Washington School

Summary:

Washington School is an elementary school located in Lodi, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 339 students. The school is part of the Lodi School District, which is ranked 256 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington School's strengths lie in the performance of its Hispanic and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, which outshine the nearby Wilson School, Roosevelt School, and Hilltop School, as well as the state averages. However, the school faces challenges in overall mathematics and science proficiency, with 5th-grade science proficiency at just 9.9%, compared to the state average of 27.5%. Additionally, Washington School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.4% to 20.6% over the past few years.

Interestingly, Washington School's per-student spending of $6,490 in 2018-2019 is lower than the nearby Lodi schools, which range from $6,821 to $8,336 per student. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13-14 students per teacher is similar to the nearby Lodi schools, suggesting that resource allocation may not be a significant factor in the school's performance. Overall, addressing the areas of mathematics, science, and chronic absenteeism could help Washington School improve its overall performance and ranking within the state.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 310 N Main Street
       Lodi, NJ  07644


(973) 777-8513

District: Lodi School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
649th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,490 Help


Students who attend Washington School usually attend:

Middle:    Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High:    Lodi High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  362

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.3%
White:
25.7%
Asian:
8.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Washington School ranks better than 51.5% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Lodi School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.82. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Washington School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Lodi School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.3%), White (25.7%), Asian (8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington School is 13.9. 3 elementary schools in the Lodi School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington School is $6,490, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Lodi School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington School 649th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Washington School in the ranking list.)

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Lodi School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lodi School District 256th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Washington School

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Rank History for all students at Washington School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 69.46 451st 1204 62.5%
2004 55.21 738th 1298 43.1%
2005 52.82 785th 1303 39.8%
2006 52.66 803rd 1314 38.9%
2007 58.41 741st 1329 44.2%
2008 56.40 738th 1338 44.8%
2009 38.81 972nd 1346 27.8%
2010 36.83 994th 1354 26.6%
2011 40.34 955th 1360 29.8%
2012 39.64 963rd 1363 29.3%
2013 44.42 900th 1367 34.2%
2014 31.20 1034th 1363 24.1%
2015 58.18 589th 1357 56.6%
2016 61.73 557th 1346 58.6%
2017 70.26 458th 1352 66.1%
2018 69.57 454th 1353 66.4%
2019 62.73 549th 1360 59.6%
2021 44.33 678th 1317 48.5%
2022 50.41 663rd 1345 50.7%
2023 58.24 562nd 1342 58.1%
2024 51.82 649th 1338 51.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.99 21st 434 95.2%
2019 38.33 266th 463 42.5%
2021 46.41 150th 411 63.5%
2023 45.54 214th 499 57.1%
2024 46.85 231st 559 58.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.41 97th 942 89.7%
2019 76.95 126th 948 86.7%
2021 64.01 185th 839 77.9%
2022 74.06 151st 863 82.5%
2023 74.16 153rd 910 83.2%
2024 80.64 109th 939 88.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Washington School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.87 463rd 1333 65.3%
2019 67.64 469th 1331 64.8%
2021 55.81 507th 1290 60.7%
2022 53.88 608th 1326 54.1%
2023 57.07 552nd 1318 58.1%
2024 47.61 682nd 1317 48.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Washington School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.40 429th 1334 67.8%
2019 54.29 632nd 1335 52.7%
2021 32.22 822nd 1297 36.6%
2022 47.37 678th 1324 48.8%
2023 59.60 531st 1315 59.6%
2024 55.29 575th 1313 56.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Washington School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.59 299th 346 13.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Washington School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.60 476th 522 8.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.70 123rd 870 85.9%
2019 76.67 154th 899 82.9%
2021 63.77 220th 896 75.4%
2022 66.86 249th 953 73.9%
2023 77.80 167th 982 83.0%
2024 65.74 280th 989 71.7%
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Rank History for White students at Washington School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.35 81st 1022 92.1%
2019 64.73 361st 1023 64.7%
2021 19.13 847th 964 12.1%
2022 35.95 658th 976 32.6%
2023 42.41 570th 975 41.5%
2024 42.02 582nd 963 39.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Washington School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 242 3 18 10 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1989 241 8 20 23 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1990 226 13 19 31 0 n/a n/a 0 289
1991 219 10 19 24 0 n/a n/a 0 272
1992 228 13 26 42 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1993 251 14 25 51 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1994 250 20 31 60 0 n/a n/a 0 361
1995 269 21 41 47 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1996 269 21 41 47 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1998 261 28 41 61 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1999 264 23 47 63 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2000 207 19 52 56 1 n/a n/a 0 335
2001 204 22 47 67 0 n/a n/a 0 340
2002 194 27 72 101 0 n/a n/a 0 394
2003 194 27 72 101 0 n/a n/a 0 394
2004 201 35 74 130 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2005 181 33 72 136 0 n/a n/a 0 422
2006 169 23 63 145 0 n/a n/a 0 400
2007 166 27 54 145 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2008 152 30 48 138 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2009 151 51 26 140 0 17 0 0 385
2010 162 48 28 159 0 15 3 0 415
2011 158 38 36 171 0 7 1 0 411
2012 151 38 44 198 0 4 4 0 439
2013 139 41 38 204 0 2 2 0 426
2014 146 46 39 187 1 2 2 0 423
2015 128 43 41 186 4 1 5 0 408
2016 113 44 35 190 0 3 6 0 391
2017 102 39 30 198 1 3 6 0 379
2018 98 37 34 217 2 2 7 0 397
2019 98 32 29 194 2 4 7 0 366
2020 105 17 23 196 2 2 4 0 349
2021 99 22 21 202 2 0 4 0 350
2022 86 19 25 204 1 0 3 0 338
2023 82 23 28 202 1 0 3 0 339
2024 93 23 29 211 1 1 4 0 362

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Washington School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 273 15.0 18.2 n/a
1989 292 13.0 22.4 n/a
1990 289 14.0 20.6 10.4
1991 272 14.0 19.4 9.2
1992 309 14.0 22.0 16.8
1993 341 17.0 20.1 14.1
1994 361 18.0 20.1 17.5
1995 378 17.0 22.2 21.2
1996 378 17.0 22.2 21.2
1998 391 20.0 19.6 25.8
1999 397 19.0 20.9 25.4
2000 335 16.0 20.9 29.6
2001 340 16.2 21.0 30
2002 394 22.0 17.9 36.5
2003 394 22.0 17.9 36.5
2004 440 23.0 19.1 32
2005 422 25.0 16.9 n/a
2006 400 26.0 15.4 39
2007 392 23.0 17.0 36
2008 368 21.0 17.5 39.4
2009 385 25.1 14.8 40
2010 415 22.0 18.8 44.6
2011 411 22.0 18.6 48.2
2012 439 23.9 18.3 47.2
2013 426 26.0 16.3 53.8
2014 423 27.0 15.6 55.3
2015 408 26.0 15.6 55.1
2016 391 26.0 15.0 52.7
2017 379 26.0 14.5 51.5
2018 397 25.0 15.8 45.3
2019 366 25.0 14.6 38.8
2020 349 25.0 13.9 43.6
2021 350 25.0 14.0 41.1
2022 338 25.0 13.5 36.4
2023 339 26.0 13.0 55.2
2024 362 26.0 13.9 58.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Washington School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 273 15.0 18.2 n/a
1989 292 13.0 22.4 n/a
1990 289 14.0 20.6 10.4
1991 272 14.0 19.4 9.2
1992 309 14.0 22.0 16.8
1993 341 17.0 20.1 14.1
1994 361 18.0 20.1 17.5
1995 378 17.0 22.2 21.2
1996 378 17.0 22.2 21.2
1998 391 20.0 19.6 25.8
1999 397 19.0 20.9 25.4
2000 335 16.0 20.9 29.6
2001 340 16.2 21.0 30
2002 394 22.0 17.9 36.5
2003 394 22.0 17.9 36.5
2004 440 23.0 19.1 32
2005 422 25.0 16.9 n/a
2006 400 26.0 15.4 39
2007 392 23.0 17.0 36
2008 368 21.0 17.5 39.4
2009 385 25.1 14.8 40
2010 415 22.0 18.8 44.6
2011 411 22.0 18.6 48.2
2012 439 23.9 18.3 47.2
2013 426 26.0 16.3 53.8
2014 423 27.0 15.6 55.3
2015 408 26.0 15.6 55.1
2016 391 26.0 15.0 52.7
2017 379 26.0 14.5 51.5
2018 397 25.0 15.8 45.3
2019 366 25.0 14.6 38.8
2020 349 25.0 13.9 43.6
2021 350 25.0 14.0 41.1
2022 338 25.0 13.5 36.4
2023 339 26.0 13.0 55.2
2024 362 26.0 13.9 58.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Washington School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $192 (3.0%) $6,298 (97.0%) $6,490

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Washington School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 549th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 562nd of 1342 Elementary schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington School)77.350
 27.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lodi School District)73.364.3
 9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Washington School)79.731.9
 47.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lodi School District)64.746.8
 17.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington School)78.776.8
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lodi School District)79.274.3
 4.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Washington School)55.850.9
 4.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lodi School District)63.950.9
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington School)56.967.9
 11%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Lodi School District)60.772.7
 12%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Washington School)20.333.9
 13.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lodi School District)3949.6
 10.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students366339
 7.4%
African American3223
 28.1%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian2928
 3.4%
Hispanic194202
 4.1%
Pacific Islander40
 100%
White9882
 16.3%
Two or More Races73
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.8%55.2%
 16.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 362 students attended Washington School.

Washington School ranks 649th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Washington School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High : Lodi High School

Students at Washington School are 58% Hispanic, 26% White, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races.


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