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Washington Memorial Elementary School

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Washington Memorial Elementary School ranks 846 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Memorial Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in the Washington Borough School District in New Jersey. With 345 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past several years, earning a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming the state average in academic assessments. In 2024-2025, only 32.8% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.7%. The school's performance is particularly weak in Mathematics, with just 11.9% of 5th graders and 20.6% of 6th graders scoring proficient or better, far below the state averages. Additionally, the school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 16.4% lags the state average of 30.1%.

While the school's low-income students perform better than the overall student population, there are significant achievement gaps between other student subgroups. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's African American students ranked in the top 4% of New Jersey elementary schools, while its White and Hispanic students performed below the state average. The school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate, rising from 9.4% in 2020-2021 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, may also be contributing to its academic challenges. Compared to nearby schools like Taylor Street Elementary and Franklin Township School, Washington Memorial Elementary's performance is generally lower, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

280

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,382

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 West Stewart Street
Washington, NJ 07882

(908) 689-0241

District: Washington Borough School District

Students who attend Washington Memorial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Warren Hills Regional Middle School
High:	Warren Hills Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

28.2%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg46%

846^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

444^th of 609Washington Borough 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	37.9	846 of 1347	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	978 of 1338	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	841 of 1342	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	942 of 1345	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	904 of 1317	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	846 of 1360	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	734 of 1353	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.4	1090 of 1352	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	1121 of 1346	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	981 of 1357	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.3	965 of 1363	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.4	932 of 1367	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.5	1045 of 1363	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	1035 of 1360	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	1041 of 1354	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.8	1067 of 1346	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	993 of 1338	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	993 of 1329	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1112 of 1314	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.4	1099 of 1303	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.0	918 of 1298	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.2	1069 of 1204	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	56 of 463	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	31 of 469	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	147 of 522	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	101 of 517	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	755 of 1326	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	792 of 1317	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	692 of 1318	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	806 of 1326	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	926 of 1290	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	860 of 1331	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	755 of 1333	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	437 of 1032	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	607 of 989	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	385 of 982	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	555 of 953	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	493 of 896	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	443 of 899	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	319 of 870	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	485 of 1023	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	616 of 939	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	454 of 910	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	455 of 863	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	406 of 839	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	562 of 948	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	417 of 942	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	849 of 1318	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1027 of 1313	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	879 of 1315	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1035 of 1324	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	809 of 1297	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	767 of 1335	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	680 of 1334	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	638 of 1023	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	547 of 989	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	436 of 958	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	426 of 949	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	530 of 868	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	313 of 1007	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	297 of 1001	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	807 of 970	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	861 of 963	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	791 of 975	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	862 of 976	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	861 of 964	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	776 of 1023	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	706 of 1022	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-14 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)						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 Memorial Elementary School	Public	3-6	300 West Stewart Street	Washington	07882	Warren County	Washington Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0241	280	31	9.0	50.0%	149 (53.2%)	28 (10.0%)	79 (28.2%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	37.9	846^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.2%		27.2	978^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.9%	132	16.4		54.3	58.5	32.8	53.6			46.6	46.1	11.9	20.6					$11,382	$333	$11,049
Taylor Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	16 24 Taylor Street	Washington	07882	Warren County	Washington Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0091	280	22	12.9	44.3%	144 (51.4%)	27 (9.6%)	83 (29.6%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)								(n/a)																	$10,205	$559	$9,646
Brass Castle School	Public	4-6	16 Castle Street	Washington	07882	Warren County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 689-1188	261	25	10.4	21.8%	195 (74.7%)	13 (5.0%)	36 (13.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)								(n/a)	20.6			28.8	47.7	85.2				20.3	42.9	44.4					$12,289	$370	$11,919
Port Colden School	Public	1-3	30 Port Colden Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0681	170	15	11.7	21.2%	128 (75.3%)	6 (3.5%)	17 (10.0%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	55.9	598^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.6%		14.6	1152^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	13.9%	554			44.2						57.7								$12,139	$615	$11,524
Oxford Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	17 Kent Street	Oxford	07863	Warren County	Oxford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 453-4101	262	27	9.8	29.8%	205 (78.2%)	14 (5.3%)	32 (12.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	52.5	644^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.2%		48	694^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.1%	50	31.3	8.0	32.0	43.5	61.3	64.2	60.0	68.0	72.0	30.4	51.6	42.9	41.9	21.4	36.4	36.4	$14,106	$309	$13,797
Franklin Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	52 Asbury Broadway Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Franklin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-2958	251	27	9.2	25.9%	175 (69.7%)	12 (4.8%)	42 (16.7%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	52.8	642^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	52.3%		55.9	593^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	55.7%	49	57.1		23.0	35.5	69.0	79.2			15.4	32.3	62.1	58.3					$17,688	$611	$17,077
Hampton Borough School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 41 South Street	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Hampton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4101	113	14	8.3	35.4%	87 (77.0%)	6 (5.3%)	13 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)	50.5	677^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.7%		43.7	747^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.2%	70	36.4		14.3	55.5	72.7				7.1	61.1	63.6						$19,485	$916	$18,569
Mansfield Township Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Port Murray Road	Port Murray	07865	Warren County	Mansfield Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3212	570	54	10.5	46.0%	302 (53.0%)	30 (5.3%)	206 (36.1%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	44.5	746^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.6%		36.9	843^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	37.0%	97	28.8		21.7	51.6	54.5	60.9			45.3	42.2	42.3	33.3					$12,529	$488	$12,041
Thomas B. Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Iron Bridge Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4044	258	20	12.9	2.7%	218 (84.5%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.6%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	55.7	604^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.2%		56.6	586^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.2%	18	36.4		52.4	53.9	50.0				61.9	53.8	32.3						$19,833	$219	$19,614
White Township Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	565 Cr 519	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	White Township Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-4773	274	33	8.3	23.0%	233 (85.0%)	4 (1.5%)	21 (7.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	62.3	510^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.1%		59.9	544^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.3%	34	33.3	26.0	50.0	62.5	79.2	50.0	65.2	82.6	56.7	50.0	66.7	39.3	54.6	10.0	69.2	69.2	$16,580	$287	$16,293

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