Washington Elementary School

Summary:

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Roselle, New Jersey, serving grades 1-4 with a total enrollment of 337 students. The school is part of the Roselle Public School District, which is ranked 547 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 870 and 1193 out of 1317-1363 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 25.5% of 3rd-grade students and 36.5% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.6% and 50.8%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates are even lower, with only 12.9% of 3rd-grade students and 29.5% of 4th-grade students meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 47.6% and 45%.

The nearby schools within the Roselle Public School District, such as Kindergarten Success Academy and Dr. Charles C. Polk School, also perform poorly on academic measures and have similar demographic characteristics to Washington Elementary School. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Cranford Public School District, such as Hillside Avenue School and Bloomingdale Avenue School, significantly outperform Washington Elementary School and the Roselle district on academic measures, despite serving a more affluent student population.


Detail:

Public 1-4

 501 Washington Avenue
       Roselle, NJ  07203-2329


(908) 298-2072

District: Roselle Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1098th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,333 Help


Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Grace Wilday Junior High School
    Leonard V Moore Middle School
High:    Abraham Clark High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  358

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.4%
African American:
43.6%
White:
5.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.7% Help


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Compare Details Washington Elementary School ranks worse than 82.1% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Roselle Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.32. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Washington Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Roselle Public School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.4%), African American (43.6%), White (5.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is 12.7. 2 elementary schools in the Roselle Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary School is $14,333. 2 elementary schools in the Roselle Public School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School 1098th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Roselle Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Roselle Public School District 547th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Washington Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Washington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 20.41 979th 1204 18.7%
2004 8.72 1187th 1298 8.6%
2005 28.04 1057th 1303 18.9%
2006 55.39 774th 1314 41.1%
2007 48.49 893rd 1329 32.8%
2008 59.38 694th 1338 48.1%
2009 57.00 708th 1346 47.4%
2010 55.50 751st 1354 44.5%
2011 44.39 914th 1360 32.8%
2012 35.49 1007th 1363 26.1%
2013 42.09 923rd 1367 32.5%
2014 48.98 829th 1363 39.2%
2015 22.66 1069th 1357 21.2%
2016 28.42 1011th 1346 24.9%
2017 12.17 1193rd 1352 11.8%
2018 19.60 1126th 1353 16.8%
2019 23.65 1073rd 1360 21.1%
2021 29.94 870th 1317 33.9%
2022 24.89 1006th 1345 25.2%
2023 19.99 1090th 1342 18.8%
2024 18.32 1098th 1338 17.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.22 242nd 434 44.2%
2019 36.40 277th 463 40.2%
2021 26.20 326th 411 20.7%
2022 32.65 315th 489 35.6%
2023 35.57 298th 499 40.3%
2024 45.72 235th 559 58.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.05 933rd 1001 6.8%
2023 9.96 924th 958 3.5%
2024 23.19 740th 989 25.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.04 595th 942 36.8%
2019 39.43 558th 948 41.1%
2021 64.06 184th 839 78.1%
2022 45.80 429th 863 50.3%
2023 45.39 456th 910 49.9%
2024 42.60 500th 939 46.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Washington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.90 1088th 1333 18.4%
2019 22.23 1065th 1331 20.0%
2021 43.64 676th 1290 47.6%
2022 28.81 925th 1326 30.2%
2023 23.38 1000th 1318 24.1%
2024 17.03 1088th 1317 17.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Washington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.02 1066th 1334 20.1%
2019 26.64 1003rd 1335 24.9%
2021 20.67 988th 1297 23.8%
2022 22.62 1004th 1324 24.2%
2023 18.30 1063rd 1315 19.2%
2024 21.86 1008th 1313 23.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Washington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.74 195th 517 62.3%
2019 56.48 209th 522 60.0%
2021 78.41 47th 456 89.7%
2022 66.65 129th 494 73.9%
2023 43.26 249th 463 46.2%
2024 42.41 268th 469 42.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.28 597th 870 31.4%
2019 43.07 500th 899 44.4%
2021 45.36 432nd 896 51.8%
2022 36.32 585th 953 38.6%
2023 35.59 621st 982 36.8%
2024 32.15 672nd 989 32.1%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Washington Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 117 149 5 18 0 n/a n/a 0 289
1989 116 158 5 16 0 n/a n/a 0 295
1990 122 172 6 27 0 n/a n/a 0 327
1991 117 188 8 30 0 n/a n/a 0 343
1992 105 172 8 39 0 n/a n/a 0 324
1993 92 180 4 31 0 n/a n/a 0 307
1994 84 170 7 33 0 n/a n/a 0 294
1995 52 192 10 32 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1996 52 192 10 32 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1998 35 275 16 49 0 n/a n/a 0 375
1999 27 303 14 48 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2000 25 309 10 52 0 n/a n/a 0 396
2001 19 278 8 47 0 n/a n/a 0 352
2002 9 264 8 58 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2003 9 264 8 58 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2004 5 264 6 54 0 n/a n/a 0 329
2005 6 254 4 89 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2006 8 203 5 88 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2007 15 215 5 97 0 n/a n/a 0 332
2008 7 254 5 92 0 n/a n/a 0 358
2009 7 218 4 86 0 0 0 0 315
2010 9 221 6 74 1 1 1 0 313
2011 7 195 7 65 0 0 0 0 274
2012 6 194 6 68 1 0 0 0 275
2013 9 178 7 85 0 0 1 0 280
2014 9 183 7 103 1 2 1 0 306
2015 9 205 3 124 1 2 0 0 344
2016 9 198 3 120 1 0 0 0 331
2017 8 192 4 118 2 1 0 0 325
2018 6 193 3 105 1 1 1 0 310
2019 5 174 3 126 0 1 3 0 312
2020 7 159 5 139 0 0 3 0 313
2021 8 151 7 148 0 0 3 0 317
2022 8 154 7 152 0 0 6 0 327
2023 14 149 9 159 1 0 5 0 337
2024 19 156 12 166 1 0 4 0 358

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Washington Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 289 16.0 18.0 n/a
1989 295 20.0 14.7 n/a
1990 327 17.0 19.2 17.4
1991 343 17.0 20.1 23.3
1992 324 18.0 18.0 23.8
1993 307 18.0 17.1 24.1
1994 294 19.6 15.0 32
1995 286 17.0 16.8 33.9
1996 286 17.0 16.8 33.9
1998 375 17.6 21.3 32.5
1999 392 20.1 19.5 36.5
2000 396 19.1 20.7 48.7
2001 352 19.4 18.1 47.4
2002 339 22.5 15.1 46
2003 339 22.5 15.1 46
2004 329 23.5 14.0 50.8
2005 353 27.0 13.1 n/a
2006 304 23.0 13.2 58.2
2007 332 31.0 10.7 42.2
2008 358 22.0 16.3 60.6
2009 315 26.2 10.9 61.9
2010 313 26.0 12.0 75.7
2011 274 23.0 11.9 72.6
2012 275 21.6 12.7 65.1
2013 280 26.5 10.5 73.6
2014 306 23.0 13.3 69.9
2015 344 24.0 14.3 71.2
2016 331 34.0 9.7 72.5
2017 325 22.0 14.7 69.2
2018 310 22.0 14.0 75.5
2019 312 23.8 13.0 62.8
2020 313 26.8 11.6 70.6
2021 317 29.8 10.6 60.9
2022 327 27.5 11.8 50.2
2023 337 32.5 10.3 59.6
2024 358 28.0 12.7 61.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Washington Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 289 16.0 18.0 n/a
1989 295 20.0 14.7 n/a
1990 327 17.0 19.2 17.4
1991 343 17.0 20.1 23.3
1992 324 18.0 18.0 23.8
1993 307 18.0 17.1 24.1
1994 294 19.6 15.0 32
1995 286 17.0 16.8 33.9
1996 286 17.0 16.8 33.9
1998 375 17.6 21.3 32.5
1999 392 20.1 19.5 36.5
2000 396 19.1 20.7 48.7
2001 352 19.4 18.1 47.4
2002 339 22.5 15.1 46
2003 339 22.5 15.1 46
2004 329 23.5 14.0 50.8
2005 353 27.0 13.1 n/a
2006 304 23.0 13.2 58.2
2007 332 31.0 10.7 42.2
2008 358 22.0 16.3 60.6
2009 315 26.2 10.9 61.9
2010 313 26.0 12.0 75.7
2011 274 23.0 11.9 72.6
2012 275 21.6 12.7 65.1
2013 280 26.5 10.5 73.6
2014 306 23.0 13.3 69.9
2015 344 24.0 14.3 71.2
2016 331 34.0 9.7 72.5
2017 325 22.0 14.7 69.2
2018 310 22.0 14.0 75.5
2019 312 23.8 13.0 62.8
2020 313 26.8 11.6 70.6
2021 317 29.8 10.6 60.9
2022 327 27.5 11.8 50.2
2023 337 32.5 10.3 59.6
2024 358 28.0 12.7 61.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Washington Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $543 (3.8%) $13,790 (96.2%) $14,333

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Washington Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1073rd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1090th of 1342 Elementary schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington Elementary School)1928
 9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Roselle Public School District)29.328.8
 0.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Washington Elementary School)23.824
 0.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Roselle Public School District)3726
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington Elementary School)53.939.3
 14.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Roselle Public School District)45.643.9
 1.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Washington Elementary School)41.911.8
 30.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Roselle Public School District)35.613
 22.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students312337
 8%
African American174149
 14.4%
American Indian01
Asian39
 200%
Hispanic126159
 26.2%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White514
 180%
Two or More Races35
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.8%59.6%
 3.2%


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Students at Washington Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 44% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 358 students attended Washington Elementary School.


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

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