Washington Elementary School
289 Main St
West Orange NJ, 07052, Essex County
Phone: 973-669-5385
Ranking: (1,298 out of 1,847, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: West Orange 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: | 42 | 41 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 445 | 415 | 403 | 396 | 406 | 430 | 401 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 72 | 16.2% | 68 | 16.4% | 70 | 17.4% | 69 | 17.4% | 62 | 15.3% | 95 | 22.1% | 54 | 13.5% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 15.7% | 73 | 17.6% | 72 | 17.9% | 66 | 16.7% | 89 | 21.9% | 58 | 13.5% | 63 | 15.7% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 16.6% | 75 | 18.1% | 64 | 15.9% | 75 | 18.9% | 51 | 12.6% | 64 | 14.9% | 66 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 15.7% | 67 | 16.1% | 78 | 19.4% | 47 | 11.9% | 64 | 15.8% | 63 | 14.7% | 63 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 16.2% | 81 | 19.5% | 49 | 12.2% | 70 | 17.7% | 67 | 16.5% | 72 | 16.7% | 74 | 18.5% |
Grade 5: | 86 | 19.3% | 51 | 12.3% | 70 | 17.4% | 69 | 17.4% | 73 | 18.0% | 78 | 18.1% | 81 | 20.2% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 219 | 49.2% | 204 | 49.2% | 194 | 48.1% | 211 | 53.3% | 212 | 52.2% | 221 | 51.4% | 196 | 48.9% |
Female: | 226 | 50.8% | 211 | 50.8% | 209 | 51.9% | 185 | 46.7% | 194 | 47.8% | 209 | 48.6% | 201 | 50.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.1% | 10 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.5% | 12 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.8% | 12 | 3.0% |
Hispanic: | 235 | 52.8% | 211 | 50.8% | 201 | 49.9% | 196 | 49.5% | 193 | 47.5% | 188 | 43.7% | 170 | 42.4% |
Black: | 186 | 41.8% | 175 | 42.2% | 173 | 42.9% | 173 | 43.7% | 183 | 45.1% | 211 | 49.1% | 196 | 48.9% |
White: | 11 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.8% | 19 | 4.7% | 18 | 4.2% | 23 | 5.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 310 | 69.7% | 286 | 68.9% | 292 | 72.5% | 270 | 68.2% | 236 | 58.1% | 237 | 55.1% | 201 | 50.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 8.8% | 40 | 9.6% | 37 | 9.2% | 30 | 7.6% | 43 | 10.6% | 62 | 14.4% | 51 | 12.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.70 | 10.22 | 9.39 | 11.31 | 10.97 | 8.80 | 11.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 85.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 84.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 87.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 89.2% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 70.0% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 69.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 70.3% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 77.3% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 75.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 75.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 83.7% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 85.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 89.0% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 85.5% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 74.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 77.5% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 83.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 84.5% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 84.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 82.6% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 89.5% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 86.7% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 84.9% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 86.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 84.7% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 64.8% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 59.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 64.8% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.9% | 70.3% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 70.4% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 67.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 74.9% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 77.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 82.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 84.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 67.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 78.0% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 82.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 87.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 87.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 78.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 80.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 85.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 87.3% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 92.6% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 92.8% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 92.3% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 93.4% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 94.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 92.6% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 65.1% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 75.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 69.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 64.1% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 70.4% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 69.9% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 87.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 79.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 79.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 81.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.1% | 84.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 89.8% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 88.7% | 79.9% |
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* Washington Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.