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Does Washington Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNSHIP OF UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341650005760
Washington Elementary
301 WASHINGTON AVENUE, UNION, NJ 07083 · (908) 851-6460 · Union County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
189 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 27% larger than its 4th grade class (92).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 54.6% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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
Washington Elementary's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 578 | 32.7% | 55.4% |
| Demarest Elementary School Bloomfield | 482 | 34.4% | 49.7% |
| Livingston Elementary UNION | 485 | 37.5% | 48.5% |
| Redwood Elementary School W ORANGE | 446 | 30.7% | 62.9% |
| Holly Hills Elementary School WESTAMPTON | 460 | 37.2% | 38.8% |
| Connecticut Farms Elementary UNION | 430 | 42.8% | 45.3% |
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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #419 of 1,290 | #26 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #463 of 1,319 ▲ 15 | #29 of 93 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #494 of 1,319 ▲ 144 | #31 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #262 of 1,562 | #32 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,115 of 1,390 | #81 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #63 of 1,392 | #2 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.7% | #815 of 1,481 | #68 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #684 of 798 | #44 of 58 |
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
578
+34 (+6%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 578 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 33% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 29% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 18% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 18% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 46 | 13.1:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 14% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 15% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 32 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (598 to 578); teachers down 4% (46 to 44).
About Washington Elementary
At 301 WASHINGTON AVENUE in UNION, New Jersey, Washington Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It had 578 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 43% bigger than average.
Township of Union School District has a total of 10 schools and 7,845 students, Washington Elementary among them.
At Washington Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 39%. Other groups make up 24% Black, 23% White, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Union County residents are about 35% Hispanic, a similar share. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Washington Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 44 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Washington Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 33%. On average, public schools in Union County report 52%.
The model predicts 48.3% for a school in New Jersey with Washington Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Washington Elementary posts 55.4%.
In the surrounding county, Union County, median household income comes to about $103,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 180, with about 99,046 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Kawameeh Middle School, is about 0.6 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Washington Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Washington Elementary enrolled 544 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 578.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Township of Union School District
- Union High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Burnet Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- Hannah Caldwell ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Kawameeh Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Jefferson ElementaryMiddle · 564 students
- Livingston ElementaryElementary · 485 students
Other schools in UNION
- Union High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Burnet Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- Hannah Caldwell ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Kawameeh Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Jefferson ElementaryMiddle · 564 students
- Livingston ElementaryElementary · 485 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary is the 11th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 630 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 557 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolLITTLE FERRY, NJ · 469 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ · 414 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJ · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Kawameeh Middle School0.6 mi · 729
- Work Readiness Academy0.8 mi · 23
- Livingston Elementary0.8 mi · 485
- Connecticut Farms Elementary1.0 mi · 430
- Sherman Elementary School1.1 mi · 364
- Victor Mravlag School No. 211.1 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryHow large is Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 578 students in grades PK-04.
Is Washington Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary.
How diverse is Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 39% Hispanic, 24% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Washington Elementary in?
Washington Elementary is part of Township of Union School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.