George Washington Elementary

George Washington Elementary operates as a minimally staffed primary school in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 137 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 72% leaner than the state mean of about 481.

Baltimore City Public Schools comprises 152 schools with combined enrollment of 76,946 students; George Washington Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, George Washington Elementary logs that 76% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 9% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, George Washington Elementary has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting George Washington Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Baltimore city runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, George Washington Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.4%; this one delivers 30.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Baltimore city indicate median household earnings sit near $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), George Washington Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, George Washington Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 22.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Washington Elementary has ticked down 47%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 137 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 83% to 76%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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