How many students attend George Washington School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 349 students attended George Washington School.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington School?

Students at George Washington School are 53% Hispanic, 18% African American, 17% White, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

George Washington School

Summary:

George Washington School is a public middle school located in West Hempstead, New York, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 336 students. This school is part of the West Hempstead Union Free School District.

George Washington School consistently outperforms the district and the state of New York in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments across grades 4-6. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in ELA range from 37.04% (5th grade) to 52.17% (6th grade), compared to the district's 36.59%-52.17% and the state's 43.64%-47.05%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates range from 45.12% (5th grade) to 64.29% (4th grade), outpacing the district's 44.58%-64.29% and the state's 48.93%-58.03%. The school's science proficiency rate for 5th grade in 2023-2024 is 35%, matching the state average. However, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.15% to 48.84% over the past three school years.

When compared to nearby schools, Turtle Hook Middle School and Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School, George Washington School outperforms them in both ELA and Math assessments across grades. But it lags behind higher-performing schools like Lynbrook North Middle School, South Side Middle School, and Garden City Middle School in certain metrics. The school's consistent performance and the significant increase in per-student spending over the past few years indicate a focus on improving the school's resources and potentially contributing to its academic performance.

Detail:

Public 4-6

347 William St
West Hempstead, NY 11552-2455

(516) 390-3130

District: West Hempstead Union Free School District

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,635

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 349

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

African American:

18.3%

White:

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George Washington School ranks better than 57.1% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.18. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at George Washington School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.7%), African American (18.3%), White (16.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.1% 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 School is 13. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Washington School is $25,635.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Washington School:

SchoolDigger ranks George Washington School 1049^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See George Washington School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	80.65	308^th	2206	86.0%
2007	70.70	719^th	2219	67.6%
2008	73.29	603^rd	2227	72.9%
2009	68.80	764^th	2257	66.1%
2010	65.31	855^th	2263	62.2%
2011	54.53	1159^th	2286	49.3%
2012	72.65	634^th	2320	72.7%
2013	60.81	836^th	2325	64.0%
2014	52.28	1114^th	2345	52.5%
2015	64.38	792^nd	2352	66.3%
2016	45.70	1290^th	2366	45.5%
2017	58.70	953^rd	2386	60.1%
2018	50.88	1177^th	2395	50.9%
2019	37.89	1486^th	2413	38.4%
2021	46.44	1174^th	2201	46.7%
2022	51.07	1144^th	2434	53.0%
2023	61.89	875^th	2439	64.1%
2024	54.18	1049^th	2445	57.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	52.11	68^th	180	62.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.59	326^th	938	65.2%
2019	47.04	355^th	860	58.7%
2021	57.73	143^rd	454	68.5%
2022	30.88	763^rd	1027	25.7%
2023	35.32	660^th	1001	34.1%
2024	48.46	413^th	1066	61.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.91	926^th	1941	52.3%
2019	38.67	1001^st	1859	46.2%
2021	42.90	530^th	1044	49.2%
2022	39.91	1119^th	2031	44.9%
2023	51.28	746^th	2016	63.0%
2024	45.56	958^th	2110	54.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.57	1279^th	2045	37.5%
2019	28.87	1507^th	2032	25.8%
2021	47.47	850^th	1678	49.3%
2022	47.10	988^th	2099	52.9%
2023	54.37	799^th	2041	60.9%
2024	49.91	933^rd	2078	55.1%

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Rank History for Female students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.10	1056^th	2338	54.8%
2019	41.64	1372^nd	2357	41.8%
2021	45.83	1073^rd	1955	45.1%
2022	48.55	1215^th	2401	49.4%
2023	58.86	934^th	2403	61.1%
2024	54.21	1015^th	2413	57.9%

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Rank History for Male students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.71	1322^nd	2340	43.5%
2019	34.61	1570^th	2358	33.4%
2021	43.26	1128^th	1961	42.5%
2022	53.07	1068^th	2400	55.5%
2023	63.46	819^th	2400	65.9%
2024	53.69	1047^th	2411	56.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	16.61	492^nd	548	10.2%
2023	13.52	542^nd	605	10.4%

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Rank History for African American students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.51	560^th	948	40.9%
2019	45.93	415^th	891	53.4%
2021	47.81	200^th	427	53.2%
2022	69.44	236^th	936	74.8%
2023	72.18	173^rd	857	79.8%
2024	79.06	134^th	927	85.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.62	567^th	1392	59.3%
2019	41.07	747^th	1315	43.2%
2021	48.98	399^th	818	51.2%
2022	53.72	612^th	1503	59.3%
2023	66.11	378^th	1429	73.5%
2024	56.43	544^th	1531	64.5%

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Rank History for White students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.48	416^th	1408	70.5%
2019	40.99	824^th	1338	38.4%
2021	61.41	484^th	1224	60.5%
2022	47.82	746^th	1399	46.7%
2023	68.16	413^th	1337	69.1%
2024	48.68	715^th	1392	48.6%

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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 School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	433	16	15	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1990	434	4	21	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1991	472	15	12	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1992	406	13	13	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1993	443	11	17	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1994	428	20	15	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1995	424	32	29	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
1996	424	32	29	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
1997	359	31	42	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1998	370	34	42	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1999	345	43	44	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
2000	378	64	27	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
2001	366	55	26	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
2002	312	57	24	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
2003	312	57	24	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
2004	317	42	14	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
2005	300	41	24	103	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
2006	289	26	24	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
2007	268	31	23	79	0	n/a	n/a	5	406
2008	231	47	17	97	0	n/a	n/a	4	396
2009	212	50	28	110	0	n/a	n/a	1	401
2010	192	53	33	110	0	n/a	n/a	2	390
2011	160	32	38	143	2	0	4	0	379
2012	148	42	24	131	1	1	16	0	363
2013	139	40	24	143	0	0	15	0	361
2014	117	44	22	142	0	0	13	0	338
2015	125	50	24	161	2	0	15	0	377
2016	116	52	22	153	2	0	19	0	364
2017	99	48	25	152	2	0	15	0	341
2018	89	55	19	147	2	0	12	0	324
2019	106	86	27	176	1	1	17	0	414
2020	82	88	28	157	0	1	17	0	373
2021	78	70	29	154	0	1	12	0	344
2022	70	63	33	159	0	1	10	0	336
2023	67	58	25	177	0	2	7	0	336
2024	59	64	33	184	0	1	8	0	349

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	481	34.3	14.0	n/a
1990	494	38.9	12.6	n/a
1991	523	36.9	14.1	n/a
1992	463	33.9	13.6	n/a
1993	509	31.1	16.4	n/a
1994	504	31.0	16.3	5.6
1995	539	34.0	15.9	9.6
1996	539	34.0	15.9	9.6
1997	489	30.1	16.2	8.6
1998	503	32.0	15.7	8.5
1999	495	31.1	15.9	8.3
2000	538	33.2	16.2	13
2001	535	37.0	14.5	11.8
2002	489	32.6	15.0	15.7
2003	489	32.6	15.0	15.7
2004	475	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	468	32.6	14.4	18.2
2006	435	32.0	13.6	16.6
2007	406	34.4	11.8	20
2008	396	31.4	12.6	24.2
2009	401	31.0	12.9	23.8
2010	390	28.0	13.9	26
2011	379	25.2	15.0	28.2
2012	363	22.0	16.5	41.6
2013	361	24.0	15.0	31
2014	338	23.0	14.6	29.6
2015	377	24.0	15.7	41.6
2016	364	24.0	15.1	48.1
2017	341	22.0	15.5	53.7
2018	324	22.0	14.7	52.8
2019	414	32.0	12.9	51.7
2020	373	33.0	11.3	47.5
2021	344	31.2	11.0	48.8
2022	336	29.0	11.5	43.2
2023	336	30.7	10.9	47.9
2024	349	26.7	13.0	50.1

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	481	34.3	14.0	n/a
1990	494	38.9	12.6	n/a
1991	523	36.9	14.1	n/a
1992	463	33.9	13.6	n/a
1993	509	31.1	16.4	n/a
1994	504	31.0	16.3	5.6
1995	539	34.0	15.9	9.6
1996	539	34.0	15.9	9.6
1997	489	30.1	16.2	8.6
1998	503	32.0	15.7	8.5
1999	495	31.1	15.9	8.3
2000	538	33.2	16.2	13
2001	535	37.0	14.5	11.8
2002	489	32.6	15.0	15.7
2003	489	32.6	15.0	15.7
2004	475	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	468	32.6	14.4	18.2
2006	435	32.0	13.6	16.6
2007	406	34.4	11.8	20
2008	396	31.4	12.6	24.2
2009	401	31.0	12.9	23.8
2010	390	28.0	13.9	26
2011	379	25.2	15.0	28.2
2012	363	22.0	16.5	41.6
2013	361	24.0	15.0	31
2014	338	23.0	14.6	29.6
2015	377	24.0	15.7	41.6
2016	364	24.0	15.1	48.1
2017	341	22.0	15.5	53.7
2018	324	22.0	14.7	52.8
2019	414	32.0	12.9	51.7
2020	373	33.0	11.3	47.5
2021	344	31.2	11.0	48.8
2022	336	29.0	11.5	43.2
2023	336	30.7	10.9	47.9
2024	349	26.7	13.0	50.1

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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