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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 462 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school in Union, New Jersey, serving 573 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Township of Union School District, which is ranked 426 out of 609 districts in the state.

Washington Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 57.3% of 3rd-grade students and 62.4% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.4% and 49.1% for the district, and 44.9% and 53.6% for the state. In Mathematics, 62.7% of 3rd-grade students and 49.5% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 41.5% and 37% for the district, and 49.8% and 46.7% for the state. The school's performance has been consistently strong over the past few years, often ranking in the top 50% of New Jersey elementary schools.

While Washington Elementary has particularly strong performance among African American and Hispanic students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's performance for students with special needs and English Language Learners is relatively weaker. Additionally, the school has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, which is generally higher than the nearby schools in the district. However, Washington Elementary is able to achieve these strong academic outcomes with relatively fewer resources, as its per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are lower than the nearby schools in the district.

578

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,881

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Washington Avenue
Union, NJ 07083

(908) 851-6460

District: Township of Union School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Elementary
	Kawameeh Middle School
High:	Union High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.8%

African American:

24.4%

White:

22.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Township of Union School District

✓Above the New Jersey median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg49%

462^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Township of Union School District

426^th of 609Township of Union 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	66.4	462 of 1347	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	541 of 1338	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	398 of 1342	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	495 of 1345	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	490 of 1317	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	343 of 1360	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	243 of 1353	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	402 of 1352	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	481 of 1346	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.7	402 of 1357	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	70.5	466 of 1363	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.9	604 of 1367	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.6	453 of 1363	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.1	438 of 1360	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	617 of 1354	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	614 of 1346	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.2	418 of 1338	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	558 of 1329	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.9	365 of 1314	72.2%	★★★★☆
2005	67.8	514 of 1303	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.3	564 of 1298	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.9	446 of 1204	63.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	42 of 463	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	45 of 469	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	12 of 463	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	25 of 494	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	35 of 456	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	36 of 522	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	24 of 517	95.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	295 of 339	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	218 of 597	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	192 of 559	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	117 of 499	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	95 of 489	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	61 of 411	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	44 of 463	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	46 of 434	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	496 of 1326	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	523 of 1317	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	413 of 1318	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	505 of 1326	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	502 of 1290	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	368 of 1331	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	313 of 1333	76.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	131 of 1032	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	220 of 989	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	80 of 982	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	98 of 953	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	57 of 896	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	65 of 899	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	47 of 870	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	121 of 1023	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	164 of 939	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	45 of 910	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	67.4	149 of 839	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	247 of 948	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	55 of 942	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	414 of 1318	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	516 of 1313	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	359 of 1315	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	438 of 1324	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	459 of 1297	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	277 of 1335	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	195 of 1334	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	756 of 1023	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	509 of 989	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	612 of 958	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	451 of 949	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	349 of 868	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	267 of 1007	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	208 of 1001	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	433 of 970	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	435 of 963	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	600 of 975	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	564 of 976	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	529 of 964	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.3	198 of 1023	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	141 of 1022	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2021)13th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+10 vs state

Mathematics57%+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)					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 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	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Washington Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6460	578	44	13.1	32.7%	131 (22.7%)	141 (24.4%)	224 (38.8%)	53 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.2%)	66.4	462^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.7%		60.2	541^st of 1338 public elementary schools	59.6%	79			57.3	62.4					62.7	49.5						$7,881		$7,881
Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	960 Midland Blvd	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6440	485	37	13.1	37.5%	115 (23.7%)	152 (31.3%)	157 (32.4%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.8%)	47.4	715^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.9%		54.9	609^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.5%	106			45.6	57.2					33.3	52.1						$7,845		$7,845
Connecticut Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Stuyvesant Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6470	430	38	11.3	42.8%	88 (20.5%)	142 (33.0%)	146 (34.0%)	36 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	49.4	686^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.1%		41.7	772^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.3%	86			40.3	67.7					36.4	53.0						$9,283		$9,283
Victor Mravlag School No. 21	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Shelley Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5850	634	53	12.0	51.4%	117 (18.5%)	49 (7.7%)	452 (71.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49	692^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%		53.4	628^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.1%	64	17.9	15.8	42.2	60.4	46.4	71.4	81.7	76.8	61.5	36.8	41.1	35.3	40.4	50.0	50.0	$10,124		$10,124
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 E Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1886	364	35	10.5	39.6%	106 (29.1%)	40 (11.0%)	194 (53.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	53.2	640^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.5%		63.1	503^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	62.4%	137	28.8		58.8	56.9	70.2				51.0	38.4	35.0					$7,881		$7,881
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
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
Deanna G. Taylor Academy	Public	2-6	614 Tillman St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	202	20	10.1	72.8%	20 (9.9%)	111 (55.0%)	62 (30.7%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	20.1	1096^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.6%		26.3	991^st of 1338 public elementary schools	25.9%	105	11.1		31.6	42.9	42.4	33.4			30.0	25.0	13.9	15.0				$13,412		$13,412
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
Harrison Elementary School	Public	1-4	310 Harrison Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2052	325	31	10.4	79.4%	11 (3.4%)	80 (24.6%)	224 (68.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	43.1	769^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.9%		45.1	732^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	45.3%	37			42.5	54.4					46.3	36.7						$15,698	$554	$15,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Township of Union School District

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Elementary
Middle : Kawameeh Middle School
High : Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 24% African American, 23% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Washington Elementary.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 462^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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