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George Washington Elementary School

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George Washington Elementary School ranks 301 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade in Wyckoff, New Jersey, which is part of the Wyckoff Township Public School District. The school consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in New Jersey, with students performing significantly better than the state average on standardized assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

George Washington Elementary School's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy in its special education program, which ranks 63rd out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools. The school's male students also perform better than the state average, ranking 227th out of 1,318 New Jersey elementary schools. However, the school's white students perform slightly below the state average, ranking 309th out of 970 New Jersey elementary schools, which warrants further investigation to ensure equitable outcomes for all student subgroups.

While George Washington Elementary School outperforms other schools in the Wyckoff Township Public School District, such as Calvin Coolidge Elementary School and Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, it does not quite match the exceptional performance of schools in neighboring districts, like Hillside Elementary School in Allendale and George Washington School in Mahwah. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, which the school and district should investigate and address to ensure continued academic success.

378

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,788

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

270 Woodland Ave
Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1935

(201) 848-5740

District: Wyckoff Township Public School District

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
High:	Indian Hills High School
	Ramapo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Wyckoff Township Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg46%

301^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Wyckoff Township Public School District

106^th of 609Wyckoff Township Public 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	79.1	301 of 1347	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	329 of 1338	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	302 of 1342	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	310 of 1345	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	256 of 1317	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	235 of 1360	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	207 of 1353	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	88.5	122 of 1352	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	117 of 1346	91.3%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	134 of 1357	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	87.3	56 of 1363	95.9%	★★★★★
2013	81.9	179 of 1367	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.6	138 of 1363	89.9%	★★★★☆
2011	83.7	117 of 1360	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	82.7	137 of 1354	89.9%	★★★★☆
2009	86.6	59 of 1346	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.8	93 of 1338	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	79.6	148 of 1329	88.9%	★★★★☆
2006	79.2	194 of 1314	85.2%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	334 of 1303	74.4%	★★★★☆
2004	86.0	40 of 1298	96.9%	★★★★★
2003	81.0	204 of 1204	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	329 of 1326	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	345 of 1317	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	428 of 1318	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	356 of 1326	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	373 of 1290	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	244 of 1331	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	142 of 1333	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	227 of 1318	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	322 of 1313	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	213 of 1315	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	254 of 1324	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	173 of 1297	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	217 of 1335	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	274 of 1334	79.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	63 of 1023	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	70.6	211 of 989	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	102 of 958	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	209 of 949	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	290 of 1007	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	561 of 1001	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	309 of 970	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	329 of 963	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	328 of 975	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	307 of 976	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	314 of 964	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	290 of 1023	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	239 of 1022	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)68th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+20 vs state

Mathematics65%+18 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Woodland Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5740	378	29	13.1		333 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	79.1	301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	77.7%		76.5	329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.4%	28	39.4	61.6	73.8	80.3		68.6	63.1	62.3		$12,788	$256	$12,532
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 Mason Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5720	354	28	12.5	0.8%	274 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.6%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	79.4	293^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	78.2%		78.8	299^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.7%	6	39.4	63.5	72.3	68.2		77.0	64.9	64.2		$12,867	$256	$12,611
Woodside Avenue School	Public	K-5	305 Woodside Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-5600	264	27	9.9	1.5%	193 (73.1%)	7 (2.7%)	30 (11.4%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	90.2	110^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.8%		81.7	255^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.9%	145	56.7	66.7	77.8	91.9		75.0	78.2	86.4		$11,699		$11,699
Sicomac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	356 Sicomac Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5730	369	27	13.4	0.8%	302 (81.8%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.4%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	78.2	311^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.9%		73.6	369^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.4%	58	43.7	58.6	62.1	72.3		74.1	75.7	60.0		$13,833	$256	$13,577
Calvin Coolidge Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 Grandview Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5710	316	27	11.5		254 (80.4%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.2%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	91.9	81^st of 1347 public elementary schools	94.0%		92	81^st of 1338 public elementary schools	93.9%		59.6	69.2	94.4	98.0		73.1	76.0	75.0		$12,914	$256	$12,658
Highland Elementary School	Public	3-6	31 Highland Ave	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-3880	306	32	9.6	7.8%	214 (69.9%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.3%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	83.6	223^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	83.4%		80.9	269^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.9%	46	51.5	65.8	75.7	82.8	93.3	63.4	60.8	60.0	65.8	$16,024	$154	$15,870
Godwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	41 E. Center Street	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-5350	233	26	8.9	7.3%	169 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (18.5%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$15,611	$241	$15,370
Crescent Elementary School	Public	K-5	165 Crescent Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-0690	313	32	9.9	1.0%	212 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (23.3%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	84.5	210^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.4%		75.6	345^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.2%	135	45.6	63.6	73.2	72.0		86.6	65.9	73.7		$9,264		$9,264
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	89 Hillsdale Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	348	23	15.0	2.0%	242 (69.5%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (8.9%)	50 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	94	42^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.9%		90.7	102^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	92.4%	60		78.8				83.7				$7,428	$01	$7,427
George Washington School	Public	K-3	39 Fardale Avenue	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2242	177	19	9.3	4.0%	122 (68.9%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.0%)	30 (16.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	93.2	60^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.5%		91.2	91^st of 1338 public elementary schools	93.2%	31		76.0				84.0				$10,984		$10,984

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Elementary School

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
High : Indian Hills High School
High : Ramapo High School

How many students attend George Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended George Washington Elementary School.

Is George Washington Elementary School a good school?

George Washington Elementary School ranks 301^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary School?

Students at George Washington Elementary School are 88% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

What district is George Washington Elementary School in?

Wyckoff Township Public School District

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