George Washington Elementary

Located at 509 E. South St., in Madera, California, George Washington Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school that serves 578 students (grades K through 6), part of Madera Unified. That puts it 24% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Madera Unified, which oversees 28 schools and 19,922 students, George Washington Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, George Washington Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). The wider county runs roughly 61% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, George Washington Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Madera County's rate of about 81%.

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 21.1%, the actual is 23.0%, a residual of +1.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Madera County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,627 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Madera County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,251 students), of which George Washington Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: James Monroe Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George Washington Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Washington Elementary has decreased 23%, going from 753 students in 2018 to 578 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

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