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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades 1-4

1243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School serves 397 students in grades 1–4 in Roselle, NJ, among nearby elementary schools from several local districts. In the 2025–2026 results, its grade 3 and 4 proficiency rates were below state and district rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math. Most importantly, grade 3 ELA and grade 4 math stand out as especially weak compared with nearby schools: none of the eight nearby schools with results for those grades scored lower.

Grade 4 ELA is Washington’s strongest result: 25% proficient, 5 percentage points below the Roselle Public School District and 21 points below the state; it is above three of eight nearby schools. By contrast, grade 3 ELA was 14% proficient—14 points below the district and 35 below the state, compared with a nearby-school average of 38%. Grade 4 math was 17%, 9 points below the district and 30 below the state; nearby schools averaged 39%. Grade 3 math was 20%, 8 points below the district and 29 below the state. Across both grades, ELA is closer to state and nearby-school averages, while math is slightly closer to the district.

ELA results have declined since 2022–2023: grade 3 fell from 28% to 14%, and grade 4 from 39% to 25%; the state gaps widened in both grades. Math has been mixed: grade 3 fell from 24% to 20%, while grade 4 rose from 12% to 17%, leaving the combined math result nearly flat. SchoolDigger places Washington at the 7th percentile statewide, with 0 stars; its student-teacher ratio was 14.4 in 2024–2025, the highest among 11 nearby schools with data, and 75% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students ranking is notably higher than its overall ranking: 47th percentile versus 7th, indicating stronger relative standing in serving that group. Its English Language Learner Students ranking fell from the 58th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 8th in 2025–2026, a marked decline in relative standing. The test results compare schoolwide grade-level outcomes across years, not the same students over time.

397

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,584

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

501 Washington Avenue
Roselle, NJ 07203-2329

(908) 298-2072

District: Roselle Public School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grace Wilday Junior High School
	Leonard V Moore Middle School
High:	Abraham Clark High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.1%

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg48%

1,243^rd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Roselle Public School District

559^th of 607Roselle Public 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	9.6	1243 of 1331	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	1181 of 1347	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1098 of 1338	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1090 of 1342	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1006 of 1345	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	870 of 1317	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1073 of 1360	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1126 of 1353	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	1193 of 1352	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	1011 of 1346	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	1069 of 1357	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.0	829 of 1363	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.1	923 of 1367	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.5	1007 of 1363	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.4	914 of 1360	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.5	751 of 1354	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.0	708 of 1346	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.4	694 of 1338	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.5	893 of 1329	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.4	774 of 1314	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.0	1057 of 1303	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.7	1187 of 1298	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	20.4	979 of 1204	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	337 of 434	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	255 of 463	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	268 of 469	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	249 of 463	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.6	129 of 494	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	47 of 456	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	209 of 522	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	195 of 517	62.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	536 of 581	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	339 of 597	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	235 of 559	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	298 of 499	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	315 of 489	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	326 of 411	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	277 of 463	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	242 of 434	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1198 of 1311	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	1127 of 1326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1088 of 1317	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1000 of 1318	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	925 of 1326	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	676 of 1290	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1065 of 1331	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1088 of 1333	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	917 of 991	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	680 of 1032	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	672 of 989	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	621 of 982	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	585 of 953	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	432 of 896	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	500 of 899	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	597 of 870	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	897 of 1002	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	836 of 1023	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	500 of 939	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	456 of 910	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	429 of 863	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	184 of 839	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	39.4	558 of 948	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	595 of 942	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	1231 of 1306	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1137 of 1318	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1008 of 1313	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1063 of 1315	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1004 of 1324	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	988 of 1297	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1003 of 1335	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1066 of 1334	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	514 of 970	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	720 of 1023	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	740 of 989	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	924 of 958	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	933 of 1001	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)47th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts19%-28 vs state

Mathematics18%-30 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	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
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-4	501 Washington Avenue	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2072	397	28	14.4	75.1%	21 (5.3%)	183 (46.1%)	176 (44.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	9.6	1243^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	6.6%		14.6	1181^st of 1347 public elementary schools	12.3%	62			13.5	25.1					19.8	16.7							$13,584	$794	$12,790
Number 10	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Highland Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-2043	299	23	13.0	64.2%	44 (14.7%)	57 (19.1%)	177 (59.2%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	24.2	1014^th of 1331 public elementary schools	23.8%		30.3	951^st of 1347 public elementary schools	29.4%	63	17.5		30.2	14.3	37.5				44.2	27.8	30.0						$18,573	$738	$17,835
Kindergarten Success Academy	Public	K	150 East 3rd Avenue	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2040	217	17	12.7	61.8%	4 (1.8%)	94 (43.3%)	106 (48.8%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)																	$15,388	$794	$14,594
Ernest J. Finizio Junior - Aldene School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 West Webster Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-1521	287	28	10.4	53.3%	72 (25.1%)	35 (12.2%)	155 (54.0%)	20 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	28	956^th of 1331 public elementary schools	28.2%		34.4	888^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.1%	68	21.1		23.7	32.5	48.6				34.2	30.3	34.2						$18,328	$727	$17,601
Robert Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 West Grant Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-2285	325	29	11.2	49.5%	94 (28.9%)	26 (8.0%)	186 (57.2%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	29.9	923^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	30.7%		30	956^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.0%	33	17.1		45.6	23.5	42.8				39.1	37.2	28.6						$18,249	$745	$17,504
Hillside Avenue School	Public	K-8	125 Hillside Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 709-6229	743	74	10.0	3.0%	484 (65.1%)	32 (4.3%)	138 (18.6%)	51 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.8%)	80.8	266^th of 1331 public elementary schools	80.0%		82.6	240^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.2%	26	60.0	40.4	75.4	63.2	80.0	60.3	74.4	73.6	83.0	79.2	82.3	48.1	62.5	38.5	91.9	91.9	$14,324	$130	$14,194
Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Public	1-4	1100 Warren St	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2061	315	32	9.8	75.2%	18 (5.7%)	142 (45.1%)	143 (45.4%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	21.4	1054^th of 1331 public elementary schools	20.8%		22.7	1053^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	21.8%	1			33.8	30.6					25.7	31.2							$13,641	$794	$12,847
Number 9	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Deerfield Terrace	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-5164	311	31	10.0	60.5%	55 (17.7%)	83 (26.7%)	135 (43.4%)	17 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.8%)	35.1	867^th of 1331 public elementary schools	34.9%		43.3	767^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.1%	100	25.7		33.3	29.2	48.8				56.9	24.4	35.9						$17,576	$703	$16,873
Bloomingdale Avenue School	Public	K-2	200 Bloomingdale Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6969	226	17	13.4	1.3%	157 (69.5%)	10 (4.4%)	38 (16.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)								(n/a)																	$14,815		$14,815
Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	141	18	7.7	36.9%	77 (54.6%)	7 (5.0%)	41 (29.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	38.2	824^th of 1331 public elementary schools	38.1%		39.7	817^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.3%	7	18.8	8.3	38.5	38.9	41.2	62.6	60.0	66.6	30.8	55.6	12.5	31.3	20.0	0.0			$27,083	$686	$26,397

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