% |
| Hatchery Hill Elementary School Hackettstown | 283 | 42.0% | N/A |
| Normandy Park School MORRISTOWN | 371 | 33.7% | 59.3% |
| Willow Grove Elementary School HACKETTSTOWN | 320 | 45.0% | 52.7% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where George Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #632 of 1,290 | #118 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #664 of 1,319 ▲ 61 | #127 of 149 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #780 of 1,319 ▼ 125 | #134 of 149 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #961 of 1,562 | #89 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,341 of 1,390 | #150 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #597 of 1,392 | #79 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #742 of 1,481 | #53 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #511 of 798 | #55 of 85 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
335
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 335 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 38% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 21.4 | 15.4:1 | 29% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 18.4 | 16.5:1 | 25% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 18% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 23.8 | 15.3:1 | 21% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 27% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 23% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 17% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 13 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (363 to 335); teachers down 12% (23.8 to 21).
About George Washington Elementary School
George Washington Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in North Arlington, New Jersey. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 335 students.
The 6 schools of North Arlington School District, including George Washington Elementary School, enroll 1,988 students.
George Washington Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 48%. Other reported shares: 44% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Bergen County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 21 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.9:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 15.9:1 here. Around 38% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 10 points above the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, George Washington Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at George Washington Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.2% actual, 45.4% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Bergen County, the median household income is $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. George Washington Elementary School is one of 291 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: North Arlington High School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, George Washington Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, George Washington Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 335, a 3% rise from 325 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.1:1 in 2020-21, and 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Arlington School District
- North Arlington High SchoolHigh · 634 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Susan B. Anthony Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 164 students
- Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 132 students
Other schools in North Arlington
- North Arlington High SchoolHigh · 634 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Susan B. Anthony Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 164 students
- Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 132 students
Other George Washington Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 11 states are named George Washington Elementary. George Washington Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 22.
- George Washington Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJ · 776 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolWYCKOFF, NJ · 378 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJ · 321 students
- George Washington ElementaryNorco, CA · 861 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolPark Ridge, IL · 588 students
Nearby schools
- North Arlington High School0.4 mi · 634
- Belleville PS90.5 mi · 138
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.6 mi · 164
- Washington School0.7 mi · 162
- Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School0.7 mi · 132
- Hornblower Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Elementary SchoolHow large is George Washington Elementary School?
George Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does George Washington Elementary School serve?
George Washington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at George Washington Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at George Washington Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at George Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at George Washington Elementary School are roughly 44% White, 48% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is George Washington Elementary School in?
George Washington Elementary School is part of North Arlington School District.
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