Washington Middle School
One Nortrh Fifth St
Harrison NJ, 07029, Hudson County
Phone: 973-483-2285
Ranking: (1,388 out of 1,847, bottom 25%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Harrison Town School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 34 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 438 | 420 | 429 | 419 | 389 | 376 | 355 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 159 | 36.3% | 130 | 31.0% | 139 | 32.4% | 133 | 31.7% | 126 | 32.4% | 131 | 34.8% | 104 | 29.3% |
Grade 7: | 126 | 28.8% | 141 | 33.6% | 133 | 31.0% | 123 | 29.4% | 132 | 33.9% | 106 | 28.2% | 125 | 35.2% |
Grade 8: | 150 | 34.2% | 134 | 31.9% | 132 | 30.8% | 139 | 33.2% | 116 | 29.8% | 122 | 32.4% | 114 | 32.1% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.7% | 15 | 3.6% | 25 | 5.8% | 24 | 5.7% | 15 | 3.9% | 17 | 4.5% | 12 | 3.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 235 | 53.7% | 219 | 52.1% | 221 | 51.5% | 212 | 50.6% | 204 | 52.4% | 188 | 50.0% | 197 | 55.5% |
Female: | 203 | 46.3% | 201 | 47.9% | 208 | 48.5% | 207 | 49.4% | 185 | 47.6% | 188 | 50.0% | 154 | 43.4% |
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: | 26 | 5.9% | 26 | 6.2% | 32 | 7.5% | 39 | 9.3% | 42 | 10.8% | 37 | 9.8% | 25 | 7.0% |
Hispanic: | 282 | 64.4% | 267 | 63.6% | 274 | 63.9% | 268 | 64.0% | 229 | 58.9% | 221 | 58.8% | 201 | 56.6% |
Black: | 8 | 1.8% | 14 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% |
White: | 121 | 27.6% | 112 | 26.7% | 111 | 25.9% | 103 | 24.6% | 111 | 28.5% | 115 | 30.6% | 125 | 35.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 284 | 64.8% | 254 | 60.5% | 275 | 64.1% | 279 | 66.6% | 224 | 57.6% | 214 | 56.9% | 169 | 47.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 15.1% | 86 | 20.5% | 79 | 18.4% | 70 | 16.7% | 81 | 20.8% | 82 | 21.8% | 76 | 21.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.88 | 11.67 | 11.83 | 13.52 | 13.89 | 10.70 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 66.1% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 50.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 68.0% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 56.8% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 51.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 51.9% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 80.3% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.0% | 67.0% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 60.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 56.2% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.2% | 66.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 67.2% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 70.4% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 63.7% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.1% | 46.1% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 43.2% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 55.1% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 65.8% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 54.6% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 54.8% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 54.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 52.6% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 58.1% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 83.1% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 78.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 79.6% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 83.0% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 77.9% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 55.1% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.7% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 52.6% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 62.3% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 65.3% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 76.3% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 77.3% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 77.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 67.1% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 57.3% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 59.2% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 64.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 72.2% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 33.3% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 44.2% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 41.1% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 35.3% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 47.7% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 42.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 59.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 63.9% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 67.2% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 72.0% | 78.9% |
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* Washington Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.