Is George Washington School a good school?

George Washington School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend George Washington School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 600 students attended George Washington School.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington School?

Students at George Washington School are 66% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of George Washington School attend?

Students who attend George Washington School usually go on to attend: Middle : White Plains Middle School High : White Plains Senior High School

George Washington School

Summary:

George Washington School is an elementary school in White Plains, New York, serving 589 students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the White Plains City School District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 30.34%, compared to the district's 38.64% and the state's 42.6%. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students generally performing better than African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students. Particularly concerning is the school's performance for Special Education and Economically Disadvantaged students, which ranks in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Mamaroneck Avenue School and Church Street School, which are also part of the White Plains City School District, generally outperform George Washington School in academic proficiency rates, especially in Math. Additionally, the Harrison Central School District, which includes the Purchase School and Samuel J. Preston School, significantly outperforms the White Plains City School District in academic achievement. These comparisons highlight the challenges faced by George Washington School and the need for targeted interventions to improve its performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

100 Orchard St
White Plains, NY 10604-1499

(914) 422-2380

District: White Plains City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1904^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,673

Students who attend George Washington School usually attend:

Middle:	White Plains Middle School
High:	White Plains Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 600

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

White:

15.3%

African American:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George Washington School ranks worse than 77.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the White Plains City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.91. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details George Washington School has the largest elementary school student body size in the White Plains City School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.2%), White (15.3%), African American (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the White Plains City School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Washington School is 10.9. 2 elementary schools in the White Plains City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare George Washington School employs 54.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Washington School is $22,673. 2 elementary schools in the White Plains City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Washington School:

SchoolDigger ranks George Washington School 1904^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See George Washington School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White Plains City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks White Plains City School District 547^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for George Washington School

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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	50.98	1328^th	2206	39.8%
2007	52.51	1284^th	2219	42.1%
2008	42.00	1536^th	2227	31.0%
2009	36.87	1687^th	2257	25.3%
2010	37.62	1596^th	2263	29.5%
2011	39.36	1532^nd	2286	33.0%
2012	39.27	1572^nd	2320	32.2%
2013	56.08	945^th	2325	59.4%
2014	60.55	872^nd	2345	62.8%
2015	52.20	1097^th	2352	53.4%
2016	43.21	1364^th	2366	42.3%
2017	41.31	1416^th	2386	40.7%
2018	40.70	1456^th	2395	39.2%
2019	37.25	1504^th	2413	37.7%
2021	25.91	1717^th	2201	22.0%
2022	36.58	1571^st	2434	35.5%
2023	30.85	1724^th	2439	29.3%
2024	24.91	1904^th	2445	22.1%

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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	41.21	527^th	938	43.8%
2019	31.96	634^th	860	26.3%
2021	19.83	396^th	454	12.8%
2022	34.03	678^th	1027	34.0%
2023	30.81	760^th	1001	24.1%
2024	31.01	821^st	1066	23.0%

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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	40.34	1058^th	1941	45.5%
2019	25.63	1558^th	1859	16.2%
2021	22.84	913^th	1044	12.5%
2022	20.97	1897^th	2031	6.6%
2023	18.36	1921^st	2016	4.7%
2024	21.28	1911^th	2110	9.4%

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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	36.47	1364^th	2045	33.3%
2019	30.81	1458^th	2032	28.2%
2021	20.09	1504^th	1678	10.4%
2022	27.49	1635^th	2099	22.1%
2023	21.33	1748^th	2041	14.4%
2024	19.93	1828^th	2078	12.0%

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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	41.68	1439^th	2338	38.5%
2019	40.47	1400^th	2357	40.6%
2021	22.99	1601^st	1955	18.1%
2022	39.58	1475^th	2401	38.6%
2023	34.77	1587^th	2403	34.0%
2024	22.73	1970^th	2413	18.4%

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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	41.01	1412^th	2340	39.7%
2019	36.10	1523^rd	2358	35.4%
2021	27.29	1508^th	1961	23.1%
2022	35.51	1587^th	2400	33.9%
2023	29.90	1735^th	2400	27.7%
2024	28.92	1773^rd	2411	26.5%

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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
2023	61.22	255^th	605	57.9%

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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	52.44	384^th	948	59.5%
2019	59.52	274^th	891	69.2%
2022	58.69	321^st	936	65.7%
2023	56.27	325^th	857	62.1%
2024	41.03	529^th	927	42.9%

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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	39.42	860^th	1392	38.2%
2019	33.31	888^th	1315	32.5%
2021	26.39	655^th	818	19.9%
2022	35.46	1017^th	1503	32.3%
2023	30.01	1060^th	1429	25.8%
2024	25.69	1240^th	1531	19.0%

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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	61.01	539^th	1408	61.7%
2019	59.40	526^th	1338	60.7%
2021	57.03	544^th	1224	55.6%
2022	61.80	514^th	1399	63.3%
2023	45.05	770^th	1337	42.4%
2024	52.13	661^st	1392	52.5%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a teacher
Friday, April 14, 2017

I love this school. The staff is amazing! My kids love going to school. I haven't had one issue with their teachers or administrators for the (combined) 8 years I've been in the GW community. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, December 21, 2009

The best school in the district with the greatest staff. Close Quote

Enrollment information for George Washington School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	205	77	22	66	0	n/a	n/a	370
1990	202	99	23	80	0	n/a	n/a	404
1991	205	96	24	87	0	n/a	n/a	412
1992	253	113	25	108	0	n/a	n/a	499
1993	265	126	25	125	0	n/a	n/a	541
1994	277	133	25	133	0	n/a	n/a	568
1995	262	142	12	179	0	n/a	n/a	595
1996	262	142	12	179	0	n/a	n/a	595
1997	296	152	11	194	1	n/a	n/a	654
1998	290	174	11	214	1	n/a	n/a	690
1999	293	164	13	220	0	n/a	n/a	690
2000	279	161	11	232	0	n/a	n/a	683
2001	268	147	14	251	0	n/a	n/a	680
2002	244	126	13	272	0	n/a	n/a	655
2003	244	126	13	272	0	n/a	n/a	655
2004	229	122	13	282	0	n/a	n/a	646
2005	213	119	25	296	0	n/a	n/a	653
2006	212	106	19	308	0	n/a	n/a	645
2007	213	101	19	321	0	n/a	n/a	654
2008	212	103	20	333	0	n/a	n/a	668
2009	221	103	17	338	0	n/a	n/a	679
2010	219	101	20	354	0	n/a	n/a	694
2011	220	101	28	377	1	0	5	732
2012	199	99	28	402	0	0	7	735
2013	184	87	25	410	0	0	12	718
2014	165	88	23	426	0	0	14	716
2015	134	92	24	414	0	0	16	680
2016	128	75	23	413	0	0	17	656
2017	117	75	25	409	0	0	17	643
2018	110	69	31	404	0	0	24	638
2019	100	70	31	406	0	0	23	630
2020	103	67	34	420	0	0	24	648
2021	100	61	28	407	0	0	22	618
2022	89	54	29	390	0	0	23	585
2023	95	44	38	383	0	0	29	589
2024	92	49	30	397	1	0	31	600

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	370	32.6	11.3	n/a
1990	404	33.2	12.1	n/a
1991	412	39.3	10.4	n/a
1992	499	46.5	10.7	n/a
1993	541	33.1	16.3	n/a
1994	568	35.4	16.0	19.5
1995	595	35.1	17.0	27.2
1996	595	35.1	17.0	27.2
1997	654	39.1	16.7	27.5
1998	690	40.0	17.3	28
1999	690	40.2	17.2	32.2
2000	683	41.1	16.6	40.8
2001	680	47.0	14.5	39.6
2002	655	47.0	13.9	42.3
2003	655	47.0	13.9	42.3
2004	646	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	653	47.5	13.7	49
2006	645	46.0	14.0	39.2
2007	654	45.0	14.5	39.9
2008	668	47.0	14.2	47.3
2009	679	48.0	14.1	42.1
2010	694	48.0	14.4	44.2
2011	732	54.5	13.4	43.2
2012	735	48.0	15.3	49.7
2013	718	50.8	14.1	56.1
2014	716	48.9	14.6	55.6
2015	680	50.0	13.6	48.4
2016	656	41.0	16.0	54.1
2017	643	47.8	13.4	50.1
2018	638	n/a	n/a	61.1
2019	630	31.0	20.3	61.1
2020	648	58.0	11.1	57.3
2021	618	50.4	12.2	54.5
2022	585	51.5	11.3	47.4
2023	589	56.6	10.3	53.7
2024	600	54.9	10.9	54.3

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	370	32.6	11.3	n/a
1990	404	33.2	12.1	n/a
1991	412	39.3	10.4	n/a
1992	499	46.5	10.7	n/a
1993	541	33.1	16.3	n/a
1994	568	35.4	16.0	19.5
1995	595	35.1	17.0	27.2
1996	595	35.1	17.0	27.2
1997	654	39.1	16.7	27.5
1998	690	40.0	17.3	28
1999	690	40.2	17.2	32.2
2000	683	41.1	16.6	40.8
2001	680	47.0	14.5	39.6
2002	655	47.0	13.9	42.3
2003	655	47.0	13.9	42.3
2004	646	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	653	47.5	13.7	49
2006	645	46.0	14.0	39.2
2007	654	45.0	14.5	39.9
2008	668	47.0	14.2	47.3
2009	679	48.0	14.1	42.1
2010	694	48.0	14.4	44.2
2011	732	54.5	13.4	43.2
2012	735	48.0	15.3	49.7
2013	718	50.8	14.1	56.1
2014	716	48.9	14.6	55.6
2015	680	50.0	13.6	48.4
2016	656	41.0	16.0	54.1
2017	643	47.8	13.4	50.1
2018	638	n/a	n/a	61.1
2019	630	31.0	20.3	61.1
2020	648	58.0	11.1	57.3
2021	618	50.4	12.2	54.5
2022	585	51.5	11.3	47.4
2023	589	56.6	10.3	53.7
2024	600	54.9	10.9	54.3

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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