Washington Park School

As a low-enrollment middle-grades school in TOTOWA, New Jersey, Washington Park School educates 485 students from grades 4 through 8, run under Totowa Public School District.

Totowa Public School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 898 students. Washington Park School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Washington Park School records that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington Park School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Passaic County) reports that median household income runs about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which Washington Park School is one.

Memorial School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Park School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 25%: 650 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.