George Washington Elementary

Located at 2322 North Lincoln St., in Burbank, California, George Washington Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that works with 440 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Burbank Unified.

Burbank Unified comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 14,169 students; George Washington Elementary is among them.

Demographically, George Washington Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 43% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting George Washington Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at George Washington Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, George Washington Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 51.6%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which George Washington Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Jefferson Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Washington Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George Washington Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. George Washington Elementary's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 492 (now 440). The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 11% to 5% over that span.

On the community side, members of the George Washington Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.