Washington Irving School #4
12 Madonna Place
Garfield NJ, 07026, Bergen County
Phone: 973-340-5034
Ranking: 
(1,374 out of 1,847, bottom 26%)*
(1,374 out of 1,847, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Garfield City 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: | 29 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 270 | 271 | 293 | 283 | 278 | 204 | 202 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 12 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 24.8% | 66 | 24.4% | 61 | 20.8% | 64 | 22.6% | 64 | 23.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 21.5% | 54 | 19.9% | 60 | 20.5% | 67 | 23.7% | 64 | 23.0% | 59 | 28.9% | 51 | 25.2% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 18.1% | 62 | 22.9% | 70 | 23.9% | 67 | 23.7% | 56 | 20.1% | 52 | 25.5% | 57 | 28.2% |
| Grade 5: | 63 | 23.3% | 65 | 24.0% | 68 | 23.2% | 55 | 19.4% | 56 | 20.1% | 55 | 27.0% | 62 | 30.7% |
| Ungraded: | 21 | 7.8% | 24 | 8.9% | 34 | 11.6% | 30 | 10.6% | 38 | 13.7% | 38 | 18.6% | 32 | 15.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 141 | 52.2% | 137 | 50.6% | 149 | 50.9% | 148 | 52.3% | 148 | 53.2% | 106 | 52.0% | 103 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 129 | 47.8% | 134 | 49.4% | 144 | 49.1% | 135 | 47.7% | 130 | 46.8% | 98 | 48.0% | 95 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 97 | 35.9% | 94 | 34.7% | 108 | 36.9% | 98 | 34.6% | 97 | 34.9% | 73 | 35.8% | 69 | 34.2% |
| Black: | 19 | 7.0% | 19 | 7.0% | 21 | 7.2% | 18 | 6.4% | 22 | 7.9% | 12 | 5.9% | 14 | 6.9% |
| White: | 150 | 55.6% | 155 | 57.2% | 161 | 54.9% | 165 | 58.3% | 159 | 57.2% | 118 | 57.8% | 118 | 58.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 147 | 54.4% | 147 | 54.2% | 140 | 47.8% | 150 | 53.0% | 125 | 45.0% | 83 | 40.7% | 84 | 41.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 12.6% | 26 | 9.6% | 23 | 7.8% | 37 | 13.1% | 33 | 11.9% | 27 | 13.2% | 25 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.31 | 11.29 | 11.40 | 13.48 | 14.63 | 10.20 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 77.8% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 82.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 78.5% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 80.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 85.7% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 59.7% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 60.0% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 67.6% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 60.3% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 77.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 91.7% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 89.5% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 88.6% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 85.1% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 72.8% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 81.2% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 84.7% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 79.7% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.6% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 72.5% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 79.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 80.0% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 76.7% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 79.3% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 55.7% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 50.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 59.6% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 51.0% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 50.3% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 57.8% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 70.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 81.7% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 79.2% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 82.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.2% | 76.1% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 75.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 75.4% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 70.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 74.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 80.8% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 81.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 83.6% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 83.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 92.3% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 94.7% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 92.2% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 92.8% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 90.5% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 83.5% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 53.1% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 62.5% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 55.2% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 60.8% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 57.9% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 56.2% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 82.0% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 71.8% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 77.2% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 77.0% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 81.0% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 80.7% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 76.4% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 66.4% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 74.5% | 79% |
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* Washington Irving School #4 was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.