George Washington Elementary School

As a cozy primary school in Keokuk, Iowa, George Washington Elementary School caters to 222 students from grades K through 1, operated by Keokuk Comm School District. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Across the 5 schools in Keokuk Comm School District (1,720 students total), George Washington Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, George Washington Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, On paper, George Washington Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at George Washington Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Lee County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, George Washington Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,382, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lee County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,014 students), George Washington Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Torrence Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Washington Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George Washington Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Washington Elementary School has fell 57%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 222 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 81% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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