Is George Washington Elementary a good school?

George Washington Elementary ranks 2324 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend George Washington Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 192 students attended George Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary?

Students at George Washington Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 41% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend George Washington Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas R. Pollicita Middle High : Jefferson High

George Washington Elementary

Summary:

George Washington Elementary is a public elementary school in Daly City, California, serving 209 students in grades K-5 and part of the Jefferson Elementary District.

George Washington Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. The school's strong performance extends to its English Language Learners and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking among the top California elementary schools in these subgroups. However, the school faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 6.3% to 22.5% over the past five years. Compared to other schools in the Jefferson Elementary District, George Washington performs better, but lags behind some higher-performing schools in the neighboring San Francisco Unified School District.

With a relatively low student-teacher ratio and a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, George Washington Elementary serves a diverse population. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and continuing to support its English Language Learners and low-income students will be key focus areas for the school moving forward.

Detail:

Public K-5

251 Whittier St.
Daly City, CA 94014-1337

(650) 991-1236

District: Jefferson Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2324^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,152

Students who attend George Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas R. Pollicita Middle
High:	Jefferson High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 192

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.8%

Asian:

41.1%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George Washington Elementary ranks better than 60.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.3. (See more...)

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

Compare Details George Washington Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Jefferson Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.8%), Asian (41.1%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 57.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Washington Elementary is 19.2, which is the 3^rd best among 11 elementary schools in the Jefferson Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare George Washington Elementary employs 10 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Washington Elementary is $12,152, which is the 4^th highest among 11 elementary schools in the Jefferson Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Washington Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks George Washington Elementary 2324^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See George Washington Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 720^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for George Washington Elementary

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Rank History for all students at George Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	65.58	1458^th	4809	69.7%
2005	67.33	1445^th	4822	70.0%
2006	37.19	2870^th	4818	40.4%
2007	35.42	3202^nd	5113	37.4%
2008	30.38	3556^th	5113	30.5%
2009	14.91	4738^th	5193	8.8%
2010	21.29	4513^th	5314	15.1%
2011	28.60	4083^rd	5377	24.1%
2012	37.85	3402^nd	5390	36.9%
2013	37.96	3459^th	5530	37.5%
2015	54.90	2189^th	5611	61.0%
2016	43.67	2847^th	5614	49.3%
2017	51.97	2441^st	5692	57.1%
2018	39.12	3210^th	5662	43.3%
2019	22.23	4614^th	5789	20.3%
2021	42.62	739^th	1417	47.8%
2022	55.95	2249^th	5883	61.8%
2023	60.14	2051^st	5874	65.1%
2024	54.30	2324^th	5862	60.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.98	1038^th	3246	68.0%
2019	44.84	1501^st	3275	54.2%
2021	57.14	144^th	602	76.1%
2022	60.50	744^th	3311	77.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at George Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.11	2671^st	5084	47.5%
2019	23.83	4310^th	5173	16.7%
2021	54.54	421^st	1110	62.1%
2022	60.26	1667^th	5264	68.3%
2023	65.66	1447^th	5374	73.1%
2024	60.87	1737^th	5511	68.5%

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Rank History for Female students at George Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.43	2638^th	5413	51.3%
2019	21.03	4534^th	5492	17.4%
2021	42.73	656^th	1267	48.2%
2022	52.30	2297^th	5635	59.2%
2023	61.43	1881^st	5617	66.5%
2024	51.31	2352^nd	5605	58.0%

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Rank History for Male students at George Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.03	3627^th	5431	33.2%
2019	24.96	4195^th	5510	23.9%
2021	42.35	669^th	1272	47.4%
2022	57.59	2070^th	5663	63.4%
2023	56.36	2114^th	5650	62.6%
2024	55.61	2188^th	5636	61.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at George Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	32.42	836^th	1071	21.9%
2019	3.98	1098^th	1149	4.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at George Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.02	4419^th	4830	8.5%
2019	17.22	4551^st	4963	8.3%
2022	54.11	1937^th	5084	61.9%
2023	56.86	1828^th	5098	64.1%
2024	42.97	2760^th	5102	45.9%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for George Washington Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	49	57	223	234	1	n/a	n/a	0	564
1989	50	54	231	258	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1990	47	45	244	248	3	n/a	n/a	0	587
1991	47	53	266	261	3	n/a	n/a	0	630
1992	30	45	271	272	8	n/a	n/a	0	626
1993	34	45	296	304	1	n/a	n/a	0	680
1994	37	37	298	289	3	n/a	n/a	0	664
1995	31	45	289	282	6	n/a	n/a	0	653
1996	31	45	289	282	6	n/a	n/a	0	653
1997	28	40	257	289	2	n/a	n/a	0	616
1998	14	44	288	257	6	n/a	n/a	0	609
1999	10	40	233	281	10	n/a	n/a	21	595
2000	5	23	246	255	6	n/a	n/a	12	547
2001	4	28	235	237	4	n/a	n/a	15	523
2002	6	16	161	166	0	n/a	n/a	27	376
2003	6	16	161	166	0	n/a	n/a	27	376
2004	3	16	153	142	0	n/a	n/a	33	347
2005	7	13	161	157	0	n/a	n/a	42	380
2006	4	21	148	137	0	n/a	n/a	48	358
2007	6	17	164	158	1	n/a	n/a	12	358
2008	9	19	154	164	3	n/a	n/a	0	349
2009	11	14	157	161	3	5	25	0	376
2010	8	16	164	164	2	8	16	0	378
2011	6	15	147	175	1	10	12	0	366
2012	7	12	159	171	1	8	14	0	372
2013	11	8	175	164	0	6	17	0	381
2014	11	11	174	165	0	6	19	0	386
2015	7	9	172	168	0	6	17	0	379
2016	10	5	177	177	2	4	21	0	396
2017	7	4	168	180	2	2	12	0	375
2018	4	5	156	153	1	2	11	0	332
2019	6	3	151	141	1	3	8	0	313
2020	8	1	148	133	1	4	7	0	302
2021	7	7	129	115	1	5	13	0	277
2022	4	6	103	110	0	5	14	0	242
2023	5	5	88	93	0	4	14	0	209
2024	6	5	79	88	0	3	11	0	192

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

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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 George Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	564	23.0	24.5	n/a
1989	594	25.0	23.7	n/a
1990	587	25.0	23.4	n/a
1991	630	26.0	24.2	n/a
1992	626	26.4	23.7	60.4
1993	680	27.5	24.7	69.9
1994	664	26.5	25.1	67.8
1995	653	25.5	25.6	73
1996	653	25.5	25.6	73
1997	616	25.5	24.2	76.3
1998	609	27.5	22.1	79.6
1999	595	27.0	22.0	72.5
2000	547	28.0	19.5	68.4
2001	523	25.0	20.9	58.7
2002	376	19.0	19.8	71.1
2003	376	19.0	19.8	71.1
2004	347	17.0	20.4	75.2
2005	380	17.0	22.4	70.4
2006	358	18.7	19.1	66.8
2007	358	18.0	19.9	60.4
2008	349	20.0	17.5	62.5
2009	376	20.0	17.9	62.2
2010	378	18.5	20.4	70.6
2011	366	n/a	n/a	65.3
2012	372	18.2	20.3	n/a
2013	381	19.2	19.7	68.5
2014	386	18.0	21.4	73.3
2015	379	18.0	21.0	74.4
2016	396	18.0	22.0	68.7
2017	375	19.0	19.7	64.5
2018	332	16.0	20.7	77.7
2019	313	15.9	19.6	64.9
2020	302	n/a	n/a	65.9
2021	277	15.3	18.0	50.9
2022	242	13.3	18.1	63.6
2023	209	11.0	19.0	57.9
2024	192	10.0	19.2	57.8

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 George Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	564	23.0	24.5	n/a
1989	594	25.0	23.7	n/a
1990	587	25.0	23.4	n/a
1991	630	26.0	24.2	n/a
1992	626	26.4	23.7	60.4
1993	680	27.5	24.7	69.9
1994	664	26.5	25.1	67.8
1995	653	25.5	25.6	73
1996	653	25.5	25.6	73
1997	616	25.5	24.2	76.3
1998	609	27.5	22.1	79.6
1999	595	27.0	22.0	72.5
2000	547	28.0	19.5	68.4
2001	523	25.0	20.9	58.7
2002	376	19.0	19.8	71.1
2003	376	19.0	19.8	71.1
2004	347	17.0	20.4	75.2
2005	380	17.0	22.4	70.4
2006	358	18.7	19.1	66.8
2007	358	18.0	19.9	60.4
2008	349	20.0	17.5	62.5
2009	376	20.0	17.9	62.2
2010	378	18.5	20.4	70.6
2011	366	n/a	n/a	65.3
2012	372	18.2	20.3	n/a
2013	381	19.2	19.7	68.5
2014	386	18.0	21.4	73.3
2015	379	18.0	21.0	74.4
2016	396	18.0	22.0	68.7
2017	375	19.0	19.7	64.5
2018	332	16.0	20.7	77.7
2019	313	15.9	19.6	64.9
2020	302	n/a	n/a	65.9
2021	277	15.3	18.0	50.9
2022	242	13.3	18.1	63.6
2023	209	11.0	19.0	57.9
2024	192	10.0	19.2	57.8

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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