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Enrollment
644
Middle
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341383000768
George Washington Middle School
155 WASHINGTON PL, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07451 · (201) 670-2790 · Bergen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
12 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 214 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Middle School→Ridgewood High School
Based on grade levels within Ridgewood Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
86.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 84.1% | 66.4% |
% 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Middle School
George Washington Middle School's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Middle School this school | 644 | 1.9% | 69.6% |
| Indian Hill School HOLMDEL | 610 | 3.1% | 75.1% |
| Thomas Edison Intermediate School Westfield | 800 | 2.6% | 64.3% |
| Chatham Middle School CHATHAM | 833 | 2.8% | 59.1% |
| Brookside School Allendale | 502 | 2.0% | 78.7% |
| Terrill Middle School SCOTCH PLAINS | 822 | 1.9% | 59.4% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #32 of 433 | #8 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #23 of 437 ▲ 31 | #7 of 53 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #25 of 437 ▼ 4 | #7 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #155 of 445 | #13 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #310 of 417 | #42 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #209 of 419 | #33 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.9% | #420 of 436 | #43 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #156 of 282 | #19 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
644
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 644 | 54.7 | 11.8:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 56.7 | 11.5:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 55.5 | 11.5:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 54 | 12.3:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 54 | 13.2:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 56 | 12.1:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 2% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (712 to 644); teachers up 1% (54 to 54.7).
About George Washington Middle School
George Washington Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school serving families in RIDGEWOOD, New Jersey. It teaches 644 students in grades 6 through 8.
Ridgewood Public School District runs George Washington Middle School along with 9 other schools, enrolling 5,419 students in total.
At George Washington Middle School, 63% of students are White. The school is also 17% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That is higher than the 55% White share among all Bergen County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
There are about 11.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at George Washington Middle School, which has 54.7. Middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at George Washington Middle School is about 2%. Public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
George Washington Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, George Washington Middle School would score about 65.1%. It scores 69.6%, 4.5 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that median household income comes to about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Bergen County counts 291 public schools with about 133,883 students.
George Washington Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Ridge Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts George Washington Middle School at 6th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put George Washington Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 644 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at George Washington Middle School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Ridgewood Public School District
- Ridgewood High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Willard Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Somerville Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Hawes Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
Other schools in RIDGEWOOD
- Ridgewood High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Willard Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Somerville Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Hawes Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
Other George Washington Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named George Washington Middle. George Washington Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- George Washington Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJ · 493 students
- George Washington MiddleAlexandria, VA · 1,458 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolDubuque, IA · 584 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolLAREDO, TX · 579 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLJAMESTOWN, NY · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge Elementary School0.4 mi · 448
- Orchard Elementary School0.5 mi · 348
- Highland Elementary School1.1 mi · 306
- Godwin Elementary School1.1 mi · 233
- Ridgewood High School1.1 mi · 1,740
- Central School1.1 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Middle SchoolHow large is George Washington Middle School?
George Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 644 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does George Washington Middle School serve?
George Washington Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George Washington Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George Washington Middle School is approximately 11.8:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at George Washington Middle School?
At George Washington Middle School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 17% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees George Washington Middle School?
George Washington Middle School is overseen by Ridgewood Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.