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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at George Washington High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,182
High
DISTRICT 944 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190654000241
George Washington High School
2205 Forest DR SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 · (319) 558-2161 · Linn County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,182 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
647 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 41%
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 | 290 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 315 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 288 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 289 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48% · 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
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
57.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 54.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 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 George Washington High School
George Washington High School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington High School this school | 1,182 | 54.7% | 60.2% |
| North High School Davenport | 1,190 | 51.9% | 47.5% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids | 1,501 | 60.5% | 51.9% |
| Central High School Davenport | 1,288 | 49.2% | 51.1% |
| Roosevelt High School Des Moines | 2,051 | 55.2% | 59.5% |
| West High School Davenport | 1,304 | 54.4% | 38.6% |
Matched among Iowa 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 George Washington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #280 of 313 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #272 of 314 ▲ 13 | #13 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #253 of 314 ▲ 21 | #13 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,182 | #36 of 340 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #166 of 259 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #25 of 260 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #32 of 320 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #44 of 125 | #3 of 6 |
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
1,182
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,460
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 1,182 | 77.4 | 15.3:1 | 55% (647) |
| 2023-24 | 1,233 | 76.6 | 16.1:1 | 49% (600) |
| 2022-23 | 1,291 | 77.9 | 16.6:1 | 49% (634) |
| 2020-21 | 1,189 | 78 | 15.2:1 | 53% (630) |
| 2017-18 | 1,359 | 75.1 | 18.1:1 | 48% (654) |
| 2015-16 | 1,366 | 76 | 18.0:1 | 45% (616) |
| 2010-11 | 1,392 | 84 | 16.6:1 | 37% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 1,661 | 95 | 17.5:1 | 13% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 1,460 | 90 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,359 to 1,182); teachers up 3% (75.1 to 77.4).
About George Washington High School
George Washington High School is a large high school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, (ZIP code 52403). The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,182 students. The school is 153% larger than the average for high schools in Iowa.
Cedar Rapids Comm School District enrolls 15,494 students in 35 schools, including George Washington High School.
The student body at George Washington High School is 54% White. The school is also 25% Black, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
George Washington High School reports a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher, from 77.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at George Washington High School, 55% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in Linn County.
George Washington High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Iowa public high schools.
Test results at George Washington High School are 4.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (60.2% actual, 64.6% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Linn County show that median household income comes to about $77,649, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Linn County counts 83 public schools with about 36,480 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Franklin Middle School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, George Washington High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
George Washington High School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment went from 1,189 in 2020-21 to 1,182 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- West Willow Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Other schools in Cedar Rapids
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- Prairie PointMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie CreekMiddle · 846 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
Other George Washington High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named George Washington High. George Washington High School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- George Washington High SchoolDENVER, CO · 1,326 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOLMANGILAO, GU · 1,261 students
- George Washington HighDanville, VA · 1,248 students
- George Washington High SchoolCharleston, WV · 1,145 students
- George Washington High SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 729 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Middle School0.5 mi · 469
- Arthur Elementary School0.5 mi · 229
- Trailside Elementary School0.6 mi · 429
- Empowering Excellence Charter School0.8 mi · 120
- Johnson STEAM Academy School1.0 mi · 324
- Grant Wood Elementary School1.2 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at George Washington High School?
George Washington High School enrolls approximately 1,182 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does George Washington High School serve?
George Washington High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does George Washington High School have?
George Washington High School employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at George Washington High School?
Student demographics at George Washington High School are roughly 54% White, 8% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is George Washington High School in?
George Washington High School is part of Cedar Rapids Comm School District.
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