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Washington Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
80 Belgrove Dr
Kearny, NJ 07032
Phone
(201) 955-5100
District
Kearny
County
HUDSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
533
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.9% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Washington Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
44%
22%
42%
22%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
47%
29%
49%
23%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
45%
21%
51%
16%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
43%
36%
52%
29%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 28 5.3%
Kindergarten 83 15.6%
Grade 1 77 14.4%
Grade 2 77 14.4%
Grade 3 64 12.0%
Grade 4 72 13.5%
Grade 5 67 12.6%
Grade 6 65 12.2%
Total 533 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 14.6% 25.7% 39.1%
Black 2.7% 2.0% 14.9%
Hispanic 78.6% 68.9% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 3.0% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.1% 64.2% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 67.7% 52.5% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.4% 11.7% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 40,570 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,587.1 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.6% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.4% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,756 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.2% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.4% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.9% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.8% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.0% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,898 $80,973,000 58.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,742 $9,468,000 6.8%
Staff $278 $1,513,000 1.1%
General Administration $404 $2,197,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,688 $9,175,000 6.6%
Operation $2,287 $12,430,000 9.0%
Transportation $392 $2,133,000 1.5%
Other $426 $2,317,000 1.7%
Total Support $7,219 $39,233,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,344 $18,175,000 13.1%
Total Expenditures $25,461 $138,381,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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