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Enrollment
776
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341638002922
George Washington Elementary School
3905 NEW YORK AVE, UNION CITY, NJ 07087 · (201) 348-5829 · Hudson County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL776 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.1:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
636 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 162 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 166 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 52% smaller than its 6th grade class (166).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
George Washington Elementary School→Union Hill Middle School
Based on grade levels within Union City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
29.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 28.6% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 (32.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Elementary School this school | 776 | 82.0% | 32.6% |
| Thomas A Edison Elementary School UNION CITY | 767 | 83.8% | 40.6% |
| Gloria M Sabater Elementary School VINELAND | 678 | 83.2% | 12.9% |
| Number Three School FAIRVIEW | 668 | 79.8% | 19.8% |
| Rose M. Lopez Elementary School Perth Amboy | 793 | 75.3% | 29.5% |
| School 24 PATERSON | 668 | 85.0% | 16.4% |
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 Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #912 of 1,290 | #55 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #986 of 1,319 ▼ 24 | #59 of 84 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #796 of 1,319 ▲ 13 | #43 of 84 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 776 | #66 of 1,562 | #16 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,247 of 1,390 | #73 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #1,385 of 1,392 | #83 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #186 of 1,481 | #25 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #662 of 798 | #51 of 61 |
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
776
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,026
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 776 | 55 | 14.1:1 | 82% (636) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 57 | 13.3:1 | 91% (692) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 58 | 13.4:1 | 90% (703) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 73% (561) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 55.1 | 14.7:1 | 95% (770) |
| 2015-16 | 832 | N/A | N/A | 95% (793) |
| 2010-11 | 777 | 47 | 16.5:1 | 96% (746) |
| 2000-01 | 1,166 | 76 | 15.3:1 | 86% (999) |
| 1990-91 | 1,026 | 60 | 17.1:1 | 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 4% (807 to 776); teachers unchanged (55.1 to 55).
About George Washington Elementary School
Among the schools in UNION CITY, New Jersey, is George Washington Elementary School, a large elementary school. There are 776 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 92% above that mark.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in Union City School District totals 11,519 students.
By race and ethnicity, George Washington Elementary School is 97% Hispanic. The county population is about 41% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.
For every teacher at George Washington Elementary School, there are about 14.1 students; the school has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 82%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hudson County is 68%.
On the allk12 Grade, George Washington Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
In New Jersey, George Washington Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.6% actual against a predicted 21.3%.
In the wider Hudson County area, the median household earns about $91,795 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Hudson County, 130 public schools serve about 86,216 students.
Union Hill Middle School is the nearest public school to George Washington Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of George Washington Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, George Washington Elementary School is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, George Washington Elementary School enrolled 767; in 2024-25, 776. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.3:1 to 14.1:1.
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Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union City School District
- Union City High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Emerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Robert Waters Elementary SchoolElementary · 983 students
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 871 students
- Union Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
Other schools in UNION CITY
- Union City High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Emerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Robert Waters Elementary SchoolElementary · 983 students
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 871 students
- Union Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 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 2nd largest of the 22.
- George Washington Elementary SchoolWYCKOFF, NJ · 378 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolNorth Arlington, NJ · 335 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJ · 321 students
- George Washington ElementaryNorco, CA · 861 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolPark Ridge, IL · 588 students
Nearby schools
- Union Hill Middle School0.2 mi · 865
- Jefferson Elementary School0.3 mi · 272
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School0.4 mi · 871
- Weehawken High School0.4 mi · 604
- Robert Waters Elementary School0.5 mi · 983
- Daniel Webster School0.5 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend George Washington Elementary School?
George Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 776 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does George Washington Elementary School serve?
George Washington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at George Washington Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at George Washington Elementary School.
How diverse is George Washington Elementary School?
George Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is George Washington Elementary School public or private?
George Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.