Washington Elementary School

Washington Elementary School is an elementary campus of compact scale in SUMMIT, New Jersey, run under Summit Public School District, serveing 323 students in grades 1 through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Washington Elementary School sits 20% below that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Summit Public School District (3,987 students total), Washington Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Washington Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 39% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Washington Elementary School shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 79.6%, a residual of +19.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Union County put median household income runs about $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Washington Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Summit High School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Washington Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 75.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington Elementary School's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 364 (now 323). White enrollment moved from 63% to 58% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Washington Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.