Washington Elementary School

Washington Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in WEST CALDWELL, New Jersey, run under Caldwell-West School District, with 409 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Caldwell-West School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,520 students. Washington Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Washington Elementary School records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 30% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.0%, the actual is 53.4%, a residual of -8.6 points.

Around the school, Essex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,789 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Washington Elementary School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

The closest other public school is Harrison School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.9%.

Washington Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary School has rose 12%, going from 366 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 75%.

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