Is George Washington Elementary a good school?

George Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend George Washington Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 607 students attended George Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary?

Students at George Washington Elementary are 97% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend George Washington Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle High : Madera High

George Washington Elementary

Summary:

George Washington Elementary is a public elementary school in Madera, California, serving 607 students in grades K-6 and part of the Madera Unified School District.

George Washington Elementary faces significant challenges, with chronic absenteeism rates that have increased from 6.4% in 2018-2019 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, higher than the district average of 25.8% at nearby James Monroe Elementary. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 29.48% of students proficient or better in ELA and 17.42% in Math, compared to 32.64% and 19.42% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state. While the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform better than the overall school, its female, male, and low socioeconomic status students perform worse.

Compared to nearby schools, George Washington Elementary lags behind in academic performance. The nearby Sherman Thomas Charter and Liberty Charter schools, as well as James Monroe Elementary and Millview Elementary, all outperform George Washington Elementary in test scores and other key metrics. The school's high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients, at 98.85%, also indicates a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Detail:

Public K-6

509 E. South St.
Madera, CA 93638-2401

(559) 674-6705

District: Madera Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4412^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $1,010

Students who attend George Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Madera High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

Number of students: 607

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

American Indian:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George Washington Elementary ranks worse than 75.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Madera Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.48. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.2%), American Indian (0.7%), two or more races (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.8% 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 21.3, which is the 7^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Madera Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare George Washington Elementary employs 28.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Washington Elementary is $1,010, which is the lowest among 18 elementary schools in the Madera Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Washington Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks George Washington Elementary 4412^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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Madera Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Madera Unified 1170^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	19.82	3946^th	4809	17.9%
2005	17.79	4120^th	4822	14.6%
2006	15.31	4335^th	4818	10.0%
2007	13.01	4771^st	5113	6.7%
2008	16.85	4541^st	5113	11.2%
2009	11.79	4920^th	5193	5.3%
2010	17.66	4731^st	5314	11.0%
2011	11.15	5164^th	5377	4.0%
2012	13.12	5067^th	5390	6.0%
2013	15.51	5018^th	5530	9.3%
2015	13.13	5267^th	5611	6.1%
2016	10.03	5438^th	5614	3.1%
2017	11.79	5374^th	5692	5.6%
2018	11.48	5353^rd	5662	5.5%
2019	9.28	5608^th	5789	3.1%
2022	21.47	4697^th	5883	20.2%
2023	22.21	4634^th	5874	21.1%
2024	24.48	4412^th	5862	24.7%

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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	28.49	2487^th	3246	23.4%
2019	25.64	2821^st	3275	13.9%
2022	47.20	1353^rd	3311	59.1%
2023	44.12	1537^th	3250	52.7%
2024	39.89	1829^th	3160	42.1%

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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	15.21	4737^th	5084	6.8%
2019	12.17	4976^th	5173	3.8%
2022	31.90	3684^th	5264	30.0%
2023	30.29	3879^th	5374	27.8%
2024	33.11	3686^th	5511	33.1%

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Rank History for Migrant students at George Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	80.94	6^th	68	91.2%

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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	13.01	5062^nd	5413	6.5%
2019	7.79	5411^th	5492	1.5%
2022	21.23	4597^th	5635	18.4%
2023	24.00	4333^rd	5617	22.9%
2024	25.72	4171^st	5605	25.6%

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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	11.11	5214^th	5431	4.0%
2019	12.27	5229^th	5510	5.1%
2022	22.75	4451^st	5663	21.4%
2023	21.99	4539^th	5650	19.7%
2024	24.15	4343^rd	5636	22.9%

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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	15.49	4489^th	4830	7.1%
2019	12.74	4757^th	4963	4.2%
2022	30.21	3682^nd	5084	27.6%
2023	29.57	3748^th	5098	26.5%
2024	33.28	3471^st	5102	32.0%

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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	144	26	8	458	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
1989	160	26	2	487	2	n/a	n/a	0	677
1990	146	32	2	526	0	n/a	n/a	0	706
1991	97	23	5	545	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1992	100	22	3	655	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
1993	100	26	10	695	4	n/a	n/a	0	835
1994	83	29	13	744	0	n/a	n/a	0	869
1995	65	20	11	801	0	n/a	n/a	0	897
1996	65	20	11	801	0	n/a	n/a	0	897
1997	73	22	12	850	0	n/a	n/a	0	957
1998	57	14	10	855	0	n/a	n/a	0	936
1999	51	17	7	879	1	n/a	n/a	2	957
2000	62	10	2	772	1	n/a	n/a	3	850
2001	50	12	2	827	0	n/a	n/a	2	893
2002	33	17	5	832	2	n/a	n/a	5	894
2003	33	17	5	832	2	n/a	n/a	5	894
2004	23	16	4	900	2	n/a	n/a	0	945
2005	27	8	2	960	2	n/a	n/a	1	1000
2006	26	6	0	721	0	n/a	n/a	0	753
2007	31	6	0	685	6	n/a	n/a	0	728
2008	25	5	n/a	672	5	n/a	n/a	0	707
2009	12	3	1	700	4	0	0	0	720
2010	21	3	1	686	1	0	2	0	714
2011	13	5	1	679	0	0	1	0	699
2012	9	7	1	684	2	0	2	0	705
2013	12	2	0	721	3	0	0	0	738
2014	17	3	1	787	2	0	0	0	810
2015	16	3	0	777	3	0	0	0	799
2016	18	8	1	747	6	0	0	0	780
2017	13	6	1	757	3	0	0	0	780
2018	12	5	1	731	2	0	2	0	753
2019	13	6	4	699	2	0	4	0	728
2020	11	5	4	691	2	0	1	0	714
2021	7	3	3	643	2	0	1	0	659
2022	2	3	2	626	3	0	3	0	639
2023	3	3	3	590	4	0	4	0	607

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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	636	26.0	24.4	n/a
1989	677	26.0	26.0	n/a
1990	706	26.4	26.7	n/a
1991	670	27.0	24.8	n/a
1992	780	27.4	28.4	65.4
1993	835	29.4	28.4	95
1994	869	31.9	27.2	71.8
1995	897	31.5	28.5	86.5
1996	897	31.5	28.5	86.5
1997	957	41.0	23.3	82
1998	936	41.0	22.8	95
1999	957	44.5	21.5	95.2
2000	850	42.0	20.2	100
2001	893	42.0	21.3	99
2002	894	44.7	20.0	98.4
2003	894	44.7	20.0	98.4
2004	945	45.7	20.7	97.7
2005	1000	45.5	22.0	97.2
2006	753	35.5	21.2	98.3
2007	728	35.0	20.8	57.3
2008	707	35.0	20.2	87.1
2009	720	33.0	20.6	83.5
2010	714	32.0	22.3	97.8
2011	699	n/a	n/a	99
2012	705	24.0	29.3	n/a
2013	738	27.0	27.3	97
2014	810	28.0	28.9	99.6
2015	799	29.0	27.5	99.6
2016	780	30.0	26.0	98.5
2017	780	30.0	26.0	98.6
2018	753	30.0	25.1	97.3
2019	728	28.4	25.6	99.2
2020	714	n/a	n/a	99.4
2021	659	30.4	21.6	98.9
2022	639	28.6	22.3	99.4
2023	607	28.3	21.3	98.8

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	636	26.0	24.4	n/a
1989	677	26.0	26.0	n/a
1990	706	26.4	26.7	n/a
1991	670	27.0	24.8	n/a
1992	780	27.4	28.4	65.4
1993	835	29.4	28.4	95
1994	869	31.9	27.2	71.8
1995	897	31.5	28.5	86.5
1996	897	31.5	28.5	86.5
1997	957	41.0	23.3	82
1998	936	41.0	22.8	95
1999	957	44.5	21.5	95.2
2000	850	42.0	20.2	100
2001	893	42.0	21.3	99
2002	894	44.7	20.0	98.4
2003	894	44.7	20.0	98.4
2004	945	45.7	20.7	97.7
2005	1000	45.5	22.0	97.2
2006	753	35.5	21.2	98.3
2007	728	35.0	20.8	57.3
2008	707	35.0	20.2	87.1
2009	720	33.0	20.6	83.5
2010	714	32.0	22.3	97.8
2011	699	n/a	n/a	99
2012	705	24.0	29.3	n/a
2013	738	27.0	27.3	97
2014	810	28.0	28.9	99.6
2015	799	29.0	27.5	99.6
2016	780	30.0	26.0	98.5
2017	780	30.0	26.0	98.6
2018	753	30.0	25.1	97.3
2019	728	28.4	25.6	99.2
2020	714	n/a	n/a	99.4
2021	659	30.4	21.6	98.9
2022	639	28.6	22.3	99.4
2023	607	28.3	21.3	98.8

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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