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Washington Primary School
301 Washington Ave
Union NJ, 07083, Union County
Phone: 908-851-6460
Ranking:
(665 out of 1,847, top 36%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Union Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 43 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 583 | 581 | 596 | 553 | 577 | 581 | 600 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 60 | 10.3% | 68 | 11.7% | 63 | 10.6% | 54 | 9.8% | 67 | 11.6% | 68 | 11.7% | 66 | 11.0% |
Kindergarten: | 123 | 21.1% | 94 | 16.2% | 98 | 16.4% | 92 | 16.6% | 102 | 17.7% | 100 | 17.2% | 109 | 18.2% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 16.5% | 98 | 16.9% | 90 | 15.1% | 109 | 19.7% | 101 | 17.5% | 108 | 18.6% | 90 | 15.0% |
Grade 2: | 91 | 15.6% | 93 | 16.0% | 108 | 18.1% | 95 | 17.2% | 108 | 18.7% | 92 | 15.8% | 108 | 18.0% |
Grade 3: | 98 | 16.8% | 101 | 17.4% | 104 | 17.4% | 114 | 20.6% | 90 | 15.6% | 102 | 17.6% | 107 | 17.8% |
Grade 4: | 103 | 17.7% | 101 | 17.4% | 112 | 18.8% | 89 | 16.1% | 109 | 18.9% | 103 | 17.7% | 111 | 18.5% |
Ungraded: | 12 | 2.1% | 26 | 4.5% | 21 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 323 | 55.4% | 316 | 54.4% | 331 | 55.5% | 293 | 53.0% | 304 | 52.7% | 322 | 55.4% | 317 | 52.8% |
Female: | 260 | 44.6% | 265 | 45.6% | 265 | 44.5% | 260 | 47.0% | 273 | 47.3% | 259 | 44.6% | 279 | 46.5% |
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: | 76 | 13.0% | 77 | 13.3% | 71 | 11.9% | 60 | 10.8% | 60 | 10.4% | 61 | 10.5% | 68 | 11.3% |
Hispanic: | 168 | 28.8% | 154 | 26.5% | 149 | 25.0% | 122 | 22.1% | 116 | 20.1% | 125 | 21.5% | 122 | 20.3% |
Black: | 77 | 13.2% | 88 | 15.1% | 96 | 16.1% | 90 | 16.3% | 100 | 17.3% | 119 | 20.5% | 131 | 21.8% |
White: | 252 | 43.2% | 254 | 43.7% | 274 | 46.0% | 276 | 49.9% | 296 | 51.3% | 265 | 45.6% | 279 | 46.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 10 | 1.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 8.2% | 74 | 12.7% | 75 | 12.6% | 50 | 9.0% | 58 | 10.1% | 77 | 13.3% | 80 | 13.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 4.6% | 41 | 7.1% | 36 | 6.0% | 27 | 4.9% | 28 | 4.9% | 39 | 6.7% | 32 | 5.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.56 | 13.83 | 14.02 | 14.55 | 15.59 | 10.80 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 77.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 78.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 79.1% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 80.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 87.9% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 59.8% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 58.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 65.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 65.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 67.8% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 73.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 80.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 86.5% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 85.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 87.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 72.4% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 76.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 83.5% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 80.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 81.1% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 76.8% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 82.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 75.2% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 78.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 78.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 79.3% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 62.3% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 59.7% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 60.7% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 61.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 57.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 65.8% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 71.5% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 72.9% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 78.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 80.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 80.3% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 68.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 76.6% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 84.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 80.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 81.4% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 79.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 81.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 81.8% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 86.0% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 91.8% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.8% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 92.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 86.7% | 89.5% |
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* Washington Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.