Washington Elementary

Located at 1789 State St., in San Diego, California, Washington Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary campus that caters to 245 students (grades K through 5), operated by San Diego Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Washington Elementary sits 47% below that benchmark.

San Diego Unified runs 174 schools in total, collectively educating 94,828 students. Washington Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Washington Elementary logs that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 18% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.5%; Washington Elementary posts 16.6%, -18.9 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Washington Elementary is one campus in the mix.

King-Chavez Community High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Washington Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary has decreased 24%, going from 324 students in 2018 to 245 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 62% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Washington Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.