George Washington Elementary

George Washington Elementary is one of the minimally staffed elementary-level communitys in Stockton, California, operated by Stockton Unified, with 181 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 61% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Stockton Unified, which oversees 54 schools and 33,590 students, George Washington Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, George Washington Elementary shows that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 11% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the resource side, On paper, George Washington Elementary has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 91% of students at George Washington Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Joaquin County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, George Washington Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.5%; this one delivers 18.2%.

In the surrounding community, San Joaquin County reports that median household income runs about $92,179, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. George Washington Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hazelton Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. 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 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 17.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. George Washington Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 241 (now 181). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 32.0:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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