Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary, a moderately sized elementary-level community in San Gabriel, California, one of the schools within San Gabriel Unified, hosts 401 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within San Gabriel Unified, which oversees 8 schools and 4,482 students, Washington Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Washington Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Asian (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 43% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% White. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Washington Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Washington Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 59.7%, a residual of +20.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Washington Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Coolidge Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 63.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary has contracted 22%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 401 in 2025.

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