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George Washington Elementary School

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George Washington Elementary School ranks 917 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

917^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Union City, New Jersey, serving 761 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Union City School District, which is ranked 298 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Academically, George Washington Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years. Its students perform below the district and state averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 23.3% in 3rd grade English Language Arts to 61.4% in 6th grade, compared to district averages of 41.2% to 64.2% and state averages of 44.9% to 56.1%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 24.8% in 6th grade to 37.5% in 4th grade, also lower than the district and state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.4% in recent years.

However, the school's strengths lie in its ability to support its diverse student population, particularly its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who perform relatively well compared to their peers statewide. Nearby schools within the Union City School District, such as Robert Waters Elementary School and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, generally perform better academically, but also serve high percentages of students from low-income backgrounds. Schools outside the district, such as those in the Weehawken and North Bergen districts, tend to have lower percentages of students from low-income families and better overall academic performance.

776

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,431

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3905 New York Ave
Union City, NJ 07087-4821

(201) 348-5829

District: Union City School District

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Emerson Middle School
	Union Hill Middle School
High:	Jose Marti STEM Academy
	Union City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

African American:

1.3%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the New Jersey average

!Near the bottom of Union City School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg46%

New Jersey avg46%

917^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Union City School District

298^th of 609Union City 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	32.6	917 of 1347	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	922 of 1338	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	821 of 1342	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	978 of 1345	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1087 of 1317	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	860 of 1360	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	900 of 1353	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	988 of 1352	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	1038 of 1346	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	936 of 1357	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.7	886 of 1363	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.3	874 of 1367	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.4	1129 of 1363	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.4	872 of 1360	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	805 of 1354	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.1	953 of 1346	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.7	994 of 1338	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.1	1027 of 1329	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	994 of 1314	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.3	1093 of 1303	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.4	1076 of 1298	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.8	949 of 1204	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	179 of 597	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	119 of 559	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	107 of 499	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	179 of 489	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	238 of 411	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	136 of 463	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	137 of 434	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	916 of 1326	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	926 of 1317	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	797 of 1318	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	956 of 1326	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1044 of 1290	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	850 of 1331	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	876 of 1333	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	470 of 1032	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	466 of 989	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	311 of 982	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	442 of 953	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	609 of 896	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	286 of 899	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	300 of 870	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	396 of 1023	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	297 of 939	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	120 of 910	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	325 of 863	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	403 of 839	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	108 of 948	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	253 of 942	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	824 of 1318	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	812 of 1313	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	759 of 1315	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	930 of 1324	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1083 of 1297	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	807 of 1335	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	856 of 1334	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	700 of 1023	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	578 of 989	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	491 of 949	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.9	938 of 1007	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	875 of 1001	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-5 vs state

Mathematics30%-16 vs state

Science16%-14 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
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	3905 New York Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5829	776	55	14.1	82.0%	9 (1.2%)	10 (1.3%)	750 (96.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.6	917^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.9%		31.4	922^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	31.1%	5	16.5		23.3	37.1	52.3	61.4			30.1	37.5	28.7	24.8			$10,431	$615	$9,816
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 Palisade Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5960	272	27	10.0	85.3%	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	249 (91.5%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	42.4	783^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	41.9%		55.3	604^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.9%	179			25.5	46.2					41.2	76.9					$11,594	$561	$11,033
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4507 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5971	871	57	15.2	92.1%	25 (2.9%)	14 (1.6%)	823 (94.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	724^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.3%		47.3	707^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.2%	17	20.6		35.5	57.1	53.8	63.9			43.8	31.8	42.6	47.2			$9,355	$562	$8,793
Robert Waters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5925	983	75	13.1	83.8%	14 (1.4%)	10 (1.0%)	953 (96.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38.9	828^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.8	884^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.9%	56	13.8		35.1	43.4	50.0	54.4			54.1	38.7	34.1	35.5			$9,833	$546	$9,287
Daniel Webster School	Public	PK, KG-2	2700 Palisade Ave	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6150	406	45	9.0	46.6%	229 (56.4%)	26 (6.4%)	104 (25.6%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)															$8,809	$270	$8,539
Theodore Roosevelt School	Public	3-6	1 Louisa Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6140	337	38	8.9	49.0%	138 (40.9%)	18 (5.3%)	146 (43.3%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	54.5	623^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.7%		40.9	783^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	41.5%	160	25.2		58.9	59.4	69.0	82.5			42.4	42.1	29.8	36.8			$5,045	$563	$4,482
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-8	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	296	35	8.4	69.9%	19 (6.4%)	7 (2.4%)	254 (85.8%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.7	1086^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.4%		27.5	973^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	27.3%	113	7.4	2.7	33.3	31.6	27.5	55.2	46.4	51.1	33.3	28.9	14.0	20.0	23.3	27.0	$7,659		$7,659
Public School Number Two	Public	K-6	5200 Broadway	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4040	621	48	12.8	76.7%	41 (6.6%)	14 (2.3%)	532 (85.7%)	29 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43.5	764^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.3%		38.5	815^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.1%	51	25.9		45.1	48.9	50.7	44.0			52.3	40.7	43.6	31.0			$9,439	$588	$8,851
Public School Number Three	Public	K-6	600 55th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4060	506	46	11.0	90.1%	24 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	472 (93.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33.6	899^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.3%		30.6	937^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.0%	38	24.6		34.2	41.8	51.7	47.8			42.5	23.5	37.7	28.0			$10,735	$581	$10,154
Public School Number Five	Public	K-6	5401 Hudson Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4080	570	40	14.1	94.2%	16 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	549 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	975^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.6%		31.1	925^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.9%	50	13.2		23.7	49.3	43.7	45.2			43.0	30.8	29.4	24.0			$9,084	$708	$8,376

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Elementary School

What district is George Washington Elementary School in?

Union City School District

Is George Washington Elementary School a good school?

George Washington Elementary School ranks 917^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend George Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended George Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary School?

Students at George Washington Elementary School are 97% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Emerson Middle School
Middle : Union Hill Middle School
High : Jose Marti STEM Academy
High : Union City High School

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