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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades 1-4

1181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Roselle, New Jersey, serving grades 1-4 with a total enrollment of 358 students. The school is part of the Roselle Public School District, which is ranked 541 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 870 and 1193 out of around 1,350 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 25.9% of 3rd-grade students and 34.9% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 19.1% of 3rd-grade students and 21.1% of 4th-grade students meeting or exceeding the standards in mathematics.

While Kindergarten Success Academy, Dr. Charles C. Polk School, and Number 10 also struggle with low academic performance, some schools in the neighboring Cranford Public School District, such as Hillside Avenue School and Bloomingdale Avenue School, perform significantly better academically. This suggests that factors beyond just the student demographics, such as school leadership and teacher quality, may be contributing to the low academic achievement at Washington Elementary School.

397

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,333

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 21st percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg49%

1,181^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

541^st of 609Roselle 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2025)45th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-18 vs state

Mathematics20%-28 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 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%)	14.6	1181^st of 1347 public elementary schools	12.3%		18.3	1098^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.9%	83			25.9	34.9					19.1	21.1							$14,333	$543	$13,790
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%)	30.3	951^st of 1347 public elementary schools	29.4%		28.4	961^st of 1338 public elementary schools	28.2%	10	28.6		41.7	31.7	35.7				43.2	18.2	42.9						$10,420	$152	$10,268
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)																	$11,447	$526	$10,921
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%)	34.4	888^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.1%		47.8	701^st of 1338 public elementary schools	47.6%	187	13.7		42.3	52.3	48.8				44.2	31.0	25.0						$7,029		$7,029
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%)	30	956^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.0%		33.5	892^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	33.3%	64	10.2		33.4	52.9	51.0				33.3	45.8	16.3						$7,199	$496	$6,703
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%)	82.6	240^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.2%		86.1	193^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	85.6%	47	38.8	33.6	73.5	75.0	63.6	76.7	74.6	66.5	75.4	67.3	56.7	77.4	70.9	36.4	85.5	85.5	$10,688	$225	$10,463
Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	22.7	1053^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	21.8%		17.7	1107^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.3%	54			32.3	32.5					36.2	29.1							$15,407	$519	$14,888
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%)	43.3	767^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.1%		38.4	817^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.9%	50	19.5		41.3	63.2	47.2				45.8	40.0	40.0						$9,767	$186	$9,581
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)																	$8,448	$06	$8,442
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%)	39.7	817^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.3%		39.8	800^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.2%	17	33.3	6.7	44.4	31.3	50.0	72.7	81.8	66.6	38.9	25.0	33.3	36.4	18.2	6.7			$15,980	$476	$15,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Roselle Public School District

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Washington Elementary School.

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 46% African American, 44% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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