Washington Elementary School

Set in LITTLE FERRY, New Jersey, Washington Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, operated by Little Ferry Public School District. It serves 469 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Little Ferry Public School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 822 students; Washington Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Washington Elementary School reports that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% White, 16% Asian, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Washington Elementary School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Washington Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.0%; this one delivers 46.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Bergen County reports that median household income runs about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Washington Elementary School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

The closest other public school is Memorial Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Washington Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 497 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 46% to 54%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.2:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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