Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341446000820
Washington School
89 WOOD ST, RUTHERFORD, NJ 07070 · (201) 438-7675 · Bergen County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
23 students
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 31% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 30% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Based on grade levels within Rutherford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
67.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 67.5% |
% 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 School
Washington School's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington School this school | 349 | 6.6% | 60.1% |
| Van Holten Primary School Bridgewater | 311 | 7.7% | 66.8% |
| Bayberry School Watchung | 391 | 1.3% | 62.1% |
| Hoboken Dual Language Charter School HOBOKEN | 441 | 8.8% | 81.7% |
| Orchard Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 348 | 5.2% | 82.4% |
| Bedminster Township Public School Bedminster | 412 | 13.1% | 64.2% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #334 of 1,290 | #75 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #290 of 1,319 ▼ 37 | #72 of 149 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #627 of 1,319 ▼ 10 | #127 of 149 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #903 of 1,562 | #76 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,281 of 1,390 | #141 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #152 of 1,392 | #6 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #1,321 of 1,481 | #113 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #402 of 545 | #47 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
349
+37 (+12%) vs 2020
+175% since 1990-91, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 349 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 7% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 25.5 | 12.5:1 | 5% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 4% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 23.1 | 14.5:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 19 | 14.0:1 | 7% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2000-01 | 127 | 5 | 25.4:1 | 6% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 127 | 5 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (335 to 349); teachers up 4% (23.1 to 24).
About Washington School
Washington School is a mid-sized elementary school in RUTHERFORD, New Jersey. It offers grades 1 through 3 and has 349 students enrolled.
Rutherford School District runs 5 schools with a combined 2,544 students. Washington School is one of them.
The largest group at Washington School is White students, at 44%. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Bergen County is about 55% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Washington School scores 70%.
The school had 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 7%. The average for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Washington School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Test results at Washington School are 2.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (60.1% actual, 62.5% predicted).
Bergen County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Washington School shares Bergen County with 290 other public schools.
Rutherford High School sits about 0.3 miles from Washington School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Washington School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Washington School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 12%. The ratio was 11.6:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Washington School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rutherford School District
- Rutherford High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Pierrepont SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Union SchoolMiddle · 399 students
Other schools in RUTHERFORD
- Rutherford High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Pierrepont SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Union SchoolMiddle · 399 students
Other Washington schools
22 other US public schools in 11 states are named Washington. Washington School is the 10th largest of the 23.
- Washington SchoolNUTLEY, NJ · 534 students
- Washington SchoolMillburn, NJ · 363 students
- Washington SchoolLODI, NJ · 358 students
- Washington SchoolLYNDHURST, NJ · 162 students
- Washington SchoolSaddle Brook, NJ · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Rutherford High School0.3 mi · 727
- Lincoln School0.4 mi · 178
- Alfred S. Faust Middle School0.4 mi · 240
- Union School0.5 mi · 399
- Henry P. Becton Regional High School0.7 mi · 853
- Lincoln School0.7 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Washington SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington School?
Washington School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 01-03.
What grades does Washington School serve?
Washington School serves grades 01-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington School is approximately 14.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington School?
At Washington School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 19% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Washington School public or private?
Washington School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rutherford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.