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Jessie F. George Elementary

Public Grades K-5

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Jessie F. George Elementary is a public elementary school located in the Westwood Regional School District in Township of Washington, New Jersey, serving 283 students in grades K-5. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Jessie F. George Elementary has maintained a strong academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking improving from 420 out of 1,317 schools in 2020-2021 to 131 out of 1,347 schools in 2024-2025, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 88.4% of 3rd graders, 83.4% of 4th graders, and 81.7% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better. Similarly, the school's math proficiency rates were also higher, with 83.7% of 3rd graders, 86.1% of 4th graders, and 77.5% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better.

Jessie F. George Elementary outperforms the other schools in the Westwood Regional School District, such as Washington Elementary School and Brookside Elementary School, in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. However, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Meadowbrook in Hillsdale and Dorchester Elementary in Woodcliff Lake, also have exceptional academic performance.

282

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,151

Per pupil spending ?

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Palm Street
Township Of Washington, NJ 07676

(201) 664-3033

District: Westwood Regional School District

Students who attend Jessie F. George Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westwood Regional Middle School
High:	Westwood Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg68%

New Jersey avg46%

131^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Westwood Regional School District

122^nd of 609Westwood Regional 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	89.4	131 of 1347	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	180 of 1338	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	342 of 1342	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	318 of 1345	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	420 of 1317	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.7	200 of 1360	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	214 of 1353	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	418 of 1352	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.6	367 of 1346	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.8	431 of 1357	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.8	370 of 1363	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	339 of 1367	75.2%	★★★★☆
2012	82.5	144 of 1363	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	192 of 1360	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	173 of 1354	87.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	362 of 1346	73.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	261 of 1338	80.5%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	256 of 1329	80.7%	★★★★☆
2006	80.8	136 of 1314	89.6%	★★★★☆
2005	75.9	297 of 1303	77.2%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	201 of 1298	84.5%	★★★★☆
2003	88.4	36 of 1204	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	150 of 1326	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	164 of 1317	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	310 of 1318	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	391 of 1326	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	594 of 1290	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	356 of 1331	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	258 of 1333	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	137 of 1318	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	195 of 1313	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	311 of 1315	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	246 of 1324	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	286 of 1297	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	89 of 1335	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	198 of 1334	85.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	62.3	273 of 958	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	94.7	33 of 949	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	47.8	379 of 868	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.3	85 of 1007	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	136 of 1001	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	143 of 970	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	188 of 963	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	334 of 975	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	333 of 976	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	480 of 964	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	179 of 1023	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	178 of 1022	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)72nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+34 vs state

Mathematics82%+35 vs state

Science39%+9 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jessie F. George Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Palm Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-3033	282	29	9.6	3.9%	218 (77.3%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	20 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	89.4	131^st of 1347 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.8	180^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.5%	49	38.7	88.4	83.4	81.7	83.7	86.1	77.5	$6,151	$25	$6,126
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 School Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-6440	329	30	11.0	7.3%	217 (66.0%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.6%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	73.9	365^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.9%		77.7	311^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.8%	54	41.5	49.2	78.4	68.3	60.4	66.7	61.0	$5,601	$20	$5,581
Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Lake Drive	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-9000	390	38	10.3	12.6%	258 (66.2%)	8 (2.1%)	82 (21.0%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	79.8	288^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.6%		83.5	229^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.9%	59	41.2	68.4	66.2	82.6	72.9	57.8	69.9	$4,864	$18	$4,846
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	1 Haines Avenue	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7580	374	28	13.1	9.4%	233 (62.3%)	8 (2.1%)	81 (21.7%)	29 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	66.2	466^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.4%		49	681^st of 1338 public elementary schools	49.1%	215		56.6			56.6			$9,974	$106	$9,868
Ann Blanche Smith	Public	K-4	1000 Hillsdale Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-1188	315	34	9.3	11.1%	217 (68.9%)	3 (1.0%)	63 (20.0%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	81.7	258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.2	334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	76		83.3	78.8		76.1	46.1		$10,680	$227	$10,453
Berkeley Elementary	Public	K-5	47 Berkeley Ave	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-7760	277	26	10.5	18.1%	158 (57.0%)	11 (4.0%)	65 (23.5%)	30 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	87.1	171^st of 1347 public elementary schools	87.3%		93.9	51^st of 1338 public elementary schools	96.2%	120	47.2	66.1	81.0	94.5	66.1	78.6	83.4	$4,648	$231	$4,417
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	145 E. Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	297	27	11.0	15.8%	134 (45.1%)	11 (3.7%)	64 (21.5%)	78 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	91.4	92^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%		83.2	233^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	82.6%	141		76.0	80.7		82.2	74.2		$16,646		$16,646
Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Piermont Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-8088	318	33	9.6	3.5%	228 (71.7%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.9%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.6%)	95.3	27^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.0%		91.3	89^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.3%	62		90.0	95.6		88.0	76.5		$11,913	$35	$11,878
Roberge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	617 Westwood Ave	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4006	338	36	9.5	1.2%	242 (71.6%)	5 (1.5%)	31 (9.2%)	34 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	89.9	117^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.5	122^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	90.9%	5	46.9	69.4	88.2	89.8	73.4	84.3	73.4	$14,173	$41	$14,132
Dorchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Dorchester Road	Woodcliff Lake	07677	Bergen County	Woodcliff Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 930-5600	494	52	9.4	1.4%	374 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	68 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	90.8	103^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	92.4%		90	113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.6%	10	52.4	74.1	87.2	90.5	71.6	73.1	81.0	$14,696	$44	$14,652

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