Washington Elementary School
80 Belgrove Dr
Kearny NJ, 07032, Hudson County
Phone: 201-955-5110
Ranking: (1,189 out of 1,847, bottom 36%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Kearny Town School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 55 | 57 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 54 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 703 | 687 | 681 | 556 | 657 | 631 | 651 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 5.1% | 36 | 5.2% | 36 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 5.5% | 36 | 5.7% | 43 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten: | 81 | 11.5% | 93 | 13.5% | 72 | 10.6% | 42 | 7.6% | 72 | 11.0% | 67 | 10.6% | 62 | 9.5% |
Grade 1: | 94 | 13.4% | 66 | 9.6% | 75 | 11.0% | 75 | 13.5% | 71 | 10.8% | 63 | 10.0% | 77 | 11.8% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 11.0% | 75 | 10.9% | 84 | 12.3% | 65 | 11.7% | 63 | 9.6% | 65 | 10.3% | 57 | 8.8% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 10.7% | 68 | 9.9% | 79 | 11.6% | 61 | 11.0% | 68 | 10.4% | 62 | 9.8% | 60 | 9.2% |
Grade 4: | 62 | 8.8% | 63 | 9.2% | 60 | 8.8% | 64 | 11.5% | 66 | 10.0% | 67 | 10.6% | 66 | 10.1% |
Grade 5: | 66 | 9.4% | 62 | 9.0% | 73 | 10.7% | 64 | 11.5% | 69 | 10.5% | 61 | 9.7% | 64 | 9.8% |
Grade 6: | 55 | 7.8% | 67 | 9.8% | 72 | 10.6% | 60 | 10.8% | 66 | 10.0% | 63 | 10.0% | 72 | 11.1% |
Grade 7: | 65 | 9.2% | 74 | 10.8% | 65 | 9.5% | 58 | 10.4% | 63 | 9.6% | 72 | 11.4% | 63 | 9.7% |
Grade 8: | 75 | 10.7% | 63 | 9.2% | 65 | 9.5% | 56 | 10.1% | 72 | 11.0% | 66 | 10.5% | 76 | 11.7% |
Ungraded: | 17 | 2.4% | 20 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 360 | 51.2% | 347 | 50.5% | 363 | 53.3% | 284 | 51.1% | 337 | 51.3% | 319 | 50.6% | 349 | 53.6% |
Female: | 343 | 48.8% | 340 | 49.5% | 318 | 46.7% | 272 | 48.9% | 320 | 48.7% | 312 | 49.4% | 298 | 45.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 30 | 4.3% | 34 | 4.9% | 36 | 5.3% | 36 | 6.5% | 49 | 7.5% | 43 | 6.8% | 35 | 5.4% |
Hispanic: | 513 | 73.0% | 482 | 70.2% | 462 | 67.8% | 369 | 66.4% | 434 | 66.1% | 407 | 64.5% | 409 | 62.8% |
Black: | 17 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.9% | 14 | 2.1% | 19 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.4% |
White: | 143 | 20.3% | 153 | 22.3% | 165 | 24.2% | 134 | 24.1% | 158 | 24.0% | 162 | 25.7% | 185 | 28.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 487 | 69.3% | 447 | 65.1% | 256 | 37.6% | 226 | 40.6% | 376 | 57.2% | 290 | 46.0% | 286 | 43.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 11.2% | 86 | 12.5% | 87 | 12.8% | 74 | 13.3% | 81 | 12.3% | 100 | 15.8% | 111 | 17.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.85 | 12.03 | 13.21 | 12.22 | 14.93 | 9.80 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 80.4% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 84.0% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 83.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 84.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 89.0% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 58.9% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 53.1% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 53.7% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 62.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 63.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 82.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 87.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 91.9% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 89.1% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 89.7% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 76.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 72.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 77.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 77.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 81.1% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 81.8% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 81.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 82.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 78.8% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 80.0% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 85.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 57.2% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 51.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 53.4% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 49.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 49.4% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 64.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 70.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 81.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 83.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 83.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 83.4% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 67.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 74.4% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 73.5% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 72.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 69.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 79.3% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 84.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 83.3% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 84.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 91.6% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.0% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 91.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 92.7% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 91.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 90.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.5% | 53.3% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 63.8% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 59.4% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 52.3% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.9% | 56.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 46.9% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 82.4% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 71.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 64.9% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 62.8% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 74.5% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 77.3% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 71.3% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 78.8% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 58.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 68.6% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 60.2% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 66.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.1% | 59.2% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 79.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 71.4% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 69.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 64.1% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 72.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 72.1% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 79.8% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 70.2% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 75.4% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 72.0% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 59.9% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 55.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 58.5% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 63.9% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 63.2% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 65.0% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 61.4% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 53.4% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 50.8% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 49.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 78.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 86.6% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 85.6% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 85.0% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 84.5% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 82.4% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 63.7% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 76.2% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 66.6% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 75.1% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 67.3% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 65.5% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 85.5% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 85.4% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 85.7% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 85.8% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 83.5% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 81.3% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.9% | 72.1% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 73.3% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 73.2% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 71.8% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 73.7% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 50.9% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 62.8% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 61% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 63.8% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 73.1% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 66.5% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 76.3% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 77.4% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 78.9% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 79.2% | 78.9% |
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* Washington Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.