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How has Washington (George) High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,068
High
DISTRICT 892 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005617
Washington (George) High
600 32nd Ave., San Francisco, CA 94121 · (415) 750-8400 · San Francisco County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,068 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
1,072 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 529 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 515 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 514 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 510 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
52.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.4% | 37.6% | 19.3% | 11.6% |
| Math | 25.9% | 26.1% | 22.6% | 25.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.3% | 58.2% |
| 2022-23 | 75.2% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.3% | 55.5% |
| 2018-19 | 65.4% | 55.2% |
| 2017-18 | 69.6% | 57.3% |
| 2016-17 | 70.7% | 57.1% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 50.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Washington (George) High
Washington (George) High's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington (George) High this school | 2,068 | 51.8% | 64.6% |
| Lincoln (Abraham) High San Francisco | 2,074 | 54.5% | 54.6% |
| Mira Mesa High San Diego | 2,187 | 57.1% | 61.1% |
| Sunny Hills High Fullerton | 2,337 | 48.5% | 70.2% |
| Fountain Valley High Fountain Valley | 3,171 | 52.5% | 71.9% |
| Lowell High San Francisco | 2,571 | 42.5% | 77.3% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Washington (George) High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #130 of 1,052 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #146 of 1,056 ▼ 64 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #267 of 1,056 ▼ 162 | #2 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #196 of 1,044 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,068 | #251 of 2,093 | #4 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #901 of 1,352 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #207 of 1,351 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #1,151 of 1,575 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #236 of 327 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,068
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 2,801
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 25.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,068 | 93 | 22.2:1 | 52% (1,072) |
| 2023-24 | 2,008 | 94.8 | 21.2:1 | 50% (994) |
| 2022-23 | 2,036 | 86.9 | 23.4:1 | 47% (962) |
| 2020-21 | 2,069 | 82 | 25.2:1 | 46% (946) |
| 2017-18 | 2,002 | 93.2 | 21.5:1 | 54% (1,088) |
| 2015-16 | 2,054 | 98 | 21.0:1 | 62% (1,278) |
| 2010-11 | 2,305 | N/A | N/A | 56% (1,297) |
| 2000-01 | 2,304 | 111 | 20.8:1 | 31% (703) |
| 1990-91 | 2,801 | 122 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington (George) High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (2,002 to 2,068); teachers unchanged (93.2 to 93).
About Washington (George) High
Washington (George) High is a high school in San Francisco, California, according to federal school records. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,068 students. That puts enrollment 147% bigger than the 838-student average for high schools in California.
San Francisco Unified is the local district for Washington (George) High. It runs 106 schools with 48,706 students.
About 51% of the student body at Washington (George) High is Asian. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in San Francisco County, the Asian share is about 35%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
There are 93 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.2:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Of all students at Washington (George) High, 52% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in San Francisco County average a similar 54%.
Among California public high schools, Washington (George) High outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 49.2%. Washington (George) High posts 64.6%, 15.5 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for San Francisco County show the median household earns about $140,970 a year, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Washington (George) High, San Francisco County has 132 public schools.
Presidio Middle is the nearest public school to Washington (George) High, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Washington (George) High is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 2,069 to 2,068. The ratio was 25.2:1 in 2020-21 and 22.2:1 in 2024-25.
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San Francisco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,235
Census ACS
Median income
$140,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
56,505 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Washington (George) HighHow many students attend Washington (George) High?
Washington (George) High enrolls approximately 2,068 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Washington (George) High serve?
Washington (George) High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington (George) High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington (George) High is approximately 22.2:1 (93 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington (George) High?
At Washington (George) High, the student body is approximately 13% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 51% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Washington (George) High public or private?
Washington (George) High is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.