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What advice would you give to incoming students at Washington Elementary School?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE FERRY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340876000544
Washington Elementary School
130 A LIBERTY ST, LITTLE FERRY, NJ 07643 · (201) 641-6760 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-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
9.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
216 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 56 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (80).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Washington Elementary School→Memorial Middle School
Based on grade levels within Little Ferry Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 47.7% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 (46.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 469 | 46.1% | 46.1% |
| Ethel McKnight Elementary School EAST WINDSOR | 530 | 47.0% | N/A |
| Walter C. Black Elementary School HIGHTSTOWN | 510 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Grace N. Rogers Elementary School HIGHTSTOWN | 591 | 43.8% | 34.6% |
| John F. Kennedy Primary School Raritan | 431 | 41.1% | 48.5% |
| School #2 CLIFTON | 401 | 46.1% | 46.2% |
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 Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #616 of 1,290 | #115 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #867 of 1,319 ▼ 270 | #141 of 149 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #717 of 1,319 ▼ 80 | #132 of 149 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #486 of 1,562 | #28 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #244 of 1,390 | #21 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #390 of 1,392 | #45 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #646 of 1,481 | #46 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #587 of 798 | #64 of 85 |
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
469
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 469 | 49 | 9.6:1 | 46% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 46 | 10.2:1 | 36% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 19 | 23.4:1 | 32% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 19 | 23.3:1 | 19% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 19 | 26.2:1 | 39% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 37% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 205 | 12 | 17.1:1 | 12% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 264 | 13 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (497 to 469); teachers up 158% (19 to 49).
About Washington Elementary School
In LITTLE FERRY, New Jersey, part of Bergen County, Washington Elementary School is an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 469 students in 2024-25.
Washington Elementary School is a school in Little Ferry Public School District. The district has 2 schools and 822 students.
About 54% of the student body at Washington Elementary School is Hispanic. Other groups make up 25% White, 16% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 23% of Bergen County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
The school's 49 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Income data for the school show 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Washington Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Washington Elementary School is 5.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
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.
Of the public schools around it, Washington Elementary School is closest to Memorial Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Washington Elementary School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Washington Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 6%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.3:1 in 2020-21, and 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Washington Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. 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 Little Ferry Public School District
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 28th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 630 students
- Washington ElementaryUNION, NJ · 578 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 557 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ · 414 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJ · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial Middle School0.1 mi · 353
- Moonachie Campus0.3 mi · 35
- Robert L. Craig School0.3 mi · 356
- Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro1.1 mi · 665
- Grant Elementary School1.1 mi · 228
- Jackson Avenue1.2 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary School have?
Washington Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary School public or private?
Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Little Ferry Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.