George Washington Elementary

George Washington Elementary is a modestly sized primary school in Lodi, California, one of the schools within Lodi Unified. The school teaches 361 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 22% below the state mean of about 465.

Lodi Unified comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 27,047 students; George Washington Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, George Washington Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 19% White, 10% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Joaquin County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George Washington Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.5%, the actual is 28.5%, a residual of +2.0 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for San Joaquin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. George Washington Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Lodi High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Washington Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. George Washington Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 361). The Asian share of enrollment grew from 5% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for George Washington Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.