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Washington Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

One North Fifth Street, Harrison, NJ 07029 · (973) 483-2285 · Part of Harrison Town School District

Harrison’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
466
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Washington Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Harrison kids: Harrison High School

On the path

Where Harrison kids come from and go next. The whole path →

2–3Lincoln Elementary School306 students
6–8Washington Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Harrison High School795 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

One North Fifth Street, Harrison

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6143
Grade 7163
Grade 8160
Enrollment over time
436’20
470’21
494’22
481’23
466’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 83%White 10%Asian 5%Black 2%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Washington Middle School from Harrison families.

Other schools in Harrison Town School District

The district →
Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Harrison
330 students13:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Harrison
C−
306 students9:1
Hamilton Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Harrison
C+
295 students11:1
Harrison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrison
C−
795 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Harrison’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.