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Washington Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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
One North Fifth Street
Harrison, NJ 07029
Phone
(973) 483-2285
District
Harrison Public Schools
County
HUDSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
494
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.3% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Washington Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
40%
41%
47%
24%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
44%
43%
54%
20%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
33%
35%
58%
54%
8%
17%
33%
35%
58%
54%
8%
17%
    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
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 155 31.4%
Grade 7 170 34.4%
Grade 8 168 34.0%
Total 494 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 9.8% 8.8% 40.1%
Black 3.3% 3.4% 15.1%
Hispanic 80.1% 79.1% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.9% 8.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 81.0% 78.7% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 63.8% 61.9% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 17.2% 16.8% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,217 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 15,866.6 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.3% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 48.1% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.7% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 10.7% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,531 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.6% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.5% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.7% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.1% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.8% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.0% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,496 $28,051,000 50.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,125 $5,184,000 9.3%
Staff $830 $2,024,000 3.6%
General Administration $514 $1,253,000 2.2%
School Administration $1,083 $2,643,000 4.7%
Operation $1,832 $4,470,000 8.0%
Transportation $193 $472,000 0.8%
Other $474 $1,157,000 2.1%
Total Support $7,050 $17,203,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,365 $10,651,000 19.1%
Total Expenditures $22,912 $55,905,000 100.0%
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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