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George Washington Elementary School

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George Washington Elementary School ranks 683 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

683^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in North Arlington, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the North Arlington School District, which is ranked 290 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, George Washington Elementary School generally performs below the district and state averages in most grade levels and subjects, with the exception of its strong 5th grade performance that exceeds the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's student subgroups also show varying levels of achievement, with male and Hispanic students tending to perform better than female and white students, respectively. However, the school's English Language Learner and Special Education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top half of New Jersey elementary schools.

Other areas of note include the school's fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, which are generally higher than the state average, and the increasing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is lower than nearby Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School, but higher than the state average. The school's per-student spending is also higher than the state average, but lower than the nearby schools mentioned.

335

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,120

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 Albert Street
North Arlington, NJ 07031

(201) 991-6800

District: North Arlington School District

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Veterans Middle School
High:	North Arlington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

White:

43.9%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg46%

683^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the North Arlington School District

290^th of 609North Arlington 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	49.7	683 of 1347	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	654 of 1338	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	456 of 1342	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	622 of 1345	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	680 of 1317	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	577 of 1360	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	615 of 1353	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	769 of 1352	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	69.1	451 of 1346	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	462 of 1357	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	614 of 1363	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.3	641 of 1367	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.6	476 of 1363	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	790 of 1360	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.9	550 of 1354	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.9	710 of 1346	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	754 of 1338	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	971 of 1329	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	1020 of 1314	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.9	792 of 1303	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.5	763 of 1298	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	41.8	815 of 1204	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	292 of 597	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	269 of 559	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	91 of 499	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	58 of 489	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	52 of 411	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	718 of 1326	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	706 of 1317	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	554 of 1318	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	654 of 1326	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	700 of 1290	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	624 of 1331	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	645 of 1333	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	519 of 1032	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	417 of 989	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	229 of 982	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	507 of 953	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.5	222 of 896	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	260 of 899	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	37.9	535 of 870	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	353 of 1023	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	425 of 939	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.9	104 of 910	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	218 of 863	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	36.8	535 of 839	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.0	81 of 948	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	134 of 942	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	561 of 1318	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	519 of 1313	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	322 of 1315	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	562 of 1324	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	594 of 1297	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	664 of 1335	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	690 of 1334	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	416 of 1023	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	554 of 989	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	595 of 868	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	418 of 1001	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	533 of 970	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	469 of 963	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	320 of 975	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	471 of 976	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	730 of 964	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	503 of 1023	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	542 of 1022	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-3 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Science39%+9 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
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
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
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
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
Susan B. Anthony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Beech Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	297	24	12.3	33.7%	122 (41.1%)	3 (1.0%)	134 (45.1%)	32 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	61.5	519^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.5%		63	506^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.2%	13	23.4	58.8	67.4	60.4		59.6	47.0	52.1
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
Belleville PS3	Public	K-6	230 Joralemon St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4341	334	28	11.9	67.7%	20 (6.0%)	21 (6.3%)	272 (81.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	45.5	735^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.4%		40	798^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.4%	63	26.3	34.9	55.8	57.1	62.5	25.0	44.1	47.3	35.1
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 PS5	Public	PK, KG-6	149 Adelaide St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4399	362	28	12.9	64.9%	32 (8.8%)	20 (5.5%)	281 (77.6%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	46.4	721^st of 1347 public elementary schools	46.5%		37.5	831^st of 1338 public elementary schools	37.9%	110	15.5	56.5	65.9	62.8	54.8	48.0	46.6	29.5	19.4

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