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George Washington Academy School No. 1

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Academy School No. 1 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, part of the Elizabeth Public Schools district, which is ranked 494 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has 531 students.

George Washington Academy School No. 1 has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 13.6%, compared to 44.9% statewide and 29.7% in the Elizabeth Public Schools district. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, with only 5.3% of 7th graders and 5.4% of 8th graders proficient in Algebra I, compared to 38.8% and 72.7% statewide, respectively.

The nearby schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district, such as Sonia Sotomayor School No 25, Christopher Columbus School No. 15, and Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3, also have low statewide rankings and test scores, suggesting a broader challenge within the district. However, some nearby schools, such as iPrep Academy School No 8, perform better than George Washington Academy School No. 1 on certain metrics, indicating that there may be opportunities for improvement.

595

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,312

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Broadway
Elizabeth, NJ 07206-1857

(908) 436-5555

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Students who attend George Washington Academy School No. 1 usually attend:

High:	Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy
	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy
	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
	More...
	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy
	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.2%

African American:

31.3%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,116^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

535^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools

494^th of 609Elizabeth Public Schools 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1116 of 1347	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1104 of 1338	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1144 of 1342	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1122 of 1345	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1260 of 1317	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1139 of 1360	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1252 of 1353	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	1288 of 1352	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	1259 of 1346	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	1276 of 1357	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.2	1280 of 1363	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	1313 of 1367	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	1294 of 1363	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	1285 of 1360	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	1234 of 1354	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.2	1224 of 1346	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	1311 of 1338	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.2	1310 of 1329	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.5	1298 of 1314	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.2	1296 of 1303	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	1297 of 1298	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.2	1201 of 1204	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	381 of 463	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	331 of 469	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	257 of 463	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	323 of 494	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	432 of 456	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	372 of 522	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	391 of 517	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	268 of 597	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1014 of 1326	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1078 of 1317	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1081 of 1318	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1126 of 1326	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1207 of 1290	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1111 of 1331	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1187 of 1333	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	578 of 1032	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	481 of 989	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	712 of 982	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	466 of 953	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.7	855 of 896	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	641 of 899	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	703 of 870	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	727 of 1023	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	528 of 939	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	684 of 910	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	472 of 863	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	728 of 839	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	712 of 948	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	829 of 942	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1116 of 1318	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1031 of 1313	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1175 of 1315	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1077 of 1324	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1226 of 1297	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1093 of 1335	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1238 of 1334	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	665 of 1023	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	713 of 989	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	690 of 958	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	768 of 868	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	845 of 1007	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	713 of 1001	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	535 of 752	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	534 of 743	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	495 of 748	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	592 of 745	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	594 of 652	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	561 of 745	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	671 of 716	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	707 of 712	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	664 of 713	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	676 of 713	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.9	673 of 717	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	670 of 704	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	638 of 677	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.8	647 of 684	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	641 of 677	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.9	638 of 664	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	208 of 359	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	313 of 352	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	200 of 361	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	300 of 356	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	228 of 291	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	170 of 326	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.1	292 of 326	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	411 of 728	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	487 of 717	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	416 of 720	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	635 of 726	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	612 of 625	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	532 of 703	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	603 of 680	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	236 of 608	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	177 of 589	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	151 of 587	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	248 of 591	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.1	405 of 480	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	256 of 524	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.1	427 of 504	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	279 of 613	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	286 of 584	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	153 of 568	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	39.0	317 of 549	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	366 of 467	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	271 of 541	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	490 of 726	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	411 of 719	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	369 of 718	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	442 of 730	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	491 of 635	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	471 of 697	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	8.2	639 of 675	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	15.6	380 of 401	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	380 of 492	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	471 of 471	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2021)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-14 vs state

Mathematics20%-24 vs state

Algebra I5%-40 vs state

Science2%-22 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 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
George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	595	50	12.0	87.6%	18 (3.0%)	186 (31.3%)	382 (64.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1116^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.2	1104^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.5%	12	2.0	2.6	13.6	30.5	38.8	48.6	45.9	64.9	17.8	36.1	18.4	24.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	$7,312	$196	$7,116
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Public	K-8	125 Third Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5580	856	60	14.3	92.2%	16 (1.9%)	105 (12.3%)	732 (85.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1232^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.3	1201^st of 1338 public elementary schools	10.2%	31	3.7	1.1	12.6	23.2	17.7	35.5	30.3	29.6	18.5	12.9	14.6	23.7	22.9	10.5	10.5	$9,150	$287	$8,863
iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	397	34	11.8	90.2%	22 (5.5%)	101 (25.4%)	269 (67.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25	1020^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.8	1000^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.3%	20	19.4	5.6	16.2	35.9	42.0	66.7	70.7	79.4	24.3	28.2	29.1	8.3	14.6	11.8	11.8	$9,452	$244	$9,208
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Public	PK, KG-8	25 First Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3950	878	73	12.0	90.0%	24 (2.7%)	94 (10.7%)	749 (85.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	1182^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	12.2%		19.7	1077^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.5%	105	11.7	3.3	13.7	22.1	31.7	37.1	35.7	38.2	27.0	19.6	21.8	18.3	15.5	14.2	14.2	$9,410	$267	$9,143
Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Public	K-8	248 Ripley Pl	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5700	392	36	10.8	88.0%	19 (4.8%)	78 (19.9%)	295 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.7%		11.1	1220^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.8%	77	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	7.7	28.3	28.1	35.9	2.2	21.6	7.5	13.0	5.7	2.6	2.6	$11,847	$259	$11,588
John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	452	34	13.2	87.6%	10 (2.2%)	109 (24.1%)	328 (72.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	1184^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.1%		17.4	1111^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.0%	73	2.0	5.4	20.4	14.3	31.3	44.2	40.0	65.5	33.3	20.8	15.7	13.6	16.3	7.3	7.3	$12,585	$304	$12,281
Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	591	46	12.8	90.5%	10 (1.7%)	40 (6.8%)	535 (90.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.3	1126^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.4%		12.8	1187^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.3%	61	9.0	1.4	24.1	24.2	31.9	43.9	49.2	35.4	26.8	26.1	27.9	19.0	12.5	17.1	17.1	$11,125	$317	$10,808
Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	672	53	12.8	86.3%	19 (2.8%)	35 (5.2%)	615 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	1081^st of 1347 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.2	1072^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.9%	9	14.9	6.1	18.5	27.3	31.7	49.3	48.5	35.5	27.0	26.0	41.2	10.9	23.6	9.8	9.8	$9,543	$243	$9,300
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	765	60	12.8	89.7%	30 (3.9%)	58 (7.6%)	663 (86.7%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1176^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.3	1099^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.9%	77	4.0	1.1	12.9	15.3	23.3	32.9	44.3	41.8	25.0	20.7	34.2	26.8	25.9	6.5	6.5	$10,474	$262	$10,212
Winfield Scott School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Madison Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6150	630	52	12.1	82.4%	24 (3.8%)	227 (36.0%)	365 (57.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1233^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.1	1236^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.6%	3	1.9	3.0	23.2	17.5	18.9	35.2	39.7	27.0	30.5	16.4	7.4	11.7	18.4	4.5	4.5	$9,616	$240	$9,376

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Academy School No. 1

What schools do graduates of George Washington Academy School No. 1 attend?

Students who attend George Washington Academy School No. 1 usually go on to attend:

High : Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy
High : Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
High : Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy
High : John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
High : Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy
High : Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Is George Washington Academy School No. 1 a good school?

George Washington Academy School No. 1 ranks in the bottom 17.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is George Washington Academy School No. 1 in?

Elizabeth Public Schools

How many students attend George Washington Academy School No. 1?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended George Washington Academy School No. 1.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Academy School No. 1?

Students at George Washington Academy School No. 1 are 64% Hispanic, 31% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian.

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