George Washington High School

Summary:

George Washington High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Charleston, West Virginia, part of the Kanawha County Schools district, which is ranked 30th out of 55 districts in the state.

George Washington High School has consistently been ranked the #1 high school in West Virginia for the past several years, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the Kanawha County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in academic assessments, with 72.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% for the district and 50.8% for the state. In Mathematics, 38.3% of 11th-graders were proficient or better, compared to 19.8% for the district and 17.9% for the state. The school also has a more diverse student population, with 6.36% African American, 6.28% Asian, and 3.93% two or more races, higher than the nearby schools.

George Washington High School's consistent academic excellence and top ranking in the state are impressive, suggesting effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and a supportive school community. While the school's performance is exceptional, the nearby Riverside High School and Nitro High School have lower academic proficiency rates and overall rankings, indicating that the factors contributing to George Washington High School's success may not be evenly distributed across the Kanawha County Schools district.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1522 Tennis Club Rd
       Charleston, WV  25314-2342


(304) 348-7729

District: Kanawha County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1st of 112 West Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,179 Help


Feeder schools for George Washington High School:

Elementary:    Alum Creek Elementary School
    Holz Elementary School
    Kenna Elementary School
    Overbrook Elementary School
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Middle:    John Adams Middle School
    South Charleston Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.8 Help
Number of students:  1,186

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.2%
African American:
6.6%
Asian:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details George Washington High School ranks better than 99.1% of high schools in West Virginia. It also ranks first among 8 ranked high schools in the Kanawha County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 99.5. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at George Washington High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details George Washington High School has the largest high school student body size in the Kanawha County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (81.2%), African American (6.6%), Asian (6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Washington High School is 22.8, which is the highest among 10 high schools in the Kanawha County Schools District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Washington High School is $10,179. 7 high schools in the Kanawha County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Washington High School:

SchoolDigger ranks George Washington High School 1st of 112 West Virginia public high schools. (See George Washington High School in the ranking list.)

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Kanawha County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Kanawha County Schools 30th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for George Washington High School

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Rank History for all students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 97.90 1st 111 99.1%
2010 97.62 2nd 112 98.2%
2011 99.31 2nd 113 98.2%
2012 98.99 2nd 113 98.2%
2013 98.83 2nd 114 98.2%
2014 99.63 1st 115 99.1%
2015 99.10 1st 117 99.1%
2016 96.61 2nd 119 98.3%
2017 97.35 1st 122 99.2%
2018 99.93 1st 115 99.1%
2019 99.75 1st 114 99.1%
2021 99.90 1st 113 99.1%
2022 99.89 1st 112 99.1%
2023 99.81 1st 112 99.1%
2024 99.50 1st 112 99.1%
See the entire list of West Virginia High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.95 23rd 62 62.9%
2024 96.56 1st 18 94.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 80.45 3rd 38 92.1%
2018 95.86 1st 11 90.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 67.32 18th 118 84.7%
2018 98.74 2nd 103 98.1%
2019 97.13 2nd 85 97.6%
2023 91.59 3rd 89 96.6%
2024 30.32 65th 89 27.0%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia High Schools for Special Education Students!

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

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 62.95 36th 121 70.2%
2018 99.51 1st 112 99.1%
2021 99.29 1st 111 99.1%
2022 94.50 4th 109 96.3%
2023 99.60 1st 107 99.1%
2024 98.67 2nd 110 98.2%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 95.83 1st 119 99.2%
2018 99.77 2nd 111 98.2%
2019 99.55 1st 109 99.1%
2021 99.39 2nd 110 98.2%
2022 99.63 1st 108 99.1%
2023 99.51 1st 108 99.1%
2024 99.44 1st 110 99.1%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.86 23rd 84 72.6%
2022 51.04 44th 91 51.6%
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Rank History for Male students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 96.63 1st 122 99.2%
2018 99.85 1st 111 99.1%
2019 99.47 2nd 109 98.2%
2021 99.78 1st 110 99.1%
2022 99.74 1st 108 99.1%
2023 99.67 1st 108 99.1%
2024 96.24 4th 109 96.3%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 66.60 18th 47 61.7%
2018 90.94 1st 5 80.0%
2019 61.38 1st 2 50.0%
2021 15.87 2nd 2 0.0%
2022 61.38 1st 2 50.0%
2023 84.13 1st 2 50.0%
2024 61.38 1st 2 50.0%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.32 18th 82 78.0%
2018 59.59 9th 31 71.0%
2019 66.12 6th 23 73.9%
2021 58.40 6th 16 62.5%
2022 83.48 3rd 18 83.3%
2023 44.28 9th 15 40.0%
2024 82.29 2nd 22 90.9%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 68.21 10th 59 83.1%
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Rank History for White students at George Washington High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 97.49 1st 122 99.2%
2018 99.92 1st 113 99.1%
2019 99.69 1st 112 99.1%
2021 99.90 1st 113 99.1%
2022 99.77 1st 111 99.1%
2023 99.80 1st 112 99.1%
2024 98.95 2nd 111 98.2%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: West Virginia 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.

George Washington High School Test Scores
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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Open Quote I have been pretty unimpressed with the school. The students don’t feel most of teachers care about them. Most all learning involves sitting in a boring classroom and taking notes and much time is wasted such as PE where students walk around in circles. As #1 in state, I find that very depressing for the teen students in WV. Close Quote



Enrollment information for George Washington High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 813 813
1990 637 19 46 5 5 n/a n/a 0 712
1991 667 17 32 3 10 n/a n/a 0 729
1992 733 33 27 1 6 n/a n/a 0 800
1993 726 20 36 4 1 n/a n/a 0 787
1994 748 20 42 5 2 n/a n/a 0 817
1995 741 32 33 2 7 n/a n/a 0 815
1996 741 32 33 2 7 n/a n/a 0 815
1997 697 29 2 31 4 n/a n/a 0 763
1998 685 32 2 30 0 n/a n/a 0 749
1999 681 34 3 38 0 n/a n/a 0 756
2000 652 32 42 4 0 n/a n/a 0 730
2001 596 36 45 5 0 n/a n/a 0 682
2002 848 48 46 5 1 n/a n/a 0 948
2003 848 48 46 5 1 n/a n/a 0 948
2004 828 58 43 3 1 n/a n/a 0 933
2005 859 61 44 5 1 n/a n/a 0 970
2006 890 57 49 8 1 n/a n/a 0 1005
2007 946 66 50 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1065
2008 975 78 60 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1117
2009 979 96 60 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1138
2010 929 100 62 1 1 0 3 0 1096
2011 936 107 66 2 3 0 1 0 1115
2012 947 85 70 3 1 1 1 0 1108
2013 942 87 69 6 0 1 1 0 1106
2014 911 85 81 7 0 1 3 0 1088
2015 914 85 83 10 0 1 7 0 1100
2016 907 85 80 12 0 1 13 0 1098
2017 895 71 83 9 0 1 15 0 1074
2018 946 78 76 10 1 1 18 0 1130
2019 931 76 81 8 1 1 22 0 1120
2020 924 69 77 6 1 2 28 0 1107
2021 959 67 66 5 1 3 33 0 1134
2022 992 68 73 11 0 1 47 0 1192
2023 985 76 75 11 0 1 47 0 1195
2024 963 78 71 14 2 1 57 0 1186

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 813 47.9 16.9 n/a
1990 712 45.0 15.8 6
1991 729 43.3 16.8 4.5
1992 800 40.0 20.0 4
1993 787 43.0 18.3 4.6
1994 817 42.0 19.5 4.5
1995 815 44.5 18.3 6.4
1996 815 44.5 18.3 6.4
1997 763 42.5 18.0 6.3
1998 749 41.5 18.0 8.8
1999 756 41.0 18.4 11.1
2000 730 40.0 18.3 10.5
2001 682 39.0 17.5 10.4
2002 948 47.0 20.2 13.2
2003 948 47.0 20.2 13.2
2004 933 50.0 18.7 14.6
2005 970 52.0 18.7 15.5
2006 1005 52.0 19.3 14.2
2007 1065 55.0 19.4 15.3
2008 1117 55.0 20.3 16.9
2009 1138 57.0 20.0 18.7
2010 1096 59.0 18.5 20.9
2011 1115 64.0 17.4 17.9
2012 1108 56.0 19.7 17.7
2013 1106 54.0 20.4 24.6
2014 1088 55.0 19.7 19.3
2015 1100 53.0 20.7 19.5
2016 1098 54.0 20.3 21.7
2017 1074 53.0 20.2 20.2
2018 1130 51.0 22.1 20
2019 1120 51.0 21.9 21.6
2020 1107 51.0 21.7 21.9
2021 1134 49.0 23.1 26.1
2022 1192 48.0 24.8 n/a
2023 1195 47.0 25.4 n/a
2024 1186 52.0 22.8 n/a

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 813 47.9 16.9 n/a
1990 712 45.0 15.8 6
1991 729 43.3 16.8 4.5
1992 800 40.0 20.0 4
1993 787 43.0 18.3 4.6
1994 817 42.0 19.5 4.5
1995 815 44.5 18.3 6.4
1996 815 44.5 18.3 6.4
1997 763 42.5 18.0 6.3
1998 749 41.5 18.0 8.8
1999 756 41.0 18.4 11.1
2000 730 40.0 18.3 10.5
2001 682 39.0 17.5 10.4
2002 948 47.0 20.2 13.2
2003 948 47.0 20.2 13.2
2004 933 50.0 18.7 14.6
2005 970 52.0 18.7 15.5
2006 1005 52.0 19.3 14.2
2007 1065 55.0 19.4 15.3
2008 1117 55.0 20.3 16.9
2009 1138 57.0 20.0 18.7
2010 1096 59.0 18.5 20.9
2011 1115 64.0 17.4 17.9
2012 1108 56.0 19.7 17.7
2013 1106 54.0 20.4 24.6
2014 1088 55.0 19.7 19.3
2015 1100 53.0 20.7 19.5
2016 1098 54.0 20.3 21.7
2017 1074 53.0 20.2 20.2
2018 1130 51.0 22.1 20
2019 1120 51.0 21.9 21.6
2020 1107 51.0 21.7 21.9
2021 1134 49.0 23.1 26.1
2022 1192 48.0 24.8 n/a
2023 1195 47.0 25.4 n/a
2024 1186 52.0 22.8 n/a

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for George Washington High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,012 (9.9%) $9,168 (90.1%) $10,179

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on George Washington High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1st of 114 High schoolsRanks 1st of 112 High schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (George Washington High School)48.546.7
 1.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kanawha County Schools)29.728.7
 1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)2421.5
 2.5%
11th Grade English Language Arts (George Washington High School)7676.5
 0.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Kanawha County Schools)59.658.5
 1.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)51.849.9
 1.9%
11th Grade Science (George Washington High School)51.955.3
 3.4%
   11th Grade Science (Kanawha County Schools)35.235.2
 0%
   11th Grade Science (West Virginia)29.227.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11201195
 6.7%
African American7676
American Indian10
 100%
Asian8175
 7.4%
Hispanic811
 37.5%
Pacific Islander11
White931985
 5.8%
Two or More Races2247
 113.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington High School

Students at George Washington High School are 81% White, 7% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,186 students attended George Washington High School.

Yes! George Washington High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 1st of 112 West Virginia high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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