George Washington Elementary Sch

Located at 2400 Cardinal Drive, in East Chicago, Indiana, George Washington Elementary Sch is a reasonably sized K-5 school that teaches 433 students (grades K through 6), part of School City of East Chicago.

George Washington Elementary Sch is one of 7 schools operated by School City of East Chicago, a district that educates 3,225 students overall.

Demographically, George Washington Elementary Sch shows that the largest single group is Black, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 42% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lake County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, George Washington Elementary Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.4%; this one delivers 10.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household income runs about $71,493, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. George Washington Elementary Sch is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

Nearest neighbor: Joseph Block Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Washington Elementary Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George Washington Elementary Sch at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 15.9%.

George Washington Elementary Sch operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 26%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 433 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 33% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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