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Enrollment
746
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESERT SANDS UNIFIED·NCES 061111001234
George Washington Charter
45-768 Portola Ave., Palm Desert, CA 92260 · (760) 862-4350 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
375 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
67.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.9% | 28.5% | 18.3% | 12.4% |
| Math | 35.0% | 32.5% | 22.3% | 10.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 65.6% |
| 2022-23 | 72.7% | 65.4% |
| 2021-22 | 72.1% | 60.3% |
| 2020-21 | 66.4% | 51.5% |
| 2018-19 | 76.0% | 70.6% |
| 2017-18 | 75.7% | 68.5% |
| 2016-17 | 70.4% | 63.8% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like George Washington Charter
George Washington Charter's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Charter this school | 746 | 50.3% | 68.0% |
| Hill Creek Elementary Santee | 695 | 47.3% | 53.4% |
| Carlton Hills Elementary Santee | 601 | 47.9% | 59.0% |
| Harloe Elementary Arroyo Grande | 619 | 54.0% | 55.3% |
| Magnolia Elementary Oakdale | 636 | 49.4% | 34.5% |
| Monte Vista Monterey | 688 | 45.9% | 46.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where George Washington Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #742 of 5,151 | #5 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #711 of 5,172 ▲ 78 | #4 of 283 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #778 of 5,172 ▼ 46 | #9 of 283 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #2,570 of 5,116 | #162 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #546 of 5,915 | #84 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,747 of 5,352 | #271 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #1,689 of 5,354 | #77 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #3,899 of 5,625 | #266 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #2,646 of 3,837 | #141 of 207 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
746
+25 (+3%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 24.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 746 | 29 | 25.7:1 | 50% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 30 | 25.2:1 | 51% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 30 | 25.2:1 | 49% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 30 | 24.0:1 | 37% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 832 | 32.2 | 25.8:1 | 37% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 32 | 26.3:1 | 35% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | N/A | N/A | 28% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 33 | 21.4:1 | 22% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 26 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (832 to 746); teachers down 10% (32.2 to 29).
About George Washington Charter
George Washington Charter is a public elementary school in Palm Desert, California. It has an enrollment of 746 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 60% above average.
Desert Sands Unified (34 schools, 25,613 students) runs George Washington Charter.
At George Washington Charter, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Other groups make up 36% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 38% of Riverside County residents are White. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at George Washington Charter are from different groups.
Staffing at George Washington Charter comes to 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 25.7:1. The school's 25.7:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. On the income side, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
On the allk12 Grade, George Washington Charter lands at A, ahead of 93% of California public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, George Washington Charter is among the top 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 50.1%. Actual: 68.0%.
The county, Riverside County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $93,074 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting George Washington Charter, Riverside County has 543 public schools.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, Palm Desert Charter Middle, is the closest to George Washington Charter. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, George Washington Charter is ahead of the 43.8% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
George Washington Charter falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. George Washington Charter holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
From 721 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 746 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 24.0 in 2020-21 to 25.7 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to George Washington Charter can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Desert Sands Unified
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,425 students
- Palm Desert HighHigh · 2,079 students
- Indio HighHigh · 1,962 students
- Shadow Hills HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Palm Desert Charter MiddleMiddle · 1,298 students
- John Glenn Middle School of International StudiesMiddle · 1,099 students
Other schools in Palm Desert
- Palm Desert HighHigh · 2,079 students
- Palm Desert Charter MiddleMiddle · 1,298 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- James Earl Carter ElementaryElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Palm Desert Charter Middle1.2 mi · 1,298
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary1.2 mi · 607
- Palm Desert High1.5 mi · 2,079
- James Earl Carter Elementary2.1 mi · 487
- Rancho Mirage Elementary3.3 mi · 349
- Gerald R. Ford Elementary3.6 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington CharterHow many students attend George Washington Charter?
George Washington Charter enrolls approximately 746 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does George Washington Charter serve?
George Washington Charter serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at George Washington Charter?
Approximately 25.7:1 students per teacher at George Washington Charter.
How diverse is George Washington Charter?
George Washington Charter reports a student body of 50% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is George Washington Charter public or private?
George Washington Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Desert Sands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.