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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 453 rd of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School serves 409 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in West Caldwell and is part of the Caldwell-West School District. The most important finding is that Washington’s proficiency rates are above state levels in all three reported subjects, but it generally trails its district peers, with fourth grade the clearest concern.

Washington’s strongest comparison is ELA: its grades 3–5 average was 62% proficient in 2025–2026, 13 percentage points above the state but 5 points below the district. In math, its 54% average was 7 points above the state and 6 below the district. Fifth-grade science was 37%, 10 points above the state and 1 point above the district. Fourth grade stands out as a local weakness: Washington scored 56% in ELA and 51% in math, the lowest among the district’s four elementary schools and 15 and 22 points below the other three schools’ averages. It was also last among those four in fifth-grade ELA and third- and fourth-grade math.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, the ELA average slipped by 3 points and math by 2, while fifth-grade science rose by 7. SchoolDigger ranks Washington in the 66th percentile and gives it three stars for 2025–2026; that is up from the 63rd percentile the year before, but below most nearby ranked schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide standing for Special Education Students is notably lower than the overall result: the group is at the 49th percentile, compared with 66 overall. For White Students, the percentile is 51, also below the overall result. In 2024–2025, Washington had a student-teacher ratio of 14.1, the highest among district peers, and 8% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest share among those schools.

409

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,262

Per pupil spending ?

7.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

201 Central Ave
West Caldwell, NJ 07006

(973) 228-8941

District: Caldwell-West School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grover Cleveland Middle School
High:	James Caldwell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (55% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Caldwell-West School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg45%

453^rd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Caldwell-West School District

177^th of 607Caldwell-West 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
2026	67.6	453 of 1331	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	493 of 1347	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	427 of 1338	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	443 of 1342	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	364 of 1345	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	350 of 1317	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	368 of 1360	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	347 of 1353	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	421 of 1352	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.6	447 of 1346	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.5	388 of 1357	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	71.4	447 of 1363	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.4	524 of 1367	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.0	397 of 1363	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	77.0	307 of 1360	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	251 of 1354	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	53.8	755 of 1346	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.8	772 of 1338	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.2	708 of 1329	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.1	715 of 1314	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	74.7	339 of 1303	74.0%	★★★★☆
2004	63.4	599 of 1298	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	61.9	577 of 1204	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	431 of 1311	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.0	453 of 1326	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	351 of 1317	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	516 of 1318	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	371 of 1326	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	339 of 1290	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	325 of 1331	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	438 of 1333	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	268 of 991	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.3	353 of 1032	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	305 of 989	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.5	171 of 982	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	95.3	40 of 953	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	54 of 896	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	60 of 870	93.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	465 of 1306	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	512 of 1318	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	491 of 1313	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	349 of 1315	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	350 of 1324	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	383 of 1297	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	381 of 1335	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	283 of 1334	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	491 of 970	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	399 of 1023	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	333 of 958	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.4	125 of 949	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.8	338 of 868	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.3	63 of 1007	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	105 of 1001	89.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	468 of 951	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	525 of 970	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	468 of 963	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	431 of 975	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	365 of 976	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	357 of 964	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	336 of 1023	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	341 of 1022	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

White (2026)51st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+13 vs state

Mathematics54%+6 vs state

Science37%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Central Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-8941	409	29	14.1	7.6%	306 (74.8%)	9 (2.2%)	58 (14.2%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	67.6	453^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	66.0%		63.8	493^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.4%	40	37.1		62.5	55.6	67.7				50.7	51.4	59.7				$14,262	$33	$14,229
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Prospect St	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-5994	246	23	10.6	17.9%	167 (67.9%)	5 (2.0%)	59 (24.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	71.4	404^th of 1331 public elementary schools	69.6%		61.4	521^st of 1347 public elementary schools	61.3%	117	31.6		58.3	69.8	74.4				52.1	72.8	48.7				$22,463	$715	$21,748
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Crane St	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-3987	253	20	12.6	14.2%	194 (76.7%)	6 (2.4%)	40 (15.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	77.3	319^th of 1331 public elementary schools	76.0%		77.3	327^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.7%	8	40.0		56.1	70.7	73.4				53.7	73.1	64.4				$21,362	$233	$21,129
Essex Fells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	102 Hawthorne Rd	Essex Fells	07021	Essex County	Essex Fells School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-0505	251	26	9.4	—	191 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	17 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	95	37^th of 1331 public elementary schools	97.2%		94.1	40^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.0%	3	60.0		86.2	87.9	87.5	80.0			93.1	84.8	75.0	70.0			$23,177	$252	$22,925
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Orton Rd	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-7173	214	20	10.7	9.3%	145 (67.8%)	6 (2.8%)	40 (18.7%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)	82	244^th of 1331 public elementary schools	81.7%		74.1	364^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.0%	120	34.3		69.2	71.4	80.0				56.4	74.2	82.9				$24,253	$65	$24,188
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	35 Hamilton Dr East	N Caldwell	07006	Essex County	North Caldwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 712-4400	420	36	11.7	—	292 (69.5%)	10 (2.4%)	52 (12.4%)	49 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	88.9	133^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	90.0%		93.2	58^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.7%	75			72.1						78.4						$13,688	$139	$13,549
Winston S. Churchill School	Public	3-6	233 Fairfield Road	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Fairfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 227-2638	401	30	13.3	2.7%	302 (75.3%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (15.0%)	29 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	68.9	439^th of 1331 public elementary schools	67.0%		76.5	333^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	75.3%	106	27.0		61.9	67.0	61.3	54.3			61.9	71.8	48.9	47.6			$11,765	$248	$11,517
Frederic N. Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Grove Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6753	247	20	12.5	1.2%	189 (76.5%)	5 (2.0%)	40 (16.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	59.7	558^th of 1331 public elementary schools	58.1%		60.8	525^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.0%	33			67.8	55.6					46.4	42.2					$20,631	$128	$20,503
Forest Avenue School	Public	K-4	118 Forest Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6754	230	14	16.8	—	196 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	82.8	232^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	82.6%		76	340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%	108			74.3	71.4					58.9	69.3					$15,614	$126	$15,488
Essex Junior Academy	Public	K-8	369 Passaic Avenue	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Essex Regional Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-0125	15	5	3.3	46.7%	0 (0.0%)	10 (66.7%)	5 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		0.0						9.1

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