Washington Elementary School

Washington Elementary School is one of the cozy primary schools in TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, New Jersey, operated by Westwood Regional School District, with 329 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Westwood Regional School District (2,764 students total), Washington Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Washington Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Washington Elementary School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 7% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Washington Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.2%; this one delivers 60.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bergen County shows median household earnings sit near $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Washington Elementary School is one.

Jessie F. George Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 61.0%.

Washington Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary School has edged up 11%, going from 296 students in 2018 to 329 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 81% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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