NCES CCD 2024-25 8 schools NJ

Best-Resourced Schools in Washington, NJ

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8 public K-12 schools in Washington from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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8
Schools
3,182
Students
57.8/100
Avg Resource Index
10.8:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Washington has more public-school enrollment than 32% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Washington lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Washington's list includes 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high-school campuses, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 27-point gap between Franklin Township School and Washington Memorial Elementary School shows the range hidden by Washington's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 68%
School count
Top 54%
Resource Index average
98th percentile
Teacher staffing
96th percentile

Warren Hills Regional High School accounts for 33.0% of all Washington public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Washington-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Washington school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities

Washington school enrollment ranges from 170 students (lowest) to 1,050 students (highest), a spread of 880 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Washington operates 5 school districts — among the most fragmented governance structures in the country

Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Washington student-teacher ratio is 10.8:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Franklin Township School 73
2. Warren Hills Regional Middle School 65
3. Warren County Vocational Technical School 63
4. Warren Hills Regional High School 59
5. Brass Castle School 53
6. Port Colden School 53
7. Taylor Street Elementary School 50
8. Washington Memorial Elementary School 46

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Washington

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Taylor Street Elementary School 63.5/100
  2. 2 Washington Memorial Elementary School 62.4/100
  3. 3 Warren Hills Regional Middle School 56.0/100
  4. 4 Warren Hills Regional High School 54.9/100
  5. 5 Franklin Township School 48.0/100

What do families ask about schools in Washington?

Which Washington school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Franklin Township School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Washington schools in this federal-data comparison at 73/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Washington, NJ? ▼

Washington has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,182 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 10.8:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.