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If you had an hour of school board time for Washington Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNY·NCES 340789002878
Washington Elementary School
80 BELGROVE DR, KEARNY, NJ 07032 · (201) 955-5100 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
465 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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 Kearny. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
28.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
23.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 23.3% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 (23.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 557 | 83.5% | 23.9% |
| School #17 CLIFTON | 501 | 83.8% | 30.0% |
| Red Bank Primary School RED BANK | 543 | 79.6% | 32.2% |
| School #12 CLIFTON | 560 | 86.1% | 25.0% |
| School 25 PATERSON | 526 | 88.2% | 18.7% |
| Belleville PS8 BELLEVILLE | 505 | 80.6% | 19.8% |
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 Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #1,070 of 1,290 | #74 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #1,090 of 1,319 ▼ 47 | #73 of 84 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #1,130 of 1,319 ▼ 28 | #74 of 84 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #297 of 1,562 | #47 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #348 of 1,390 | #14 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #1,072 of 1,392 | #58 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #158 of 1,481 | #21 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #791 of 798 | #60 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
557
+83 (+18%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 557 | 55.5 | 10.0:1 | 83% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 51 | 10.4:1 | 80% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 47 | 11.0:1 | 70% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 44 | 10.8:1 | 74% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 51.2 | 10.9:1 | 76% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 54 | 11.7:1 | 80% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 45 | 12.4:1 | 54% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 51% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 41 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (559 to 557); teachers up 8% (51.2 to 55.5).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of KEARNY, New Jersey. The student body numbers 557 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 38% larger than that.
The 7 schools of Kearny, including Washington Elementary School, enroll 5,388 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Washington Elementary School, at 76%. Next come 14% White, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Hudson County residents. Washington Elementary School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 55.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.0:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Washington Elementary School is 83%. For comparison, public schools in Hudson County average 68%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 20.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hudson County, the median household income is $91,795, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 130 public schools in Hudson County, enrolling about 86,216 students in all.
Nearest public school: East Newark Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Washington Elementary School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Washington Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 557 students in 2024-25, 83 more than the 474 it had in 2020-21.
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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 Kearny
- Kearny High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Schuyler Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in KEARNY
- Kearny High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Hudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolElementary · 848 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Schuyler Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 630 students
- Washington ElementaryUNION, NJ · 578 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolLITTLE FERRY, NJ · 469 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ · 414 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJ · 409 students
Nearby schools
- East Newark Elementary School0.4 mi · 176
- Lincoln Elementary School0.5 mi · 306
- Technology High School0.5 mi · 662
- Hamilton Intermediate School0.6 mi · 295
- Franklin Elementary School0.6 mi · 950
- Rafael Hernandez School0.6 mi · 713
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow large is Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is approximately 10.0:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary School are roughly 14% White, 76% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Washington Elementary School is part of Kearny.
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