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Enrollment
485
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOTOWA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341626004954
Washington Park School
10 CREWS STREET, TOTOWA, NJ 07512 · (973) 956-0010 · Passaic County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
157 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 22% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Totowa Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 35.8% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Park School
Washington Park School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Park School this school | 485 | 32.4% | 46.1% |
| Lyndhurst Middle School Lyndhurst | 610 | 38.7% | 42.3% |
| Hopatcong Middle School Hopatcong | 435 | 40.0% | 30.8% |
| Lincoln Middle School HAWTHORNE | 522 | 39.7% | 44.0% |
| Lakeside School POMPTON LAKES | 370 | 34.9% | 47.9% |
| John Hill School BOONTON | 556 | 40.1% | 51.6% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Park School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #209 of 433 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #253 of 437 ▼ 10 | #10 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #209 of 437 ▼ 5 | #9 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #263 of 445 | #11 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #342 of 417 | #17 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #177 of 419 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #218 of 436 | #14 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #31 of 282 | #1 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
485
-135 (-22%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 485 | 39.6 | 12.3:1 | 32% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 39.6 | 12.4:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 25% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 29% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 57 | 12.0:1 | 26% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 18% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Park School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (650 to 485); teachers down 17% (48 to 39.6).
About Washington Park School
Washington Park School is a small middle-grades school in Totowa Public School District, located in TOTOWA, New Jersey. Students in grades 4 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 485 students.
Washington Park School falls under Totowa Public School District, which has 2 schools enrolling 898 students.
The most common group at Washington Park School is White students, at 48%. The school is also 42% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% Black. Washington Park School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Washington Park School is 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. About 32% of students, or 157, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
allk12 grades Washington Park School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Washington Park School is -2.4 points: 46.1% actual, 48.4% predicted.
Passaic County has these Census figures: the median household income is $87,522, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Passaic County is home to 155 public schools and about 83,237 public school students.
The shortest distance from Washington Park School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Memorial School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 31.1% proficiency; Washington Park School posts 46.1%.
Washington Park School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 22% enrollment decrease, from 620 in 2020-21 to 485 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Totowa Public School District
- Memorial SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other schools in TOTOWA
- Memorial SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Passaic Regional SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Memorial School0.6 mi · 413
- Beatrice Gilmore School0.8 mi · 359
- Memorial Middle School0.9 mi · 374
- School One1.0 mi · 122
- Charles Olbon School1.3 mi · 404
- John P. Holland Charter School1.4 mi · 787
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Park SchoolHow many students attend Washington Park School?
Washington Park School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Washington Park School serve?
Washington Park School serves grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Washington Park School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Washington Park School.
What is the student diversity at Washington Park School?
Student demographics at Washington Park School are roughly 48% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian.
What district is Washington Park School in?
Washington Park School is part of Totowa Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.