Washington Elementary School

Set in ROSELLE, New Jersey, Washington Elementary School is a mid-sized K-5 school, overseen by Roselle Public School District. It hosts 397 students across grades 1 through 4.

Roselle Public School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,147 students. Washington Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Washington Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 44% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 20% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.1%; this one delivers 25.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household income runs about $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Washington Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Leonard V Moore Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 23.9%.

Washington Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 28%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 397 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 62% to 46%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.