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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 734 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Orange, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the West Orange Public Schools district, which is ranked 226 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Washington Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, it performs relatively well for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 100 and top 250 in the state, respectively. However, the school's performance for Special Education students is quite low, ranking in the bottom 700 in the state. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the district and state averages, with particularly low performance in 3rd grade.

Compared to nearby schools, Washington Elementary School generally performs better than the lower-ranked schools in the Orange district, but lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Montclair and Glen Ridge districts. The school also faces challenges with high rates of economic disadvantage and chronic absenteeism, which may be contributing to its overall academic performance.

414

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,461

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

289 Main St
West Orange, NJ 07052-5615

(973) 669-5385

District: West Orange Public Schools

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle School
High:	West Orange High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.3%

African American:

29.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of West Orange Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg46%

734^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the West Orange Public Schools

226^th of 609West Orange Public Schools 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	45.6	734 of 1347	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	787 of 1338	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	699 of 1342	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	843 of 1345	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1056 of 1317	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	826 of 1360	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	818 of 1353	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	966 of 1352	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.3	812 of 1346	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	882 of 1357	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	793 of 1363	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.6	732 of 1367	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	843 of 1363	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.5	953 of 1360	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.4	954 of 1354	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.2	896 of 1346	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	842 of 1338	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	863 of 1329	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.9	1051 of 1314	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.2	1046 of 1303	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.5	1028 of 1298	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.8	857 of 1204	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	99 of 463	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	99 of 469	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	96 of 463	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	89 of 494	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	213 of 456	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.0	61 of 522	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	57 of 517	89.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	139 of 597	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	41.5	275 of 559	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	150 of 499	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	37.8	265 of 489	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	155 of 463	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	123 of 434	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	763 of 1326	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	872 of 1317	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	575 of 1318	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	946 of 1326	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1023 of 1290	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	716 of 1331	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	572 of 1333	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	246 of 1032	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	225 of 989	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	201 of 982	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	330 of 953	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	538 of 896	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	259 of 899	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	256 of 870	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	152 of 1023	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	167 of 939	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	93 of 910	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	223 of 863	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	44.5	434 of 839	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.2	182 of 948	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	158 of 942	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	652 of 1318	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	666 of 1313	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	739 of 1315	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	664 of 1324	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.7	1011 of 1297	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	897 of 1335	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	963 of 1334	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	679 of 1023	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	778 of 989	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	698 of 958	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	699 of 868	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	754 of 1007	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.2	362 of 1001	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	289 Main St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5385	414	46	9.0	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	123 (29.7%)	258 (62.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	45.6	734^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.5%		40.5	787^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.2%	53	29.5		39.0	58.9	63.9				39.7	33.8	44.3				$11,461	$1,392	$10,069
Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	255	31	8.2	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	127 (49.8%)	126 (49.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	1090^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.1%		14.1	1164^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.0%	74	0.0		44.8	32.4	26.9	48.8	50.0		13.3	21.0	18.5	21.4	32.4		$11,904	$437	$11,467
Nishuane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	32 Cedar Ave	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4222	377	42	8.9	17.2%	171 (45.4%)	92 (24.4%)	51 (13.5%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.5%)								(n/a)															$12,673	$186	$12,487
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	423	34	12.6	65.2%	1 (0.2%)	223 (52.7%)	193 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	14.4	1185^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		19.1	1088^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.7%	97	6.3		23.5	39.2	14.2	30.1	25.5		19.6	32.7	12.2	14.5	9.8		$11,933	$426	$11,507
Central Elementary School	Public	K-2	33 Cleveland Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4000	369	27	13.9	86.7%	2 (0.5%)	91 (24.7%)	275 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East Orange Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Washington Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 996-0400	414	19	21.7	84.8%	1 (0.2%)	385 (93.0%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.3	1058^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.1	1058^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.9%				25.0	48.2					27.4	25.3					$7,509	$993	$6,516
Whitney E. Houston Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 Dodd St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5880	385	30	12.8	14.0%	4 (1.0%)	314 (81.6%)	58 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	30.2	952^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	29.3%		24.1	1018^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.9%	66	15.4	2.3	44.5	56.1	43.6	37.5	34.1	52.3	37.7	41.5	20.5	10.7	23.4	6.1	$15,694	$451	$15,243
Linden Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-2	205 Linden Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8301	153	13	12.2		102 (66.7%)	9 (5.9%)	15 (9.8%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.1%)								(n/a)															$8,119	$259	$7,860
Watsessing Elementary School	Public	K-6	71 Prospect Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8570	333	31	10.7	52.9%	57 (17.1%)	93 (27.9%)	152 (45.6%)	23 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	39.4	821^st of 1347 public elementary schools	39.0%		42.1	766^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.8%	55	27.5		15.9	61.1	60.0	35.9			34.9	44.5	55.2	28.3			$9,551	$335	$9,216
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	216 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4130	728	63	11.5	71.8%	7 (1.0%)	323 (44.4%)	386 (53.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	15.1	1174^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.8%		15.6	1136^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.1%	38	6.4		16.7	27.9	29.0	41.7	52.5		23.6	19.8	9.6	27.8	17.9		$9,475	$416	$9,059

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 734^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 62% Hispanic, 30% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Edison Middle School
High : West Orange High School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

West Orange Public Schools

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