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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kearny, New Jersey, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 533 students. The school is part of the Kearny School District, which is ranked 481 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 22% to 32.8% in English Language Arts and 21.5% to 25.9% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 56.1% in ELA and 39.8% to 49.8% in Math. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 23.9% over the past few years, which are much higher than the state and district averages.

The nearby Franklin Elementary School and Garfield Elementary School, which are also part of the Kearny School District, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Washington Elementary School. In contrast, the nearby Robert Treat Academy Charter School significantly outperforms Washington Elementary School and the other district schools in academic achievement, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

557

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,579

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Belgrove Dr
Kearny, NJ 07032-1504

(201) 955-5100

District: Kearny

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Kearny High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

White:

14.4%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

1,121^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Kearny

481^st of 609Kearny 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	18.3	1121 of 1347	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1079 of 1338	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	971 of 1342	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	955 of 1345	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	999 of 1317	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	965 of 1360	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	929 of 1353	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.8	1012 of 1352	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	906 of 1346	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.5	959 of 1357	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.9	948 of 1363	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	805 of 1367	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.8	756 of 1363	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.9	950 of 1360	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	941 of 1354	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.7	1047 of 1346	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.5	923 of 1338	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.2	744 of 1329	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.9	571 of 1314	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.6	633 of 1303	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.3	802 of 1298	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	42.2	808 of 1204	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	353 of 597	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	362 of 559	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	255 of 499	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	231 of 489	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	196 of 411	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	178 of 463	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	247 of 434	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1113 of 1326	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	981 of 1317	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	964 of 1318	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	941 of 1326	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1026 of 1290	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	882 of 1331	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	930 of 1333	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	780 of 1032	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	689 of 989	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	530 of 982	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	502 of 953	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	559 of 896	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	402 of 899	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	358 of 870	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	746 of 1023	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.2	334 of 939	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	503 of 910	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	315 of 863	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	292 of 839	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	307 of 948	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	263 of 942	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1021 of 1318	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1047 of 1313	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	890 of 1315	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	893 of 1324	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	902 of 1297	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	950 of 1335	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	837 of 1334	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	833 of 1023	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	702 of 989	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	655 of 958	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	486 of 949	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	473 of 868	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	628 of 1007	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	772 of 1001	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	740 of 970	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	860 of 975	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	646 of 976	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	697 of 964	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	896 of 1023	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	676 of 1022	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-23 vs state

Mathematics24%-22 vs state

Science18%-12 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)						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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5100	557	56	10.0	83.5%	80 (14.4%)	18 (3.2%)	426 (76.5%)	24 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	18.3	1121^st of 1347 public elementary schools	16.8%		19.7	1079^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.4%	42	18.4		32.8	22.0	31.8	25.9			25.9	23.6	21.5	23.2			$9,579	$665	$8,914
East Newark Elementary School	Public	K-8	501 11 North Third Street	East Newark	07029	Hudson County	East Newark School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-6800	176	14	12.2	88.1%	22 (12.5%)	1 (0.6%)	151 (85.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	16.5	1153^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	14.4%		10.2	1234^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.8%	81	18.2	0.0	26.1	4.5	45.5	6.3	33.3	9.5	43.5	21.7	18.2	0.0	15.8	4.5	$10,532	$1,154	$9,378
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-3	221 Cross Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-6400	306	33	9.2	83.0%	23 (7.5%)	6 (2.0%)	247 (80.7%)	29 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.7	1067^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.8%		19.3	1084^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.0%	17			26.4						34.6						$16,899	$1,200	$15,699
Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-5	223 Hamilton Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 735-5550	295	28	10.6	85.1%	22 (7.5%)	8 (2.7%)	241 (81.7%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	19.3			40.3	38.0					29.9	40.7				$15,302	$1,176	$14,126
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Davis Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5020	950	97	9.7	73.4%	193 (20.3%)	28 (2.9%)	691 (72.7%)	24 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	26.4	1005^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.4%		28.4	962^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.1%	43	23.6		32.2	43.6	37.9	47.5			33.0	22.4	25.5	18.9			$8,366	$391	$7,975
Rafael Hernandez School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5004	713	44	16.2	82.9%	22 (3.1%)	107 (15.0%)	575 (80.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5.6	1315^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.4%		8	1270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.1%	45	3.2	3.3	9.7	13.2	10.5	15.1	16.7	16.1	15.4	7.3	9.7	8.8	9.1	0.0	$8,503	$721	$7,782
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1 Washington Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 833-8500	330	25	13.2	74.5%	21 (6.4%)	12 (3.6%)	265 (80.3%)	31 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5090	428	42	10.3	75.5%	89 (20.8%)	6 (1.4%)	308 (72.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	20	1100^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.3%		24.8	1009^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.6%	91	14.0		28.3	33.4	23.2	36.9			35.2	24.5	14.1	34.0			$7,609	$569	$7,040
Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	742	44	16.8	86.7%	13 (1.8%)	80 (10.8%)	641 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.5	1055^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.7%		16.8	1119^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	64	3.7	3.4	30.2	36.7	28.6	40.1	26.9	29.4	41.6	39.0	12.2	25.0	12.8	9.6	$10,558	$393	$10,165
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Park Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5250	725	55	13.1	91.2%	9 (1.2%)	82 (11.3%)	624 (86.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13.7	1193^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.7	1170^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.6%	23	13.7	9.2	9.7	19.3	30.1	27.8	31.1	41.9	15.8	19.1	27.4	20.3	16.3	11.9	$12,556	$386	$12,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Washington Elementary School.

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 76% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Kearny High School

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Kearny

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