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George Washington Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3905 New York Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
Phone
(201) 348-5829
District
Union City School District
County
HUDSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
779
Classroom Teachers
58

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.3% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

George Washington Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
43%
46%
41%
33%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
47%
35%
50%
30%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
45%
51%
52%
25%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
40%
57%
47%
28%
33%
43%
40%
57%
47%
28%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
15
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 84 10.8%
Grade 1 91 11.7%
Grade 2 98 12.6%
Grade 3 104 13.4%
Grade 4 108 13.9%
Grade 5 128 16.4%
Grade 6 149 19.1%
Total 779 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.8% 2.4% 40.1%
Black 1.3% 1.5% 15.1%
Hispanic 97.2% 94.8% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 90.2% 84.7% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 78.6% 73.1% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.7% 11.6% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 67,258 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 52,259.2 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.6% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 12.1% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,610 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 13.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.3% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.6% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.6% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.8% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.3% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 11.7% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,584 $148,826,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,422 $31,124,000 9.9%
Staff $1,366 $17,552,000 5.6%
General Administration $378 $4,853,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,189 $15,280,000 4.8%
Operation $3,427 $44,026,000 14.0%
Transportation $174 $2,238,000 0.7%
Other $275 $3,537,000 1.1%
Total Support $9,232 $118,610,000 37.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,709 $47,657,000 15.1%
Total Expenditures $24,525 $315,093,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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