Summary:
ZIP code 07676 has three schools in the Westwood Regional School District: Jessie F. George Elementary and Washington Elementary School, both serving kindergarten through grade 5, and Westwood Regional High School, serving grades 9–12. In 2025–26, both elementary schools were above state results in all seven reported grade-and-subject tests; the high school was above the state in most of its reported tests, but below in two Algebra I results. The clearest elementary finding is that Jessie F. George scored higher than Washington in all seven comparable tests.
Jessie F. George stands out among the elementary schools: its largest lead over Washington was 29 percentage points in grade 5 math (81% vs. 53%), while its smallest was 2 points in grade 3 ELA (70% vs. 68%). Washington was still above the state in all seven results, including grade 5 math. At the high school, grade 9 Geometry was 27 points above the state (77% vs. 50%), while grade 10 Algebra I was 15 points below (4% vs. 20%); Algebra I end-of-course was also 8 points below the state.
Elementary results remain strong against state benchmarks, though the average advantage narrowed from 23 percentage points in 2024–25 to 20 in 2025–26. Average elementary proficiency fell from 69% to 65%; George’s grade 5 science result was a bright spot, rising 10 points, while several of its ELA and math results declined. SchoolDigger ranks George 166th of 1,331 schools (88th percentile, 4 stars) and Washington 373rd (72nd percentile, 4 stars); the high school ranks 82nd of 434 (81st percentile, 4 stars). For context, in 2024–25 the elementary schools’ student-teacher ratios were 9.6 at George and 11 at Washington, and their reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 4% and 7%, respectively. These are school measures, not explanations for test results.
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