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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 380 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bangor, Pennsylvania, serving grades 3-4 with a total enrollment of 397 students. The school is part of the Bangor Area School District, which is ranked 124 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School consistently outperforms the Bangor Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 68.4% of students proficient or better in PSSA/Math for all grades, compared to 51.2% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, the school had 59.8% of students proficient or better in PSSA/English Language Arts for all grades, compared to 55.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance has shown a positive trend over the years, reaching a ranking of 380th out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, Washington Elementary School stands out. In the 2024-2025 school year, it had significantly higher PSSA/Math and PSSA/English Language Arts proficiency rates than the nearby B.F. Morey Elementary School (Stroudsburg Area School District) and the Easton Area School District schools (Shawnee, March, Forks, and Tracy Elementary Schools). The school's efficient use of resources, as evidenced by its spending and student-teacher ratio, further contributes to its success.

375

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,700

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

381 Washington Blvd
Bangor, PA 18013-2799

(610) 599-7014

District: Bangor Area School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bangor Area Middle School
	DeFranco Elementary School
High:	Bangor Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (64% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg53%

Pennsylvania avg45%

380^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

124^th of 606Bangor Area School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	380 of 1511	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	536 of 1526	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	634 of 1534	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	523 of 1534	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	388 of 1433	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	739 of 1544	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	858 of 1530	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	1117 of 1547	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.0	1087 of 1554	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.9	914 of 1474	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.2	1079 of 1467	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.0	869 of 1519	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.8	814 of 1599	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	965 of 1597	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.7	972 of 1579	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	902 of 1549	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.8	1001 of 1551	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	268 of 1030	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	291 of 1084	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	338 of 1043	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	351 of 1466	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	658 of 1488	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	3 of 429	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	85 of 454	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	34 of 432	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	224 of 1369	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	318 of 1432	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	480 of 1414	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	401 of 1475	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	420 of 1495	71.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	45 of 128	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	495 of 1201	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	594 of 1229	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	631 of 1236	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)65th percentile~ school

White (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+27 vs state

English Language Arts60%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary School	Public	3-4	381 Washington Blvd	Bangor	18013	Northampton County	Bangor Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 599-7014	375	30	12.3	57.3%	306 (81.6%)	6 (1.6%)	37 (9.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	74.8	380^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.9%		67.9	536^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.9%	156	68.8	67.8		68.4	62.9	56.8		59.8	$17,700	$599	$17,101
Five Points Elementary School	Public	K-2	363 Five Points Richmond Rd	Bangor	18013	Northampton County	Bangor Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 599-7015	580	41	14.2	54.1%	433 (74.7%)	16 (2.8%)	77 (13.3%)	5 (0.9%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)									$15,970	$428	$15,542
Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-3	539 School Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Pen Argyl Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 746-4436	434	34	12.9	53.0%	342 (78.8%)	9 (2.1%)	59 (13.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)								(n/a)	68.8			68.8	45.0			45.0	$16,282	$1,109	$15,173
Kenneth N Butz Junior Elementary School	Public	K-4	960 Bushkill Center Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-1118	576	43	13.3	22.6%	480 (83.3%)	9 (1.6%)	47 (8.2%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	80.2	277^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.6	299^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.4%	22	72.7	70.1		71.4	61.7	67.8		64.6	$17,748	$263	$17,484
Hamilton Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	HCR Box	Sciota	18354	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 992-4960	305	26	11.8	40.7%	238 (78.0%)	23 (7.5%)	36 (11.8%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	75.7	362^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	76.0%		58.1	737^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.7%	375	65.6	70.1		67.8	57.4	67.2		62.2	$23,593	$843	$22,751
Shafer Elementary School	Public	K-4	49 S Liberty St	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 759-5228	559	42	13.3	42.6%	412 (73.7%)	10 (1.8%)	88 (15.7%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	76.9	343^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	77.3%		66.9	555^th of 1526 public elementary schools	63.6%	212	71.9	68.4		70.4	59.0	64.3		61.2	$19,181	$624	$18,557
Forks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1709 Richmond Rd	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2536	336	25	13.5	101.2%	198 (58.9%)	30 (8.9%)	63 (18.8%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.8%)	57.9	693^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	54.1%		57.9	743^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	51.3%	50	71.2	53.4	28.1	50.9	61.0	60.8	35.1	51.9	$21,712	$3,984	$17,728
Tracy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1243 Tatamy Rd	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2556	410	30	13.7	102.9%	190 (46.3%)	39 (9.5%)	100 (24.4%)	50 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.3%)	76.6	345^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.2%		57.7	750^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.9%	405	69.4	61.5	61.7	64.5	61.4	60.8	61.1	61.1	$22,567	$1,142	$21,425
B F Morey Elementary School	Public	K-4	1044 W Main St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-6371	228	22	10.3	66.2%	108 (47.4%)	47 (20.6%)	63 (27.6%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	38	988^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.6%		35.8	1059^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.6%	71	46.1	35.1		40.8	51.3	35.1		43.4	$24,689	$1,294	$23,394
Shawnee Elementary School	Public	K-5	1315 Echo Trail	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 250-2400	567	40	14.0	98.8%	293 (51.7%)	58 (10.2%)	136 (24.0%)	39 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	74.9	376^th of 1511 public elementary schools	75.1%		71.1	466^th of 1526 public elementary schools	69.5%	90	69.8	61.1	54.8	62.0	64.2	60.3	58.6	61.1	$19,107	$1,233	$17,874

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Washington Elementary School.

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 380^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bangor Area Middle School
Middle : DeFranco Elementary School
High : Bangor Area High School

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Bangor Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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