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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
About Washington School
Washington School is a cozy middle school in Millburn, New Jersey, part of Millburn Township School District. The school teaches 363 students in grade 5. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.
Millburn Township School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,538 students; Washington School is among them.
Demographically, Washington School lists that the most-represented group is Asian (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 6% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Essex County's rate of about 54%.
With demographic context factored in, Washington School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 65.0%; this one delivers 80.8%, a residual of +15.8 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Essex County) reports that median household earnings sit near $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Washington School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Millburn High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.7%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
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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
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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