📍 289 Main St, W Orange, Essex County, 07052
Washington Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in W Orange, Essex County. The school has 450 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Orange Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Elementary School enrolls 450 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 280 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 131 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.6% |
| White | 12 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 450 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 27.
Washington Elementary School is one of 13 schools in West Orange Public Schools, based in West Orange, New Jersey. The district serves 7,119 students district-wide and employs 645 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 450 students, Washington Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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