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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a top-performing public elementary school located in Westfield, New Jersey, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 289 students. The school is part of the Westfield Public School District, which is ranked 49 out of 609 districts in the state and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School has consistently been one of the highest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, ranking within the top 6% of all elementary schools in the state for the past several years. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that significantly exceed the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 82.4% for 3rd grade to 87.8% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students with special education needs.

While Washington Elementary School's performance is exceptional, it is worth noting that other elementary schools within the Westfield Public School District, such as Jefferson Elementary School and Wilson Elementary School, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked among the top schools in New Jersey. This suggests that the district as a whole is providing a high-quality education to its students, with Washington Elementary School being one of the top-performing schools within the district.

300

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,459

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 St. Marks Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090-2039

(908) 789-4600

District: Westfield Public School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Edison Intermediate School
High:	Westfield Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (79% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New Jersey elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg46%

51^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Westfield Public School District

49^th of 609Westfield Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	51 of 1347	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	84 of 1338	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	18 of 1342	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	6 of 1345	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	30 of 1317	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	30 of 1360	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	32 of 1353	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	36 of 1352	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	69 of 1346	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	94.8	32 of 1357	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	78 of 1363	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	81.2	202 of 1367	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	164 of 1363	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	189 of 1360	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	91 of 1354	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.5	63 of 1346	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	55 of 1338	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	74.9	298 of 1329	77.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	301 of 1314	77.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.5	135 of 1303	89.6%	★★★★☆
2004	87.7	19 of 1298	98.5%	★★★★★
2003	89.1	21 of 1204	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	97 of 1326	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	120 of 1317	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	37 of 1318	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	22 of 1326	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	14 of 1290	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	30 of 1331	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	44 of 1333	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	8 of 1032	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	19 of 1318	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	59 of 1313	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	12 of 1315	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	7 of 1324	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	83 of 1297	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	44 of 1335	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	35 of 1334	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	39 of 1023	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	158 of 989	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	58 of 958	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	18 of 949	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	55 of 868	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	79 of 1007	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	165 of 1001	83.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	81 of 970	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	95 of 963	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	20 of 975	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	8 of 976	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	4 of 964	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	15 of 1023	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	33 of 1022	96.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts85%+35 vs state

Mathematics78%+31 vs state

Science64%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	900 St. Marks Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4600	300	23	13.0	1.0%	216 (72.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.7%)	32 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	93.6	51^st of 1347 public elementary schools	96.2%		91.6	84^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.7%	33	64.2		82.4	87.8	86.5				77.9	81.6	76.2						$6,459	$17	$6,442
Lincoln	Public	K-8	400 Second Avenue	Garwood	07027	Union County	Garwood Boro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-0331	372	33	11.2	25.8%	252 (67.7%)	9 (2.4%)	93 (25.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	55.3	611^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.6%		73.1	378^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.7%	233	35.9	27.3	46.5	75.0	53.9	56.5	76.8	84.1	40.9	53.8	38.5	35.9	62.8	36.0	84.2	84.2	$11,448	$164	$11,284
Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 Linden Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4605	362	30	12.1	0.8%	291 (80.4%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.5%)	35 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	95.5	21^st of 1347 public elementary schools	98.4%		89.3	125^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.7%	104	64.9		81.6	91.8	90.5				87.7	85.3	78.4						$6,428	$17	$6,411
Brookside Place School	Public	K-5	700 Brookside Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6244	364	26	14.0		275 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	87	172^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		88.3	143^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	89.3%	29	59.4		67.2	69.8	73.3				82.0	80.8	68.4						$7,629	$04	$7,625
Crossroads School	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Cardinal Drive	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 232-6655	52	11	4.7	26.9%	7 (13.5%)	21 (40.4%)	19 (36.5%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)																	$40,627		$40,627
Lincoln Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	728 Westfield Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4455	268	18	14.6	3.0%	177 (66.0%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.6%)	31 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$4,578	$17	$4,561
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Prospect Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4590	509	39	12.9	0.6%	385 (75.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	91.7	86^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.6	73^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	94.5%	13	56.9		79.8	76.3	80.4				77.5	86.8	81.4						$6,401	$17	$6,384
McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	85	196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.2	171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	87.2%	25	59.7		62.1	76.3	67.2				68.9	80.0	75.4						$6,690	$306	$6,384
Livingston Avenue School	Public	3-5	75 Livingston Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6248	270	23	11.8	1.1%	186 (68.9%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (19.3%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	82.8	234^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.6%		89.9	117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.3%	117	53.2		65.2	79.3	68.1				70.5	67.0	63.8						$8,649	$06	$8,643
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1200 Boulevard	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4490	467	34	13.5	0.6%	279 (59.7%)	13 (2.8%)	46 (9.9%)	102 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	91.6	87^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.4	88^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.4%	1	62.8		77.6	78.5	76.9				81.5	85.0	73.1						$6,449	$17	$6,432

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Westfield Public School District

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Edison Intermediate School
High : Westfield Senior High School

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Washington Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 51^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

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