Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340699004816
Washington Elementary School
176 MOHAWK AVENUE, HAWTHORNE, NJ 07506 · (973) 423-6495 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
144 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
47%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 Hawthorne Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 39.6% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 253 | 56.9% | 38.4% |
| Memorial School SOUTH HACKENSACK | 222 | 55.0% | 51.3% |
| Columbus School LODI | 265 | 60.0% | 53.7% |
| Alexander Hamilton MORRISTOWN | 251 | 58.2% | 47.8% |
| Hornblower Early Childhood Center Belleville | 245 | 54.7% | N/A |
| Hillcrest School MORRISTOWN | 251 | 56.2% | N/A |
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 Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #792 of 1,290 | #34 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #740 of 1,319 ▲ 13 | #33 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #814 of 1,319 ▼ 121 | #37 of 87 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #1,274 of 1,562 | #77 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #522 of 1,390 | #26 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #896 of 1,392 | #40 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #498 of 1,481 | #57 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #646 of 798 | #53 of 66 |
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
253
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 253 | 23.8 | 10.6:1 | 57% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 24.3 | 10.7:1 | 59% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 24.8 | 10.4:1 | 56% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 52% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 24.2 | 10.9:1 | 42% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 47% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 14 | 20.9:1 | 39% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 14% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 12 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (264 to 253); teachers down 2% (24.2 to 23.8).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of HAWTHORNE, New Jersey. Enrollment stands at 253 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 38% below the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Hawthorne Public School District includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 2,129 students.
At Washington Elementary School, 70% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 21% White, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Passaic County residents. The diversity index for Washington Elementary School is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 57% of students at Washington Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Washington Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.0% at Washington Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.4%.
In Passaic County, the median household earns about $87,522 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Passaic County, 155 public schools serve about 83,237 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Washington Elementary School from the closest public school, Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 19.6% on proficiency, and Washington Elementary School is above that at 38.4%.
The federal government classifies Washington Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hawthorne Public School District
- Hawthorne High SchoolHigh · 569 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other schools in HAWTHORNE
- Hawthorne High SchoolHigh · 569 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 118th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 630 students
- Washington ElementaryUNION, NJ · 578 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 557 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolLITTLE FERRY, NJ · 469 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School0.6 mi · 803
- Prospect Park School No. 10.6 mi · 620
- Prospect Park Middle School0.7 mi · 143
- School 120.9 mi · 474
- Hawthorne High School0.9 mi · 569
- School 181.1 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is approximately 10.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 70% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School is overseen by Hawthorne Public School District in Passaic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.