George Washington School

George Washington School operates as a modestly sized primary school in MAHWAH, New Jersey, part of Mahwah Township Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 177 students spanning grades K through 3. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so George Washington School sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

Mahwah Township Public School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,698 students; George Washington School is among them.

On the student-mix side, George Washington School records that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 17% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George Washington School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.0%; this one delivers 78.0%.

In the broader community, Bergen County reports that median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), George Washington School is one campus in the mix.

Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Washington School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George Washington School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 69.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Washington School has declined 7%, going from 190 students in 2018 to 177 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 11% to 17% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

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