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Washington School

Public Grades PK, KG-2

162

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,777

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

709 Ridge Rd
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071-3215

(201) 896-2072

District: Lyndhurst Public School District

Students who attend Washington School usually attend:

High:

Lyndhurst High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.1%

Hispanic:

38.3%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2005 → 29th in 2014

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (64% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2005

Students meeting standards (2013-2014) ?

This school64%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg71%

Not ranked this year

Washington School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2014	37.8	970 of 1363	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	1150 of 1367	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.1	735 of 1363	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.3	553 of 1360	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.8	863 of 1354	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.5	843 of 1346	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.6	586 of 1338	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.2	602 of 1329	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.6	377 of 1314	71.3%	★★★★☆
2005	66.0	556 of 1303	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.8	708 of 1298	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	86.6	71 of 1204	94.1%	★★★★★

By subject vs New Jersey (2013-2014) ?

Math71%-4 vs state

Language Arts Literacy58%-8 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-2	709 Ridge Rd	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2072	162	17	9.5	32.7%	73 (45.1%)	10 (6.2%)	62 (38.3%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$8,777	$161	$8,616
Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Webster Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	132	16	8.2	33.3%	59 (44.7%)	2 (1.5%)	58 (43.9%)	10 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	47.8	712^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.1%		59.7	549^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.0%	163	0.0	60.0	62.5	61.9		48.0	41.7	28.6		$7,991	$61	$7,930
Roosevelt School	Public	3-5	530 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2068	295	22	13.7	34.6%	141 (47.8%)	5 (1.7%)	125 (42.4%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	52.9	641^st of 1347 public elementary schools	52.4%		49	683^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.0%	42	25.8	44.1	66.2	59.2		50.0	48.1	44.1		$6,715	$71	$6,644
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Albert Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	335	21	15.9	37.9%	147 (43.9%)	9 (2.7%)	161 (48.1%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	49.7	683^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	49.3%		51.1	654^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.1%	29	39.5	48.0	34.6	63.4		48.1	25.0	69.8		$7,120	$260	$6,860
Franklin School	Public	K-2	360 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2077	196	14	14.0	39.8%	79 (40.3%)	3 (1.5%)	97 (49.5%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)										$6,440	$662	$5,778
Belleville PS9	Public	K-6	301 Ralph St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4337	138	8	17.2	76.8%	8 (5.8%)	5 (3.6%)	114 (82.6%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	57.6	575^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.3%		63.8	492^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	63.2%	83	20.0	50.0	74.1	65.0	85.7	50.0	29.6	40.0	50.0
Columbus School	Public	K-2	640 Lake Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2075	102	9	10.9	34.3%	34 (33.3%)	9 (8.8%)	49 (48.0%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)										$8,454		$8,454
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	319 New York Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-6390	94	5	17.6	26.6%	41 (43.6%)	4 (4.3%)	42 (44.7%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$6,528	$138	$6,390
Jefferson School	Public	3-5	336 Lake Ave.	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2065	256	19	13.8	47.3%	92 (35.9%)	12 (4.7%)	129 (50.4%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	49	693^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%		54.3	618^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.8%	75	30.9	41.3	64.1	62.0		36.8	43.0	38.3		$8,025	$146	$7,879
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Prospect Avenue	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	164	14	12.1	43.9%	76 (46.3%)	1 (0.6%)	78 (47.6%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	67.5	447^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.6	411^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.3%	36	22.2	61.6	72.0	72.0		50.0	68.0	56.0		$5,542	$150	$5,392

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