Enrollment
363
Middle
DISTRICT 735 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLBURN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341020003402
Washington School
71 Spring Street, Millburn, NJ 07041 · (973) 218-7500 · Essex County
GRADES 05–05MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
8 students
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 5 | 363 | 100% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Millburn Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
87.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
87.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.8% | 87.4% |
| 2023-24 | 86.1% | 82.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 School
Washington School's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington School this school | 363 | 2.2% | 80.8% |
| Charles DeWolf Middle School OLD TAPPAN | 370 | 0.8% | 76.0% |
| Mount Pleasant Middle School LIVINGSTON | 530 | 4.0% | 81.5% |
| Montgomery Lower Middle School Skillman | 680 | 7.2% | 75.5% |
| Tenakill Middle School CLOSTER | 593 | 2.4% | 72.2% |
| Montgomery Upper Middle School Skillman | 760 | 5.8% | 75.5% |
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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #3 of 433 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.4% | #4 of 437 ▲ 4 | #1 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #12 of 437 ▲ 4 | #2 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #332 of 445 | #22 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #180 of 417 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #163 of 419 | #14 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.2% | #414 of 436 | #26 of 27 |
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
363
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
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 | 363 | 34.4 | 10.6:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 32.8 | 12.5:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 32.1 | 12.1:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | N/A | N/A | 2% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington School.
About Washington School
Families in Millburn, New Jersey, are served by Washington School, a small middle school. It offers grade 5 and has 363 students enrolled. Middle schools in New Jersey have about 578 students on average; enrollment here is 37% lower.
The 8 schools in Millburn Township School District enroll 4,538 students altogether, Washington School among them.
The share of Asian students at Washington School is 53%, a majority. After that, the student body is 33% White, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Essex County is about 6% Asian. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Washington School are from different groups.
The school has 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.6 students per teacher. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. Of all students at Washington School, 2% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
Test results at Washington School are 15.8 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.8%, compared with a predicted 65.0%, which ranks in the top 10% in New Jersey.
In the surrounding county, Essex County, median household income comes to about $80,789, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 249 public schools and about 145,473 students.
Measured in a straight line, Millburn High School is about 0.3 miles from Washington School. The five-mile area around Washington School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 70.7% proficiency; Washington School posts 80.8%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Washington School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Millburn Township School District
- Millburn High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Millburn Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,106 students
- Hartshorn SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Deerfield SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Wyoming SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Glenwood SchoolElementary · 315 students
Other schools in Millburn
- Millburn High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Millburn Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,106 students
- Wyoming SchoolElementary · 346 students
- South Mountain SchoolElementary · 278 students
Other Washington schools
22 other US public schools in 11 states are named Washington. Washington School is the 8th largest of the 23.
- Washington SchoolNUTLEY, NJ · 534 students
- Washington SchoolLODI, NJ · 358 students
- Washington SchoolRUTHERFORD, NJ · 349 students
- Washington SchoolLYNDHURST, NJ · 162 students
- Washington SchoolSaddle Brook, NJ · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Millburn High School0.3 mi · 1,380
- Millburn Middle School0.5 mi · 1,106
- South Mountain School0.6 mi · 278
- James Caldwell Elementary School0.7 mi · 276
- Jonathan Dayton High School0.9 mi · 654
- Wyoming School1.2 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Washington SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington School?
Washington School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 05-05.
What grades does Washington School serve?
Washington School serves grades 05-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington School is approximately 10.6:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington School?
At Washington School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 53% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Washington School in?
Washington School is part of Millburn Township School District.
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