Is George Washington Elementary School a good school?

George Washington Elementary School ranks 487 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend George Washington Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 432 students attended George Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary School?

Students at George Washington Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 38% White, 7% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School

George Washington Elementary School

Summary:

George Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mohegan Lake, New York, serving 410 students in grades K-5 and part of the Lakeland Central School District.

George Washington Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 68% compared to the district's 59.41% and the state's 42.6%. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, with its African American and Hispanic students ranking in the top quartile of their respective statewide subgroups. Over the past 10 years, the school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of New York elementary schools, with its highest ranking being 384 out of 2,413 schools.

While George Washington Elementary School outperforms the state and district, some nearby schools within the Lakeland Central School District, such as Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and Lincoln Titus Elementary School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools. Additionally, George Washington Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, around 30%, compared to some nearby schools like Van Cortlandtville School and Oakside School, which have higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

Detail:

Public K-5

3634 Lexington Ave
Mohegan Lake, NY 10547-1249

(914) 528-2021

District: Lakeland Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
487^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,505

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 432

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.1%

White:

38.0%

African American:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George Washington Elementary School ranks better than 80.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Lakeland Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.49. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.1%), White (38%), African American (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lakeland Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Washington Elementary School is 12.1. 2 elementary schools in the Lakeland Central School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Washington Elementary School is $21,505, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Lakeland Central School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks George Washington Elementary School 487^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See George Washington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Lakeland Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakeland Central School District 222^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for George Washington Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	77.20	439^th	2206	80.1%
2007	78.38	393^rd	2219	82.3%
2008	77.00	431^st	2227	80.6%
2009	75.39	484^th	2257	78.6%
2010	72.48	611^th	2263	73.0%
2011	60.97	982^nd	2286	57.0%
2012	72.96	619^th	2320	73.3%
2013	70.90	582^nd	2325	75.0%
2014	76.60	477^th	2345	79.7%
2015	74.23	548^th	2352	76.7%
2016	79.42	403^rd	2366	83.0%
2017	76.31	491^st	2386	79.4%
2018	79.37	407^th	2395	83.0%
2019	82.06	384^th	2413	84.1%
2021	76.37	451^st	2201	79.5%
2022	81.05	406^th	2434	83.3%
2023	71.23	647^th	2439	73.5%
2024	77.49	487^th	2445	80.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	41.25	434^th	860	49.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.34	371^st	1941	80.9%
2019	63.53	389^th	1859	79.1%
2022	67.13	411^th	2031	79.8%
2023	73.18	326^th	2016	83.8%
2024	49.17	845^th	2110	60.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.21	545^th	2045	73.3%
2019	68.04	491^st	2032	75.8%
2021	68.74	389^th	1678	76.8%
2022	69.91	456^th	2099	78.3%
2023	62.94	600^th	2041	70.6%
2024	64.22	564^th	2078	72.9%

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Rank History for Female students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.28	436^th	2338	81.4%
2019	71.80	601^st	2357	74.5%
2021	74.48	401^st	1955	79.5%
2022	79.58	404^th	2401	83.2%
2023	63.48	795^th	2403	66.9%
2024	72.86	553^rd	2413	77.1%

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Rank History for Male students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.24	389^th	2340	83.4%
2019	85.65	263^rd	2358	88.8%
2021	72.69	474^th	1961	75.8%
2022	80.74	378^th	2400	84.3%
2023	76.03	496^th	2400	79.3%
2024	78.45	420^th	2411	82.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	77.73	93^rd	548	83.0%
2021	51.41	260^th	430	39.5%
2022	54.70	346^th	671	48.4%

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Rank History for African American students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.16	78^th	948	91.8%
2023	65.92	228^th	857	73.4%
2024	68.01	223^rd	927	75.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.15	225^th	1392	83.8%
2019	62.38	385^th	1315	70.7%
2021	76.37	128^th	818	84.4%
2022	79.28	206^th	1503	86.3%
2023	70.19	314^th	1429	78.0%
2024	76.72	255^th	1531	83.3%

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Rank History for White students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.10	270^th	1408	80.8%
2019	80.06	230^th	1338	82.8%
2021	68.90	374^th	1224	69.4%
2022	76.01	288^th	1399	79.4%
2023	66.61	448^th	1337	66.5%
2024	76.11	284^th	1392	79.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for George Washington Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	417	19	11	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1990	408	15	14	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1991	418	16	15	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1992	391	25	8	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1993	430	32	7	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1994	438	33	15	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1995	467	28	15	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1996	467	28	15	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1997	486	20	15	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1998	497	31	12	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1999	529	33	16	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
2000	557	31	14	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
2001	542	38	20	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2002	488	33	5	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	594
2003	488	33	5	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	594
2004	442	31	17	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
2005	415	40	29	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
2006	383	36	32	65	4	n/a	n/a	0	520
2007	374	38	44	71	5	n/a	n/a	0	532
2008	300	49	38	114	5	n/a	n/a	0	506
2009	323	40	38	88	3	n/a	n/a	6	498
2010	314	47	32	81	0	n/a	n/a	9	483
2011	336	44	26	58	2	0	17	0	483
2012	297	33	24	81	0	0	12	0	447
2013	286	30	18	93	1	0	15	0	443
2014	281	32	21	112	2	0	13	0	461
2015	272	31	20	122	2	0	11	0	458
2016	258	31	21	134	1	0	10	0	455
2017	228	25	24	124	1	0	7	0	409
2018	208	33	24	124	1	0	14	0	404
2019	202	30	32	138	1	0	19	0	422
2020	191	35	26	135	0	1	20	0	408
2021	184	34	35	146	0	1	21	0	421
2022	167	36	31	165	0	1	19	0	419
2023	166	31	31	166	0	0	16	0	410
2024	164	30	27	199	0	0	12	0	432

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	462	32.4	14.2	n/a
1990	459	33.4	13.7	n/a
1991	466	31.4	14.8	n/a
1992	451	28.4	15.8	n/a
1993	497	29.1	17.1	n/a
1994	507	31.2	16.3	5.9
1995	559	30.4	18.4	7.9
1996	559	30.4	18.4	7.9
1997	571	30.6	18.7	5.6
1998	609	31.3	19.5	6.2
1999	627	30.9	20.3	7
2000	668	35.2	19.0	8.7
2001	665	33.7	19.7	8
2002	594	37.2	16.0	6.2
2003	594	37.2	16.0	6.2
2004	561	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	549	35.9	15.3	9.1
2006	520	39.0	13.3	13.1
2007	532	36.6	14.5	9.8
2008	506	34.1	14.8	12.6
2009	498	36.0	13.8	15.9
2010	483	32.0	15.0	17.9
2011	483	30.6	15.7	14.9
2012	447	29.0	15.4	21.3
2013	443	27.0	16.4	25.5
2014	461	27.0	17.0	18.4
2015	458	28.0	16.3	29.3
2016	455	27.0	16.8	30.1
2017	409	26.9	15.1	21.8
2018	404	28.0	14.4	18.6
2019	422	30.0	14.0	25.4
2020	408	32.0	12.7	17.2
2021	421	31.7	13.2	27.3
2022	419	33.5	12.5	26.5
2023	410	33.5	12.2	30.7
2024	432	35.5	12.1	35.9

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	462	32.4	14.2	n/a
1990	459	33.4	13.7	n/a
1991	466	31.4	14.8	n/a
1992	451	28.4	15.8	n/a
1993	497	29.1	17.1	n/a
1994	507	31.2	16.3	5.9
1995	559	30.4	18.4	7.9
1996	559	30.4	18.4	7.9
1997	571	30.6	18.7	5.6
1998	609	31.3	19.5	6.2
1999	627	30.9	20.3	7
2000	668	35.2	19.0	8.7
2001	665	33.7	19.7	8
2002	594	37.2	16.0	6.2
2003	594	37.2	16.0	6.2
2004	561	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	549	35.9	15.3	9.1
2006	520	39.0	13.3	13.1
2007	532	36.6	14.5	9.8
2008	506	34.1	14.8	12.6
2009	498	36.0	13.8	15.9
2010	483	32.0	15.0	17.9
2011	483	30.6	15.7	14.9
2012	447	29.0	15.4	21.3
2013	443	27.0	16.4	25.5
2014	461	27.0	17.0	18.4
2015	458	28.0	16.3	29.3
2016	455	27.0	16.8	30.1
2017	409	26.9	15.1	21.8
2018	404	28.0	14.4	18.6
2019	422	30.0	14.0	25.4
2020	408	32.0	12.7	17.2
2021	421	31.7	13.2	27.3
2022	419	33.5	12.5	26.5
2023	410	33.5	12.2	30.7
2024	432	35.5	12.1	35.9

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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