Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTWOOD REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341782000918
Washington Elementary School
600 SCHOOL STREET, TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NJ 07676 · (201) 664-6440 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- C+Beats 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
11.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
24 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Westwood Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 68.0% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 (60.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 329 | 7.3% | 60.0% |
| Dickerson Elementary School Chester | 356 | 6.2% | N/A |
| East Brook Elementary School PARK RIDGE | 314 | 10.2% | 65.2% |
| Elysian Charter School of Hoboken HOBOKEN | 292 | 9.9% | 73.4% |
| South End Elementary School Cedar Grove | 349 | 7.2% | 72.4% |
| James Fallon Elementary School WAYNE | 370 | 10.3% | 63.3% |
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 | 60.0% | #337 of 1,290 | #76 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #363 of 1,319 ▼ 116 | #86 of 149 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #390 of 1,319 ▼ 24 | #97 of 149 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #991 of 1,562 | #95 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #634 of 1,390 | #66 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #757 of 1,392 | #107 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.3% | #1,308 of 1,481 | #111 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.1% | #224 of 545 | #21 of 64 |
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
329
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 329 | 29.7 | 11.1:1 | 7% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 28.7 | 11.2:1 | 6% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 29.5 | 11.2:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 5% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 6% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 7% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 5% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 233 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 4% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 15 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (296 to 329); teachers up 29% (23 to 29.7).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a small elementary school in TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, New Jersey, (ZIP code 07676). There are 329 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Westwood Regional School District (6 schools, 2,764 students) runs Washington Elementary School.
The student body at Washington Elementary School is 66% White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Bergen County, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
There are 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Washington Elementary School, giving a ratio of 11.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. By family income, 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Bergen County averages 28%, higher than here.
Washington Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Washington Elementary School is 2.2 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.0% actual, 62.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In Bergen County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Washington Elementary School, Bergen County has 291 public schools.
Jessie F. George Elementary, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Washington Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
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.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 329, from 316 in 2020-21. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2020-21 and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Westwood Regional School District
- Westwood Regional High SchoolHigh · 830 students
- Westwood Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Jessie F. George ElementaryElementary · 282 students
- Berkeley ElementaryElementary · 277 students
Other schools in TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON
- Westwood Regional High SchoolHigh · 830 students
- Jessie F. George ElementaryElementary · 282 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 82nd largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 630 students
- Washington ElementaryUNION, NJ · 578 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 557 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolLITTLE FERRY, NJ · 469 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Jessie F. George Elementary0.7 mi · 282
- Westwood Regional High School0.9 mi · 830
- Ann Blanche Smith1.0 mi · 315
- Glen School1.1 mi · 126
- Westwood Regional Middle School1.5 mi · 656
- Brookside Elementary School1.5 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary School have?
Washington Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Washington Elementary School is part of Westwood Regional School District.
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