Enrollment
177
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAHWAH TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340933000596
George Washington School
39 FARDALE AVENUE, MAHWAH, NJ 07430 · (201) 762-2242 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
7 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 27% |
Student demographics
49%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
Based on grade levels within Mahwah Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 83.3% |
% 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
78.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington School this school | 177 | 4.0% | 78.0% |
| Primary Center at Wilson SUMMIT | 203 | 7.4% | N/A |
| Betsy Ross Elementary MAHWAH | 238 | 5.0% | 82.6% |
| David C Abbott Early Learning Center MORGANVILLE | 218 | 10.6% | N/A |
| Glen School RIDGEWOOD | 126 | 4.8% | N/A |
| Colonial Road School Franklin Lakes | 231 | 2.6% | 66.5% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #48 of 1,290 | #11 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #44 of 1,319 ▼ 10 | #13 of 149 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #150 of 1,319 ▲ 124 | #50 of 149 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 177 | #1,422 of 1,562 | #157 of 173 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.0% | #1,365 of 1,481 | #120 of 154 |
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
177
-12 (-6%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 177 | 19 | 9.3:1 | 4% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 18 | 10.1:1 | 3% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 22 | 8.8:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 18 | 10.5:1 | 4% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 190 | 17.3 | 11.0:1 | 11% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 16 | 12.2:1 | 9% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 13 | 18.0:1 | 3% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 4% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 9 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (190 to 177); teachers up 10% (17.3 to 19).
About George Washington School
George Washington School is an elementary school in MAHWAH, New Jersey, reachable at (201) 762-2242. It reported 177 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.
Mahwah Township Public School District enrolls 2,698 students, and its 6 schools include George Washington School.
The student body at George Washington School is 69% White. Other reported shares: 17% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Bergen County's residents are about 55% White, 14 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at George Washington School totals 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at George Washington School is about 4%. The average for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, George Washington School outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for George Washington School is 64.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.0%.
In the wider Bergen County area, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. George Washington School shares Bergen County with 290 other public schools.
The closest school to George Washington School is Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School, located about 0.9 miles away. George Washington School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts George Washington School at 2nd of 9.
Locale data from NCES put George Washington School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, George Washington School had a net loss of 12 students, or 6%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.5:1 in 2020-21, and 9.3:1 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 Mahwah Township Public School District
- Mahwah High SchoolHigh · 829 students
- Ramapo RidgeMiddle · 642 students
- Lenape MeadowsElementary · 418 students
- Joyce Kilmer SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Betsy Ross ElementaryElementary · 238 students
Other schools in MAHWAH
- Mahwah High SchoolHigh · 829 students
- Ramapo RidgeMiddle · 642 students
- Lenape MeadowsElementary · 418 students
- Joyce Kilmer SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Betsy Ross ElementaryElementary · 238 students
Other George Washington schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named George Washington. George Washington School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- George Washington SchoolEdgewater, NJ · 333 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLWHITE PLAINS, NY · 602 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLKINGSTON, NY · 492 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLWEST HEMPSTEAD, NY · 340 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTONLARES, PR · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School0.9 mi · 331
- Woodside Avenue School1.2 mi · 264
- Northern Highlands Regional High School1.7 mi · 1,257
- John Y Dater Elementary School2.0 mi · 325
- Hillside Elementary School2.0 mi · 348
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School2.0 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington SchoolHow many students attend George Washington School?
George Washington School enrolls approximately 177 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does George Washington School serve?
George Washington School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at George Washington School?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at George Washington School.
What is the student diversity at George Washington School?
Student demographics at George Washington School are roughly 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is George Washington School in?
George Washington School is part of Mahwah Township Public School District.
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