Washington School

As a tiny elementary school in Garwood, New Jersey, Washington School instructs 44 students from grade pre-K, one of the schools within Garwood Boro. Enrollment runs roughly 89% smaller than the state mean of about 405.

Garwood Boro comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 416 students; Washington School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington School lists that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder comes out to 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 39% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Roughly 16% of students at Washington School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the surrounding community, Union County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Washington School is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

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