Enrollment
137
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000220
George Washington Elementary
800 Scott Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 · (410) 396-1445 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
113 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · 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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
45.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +14.8pp since 2023
Math
18.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 26.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Elementary
George Washington Elementary's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Elementary this school | 137 | 82.5% | 30.6% |
| Edgewood Elementary Baltimore | 134 | 88.8% | 30.5% |
| Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary Baltimore | 189 | 81.5% | 15.4% |
| Matthew A. Henson Elementary Baltimore | 199 | 85.9% | 30.4% |
| Creative City Public Charter School Baltimore | 210 | 81.9% | 21.5% |
| Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 218 | 82.1% | 15.1% |
Matched among Maryland elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #627 of 853 | #32 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #766 of 853 ▼ 176 | #64 of 104 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #481 of 853 ▲ 160 | #18 of 104 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #879 of 898 | #105 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #158 of 885 | #45 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.1% | #5 of 551 | #1 of 56 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
137
-47 (-26%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 137 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 82% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 88% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 13 | 13.3:1 | 86% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 82% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 99% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 16 | 15.4:1 | 99% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 92% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (259 to 137); teachers down 31% (16 to 11).
About George Washington Elementary
George Washington Elementary is a very small elementary school in Maryland, with an address in Baltimore. Total enrollment is 137 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Maryland enroll about 481 students on average.
Baltimore City Public Schools, which runs George Washington Elementary, has 152 schools and 76,946 students.
More than half of the students at George Washington Elementary are Black (76%). The next largest groups are 9% White, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Baltimore city overall, about 59% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
There are about 12.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at George Washington Elementary, which has 11. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 82%. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Baltimore city.
On the allk12 Grade, George Washington Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Maryland public elementary schools.
George Washington Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.6%) and its predicted rate (25.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
In Baltimore city, home to about 573,243 people, median household income comes to about $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 156 public schools in the county, enrolling about 77,341, George Washington Elementary among them.
Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary sits about 0.4 miles from George Washington Elementary. George Washington Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 22.7% proficiency; George Washington Elementary posts 30.6%.
NCES describes the area around George Washington Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 26% drop, from 184 to 137.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
Quick facts
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Other George Washington Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 11 states are named George Washington Elementary. George Washington Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 22.
- George Washington ElementaryNorco, CA · 861 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJ · 776 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolPark Ridge, IL · 588 students
- George Washington ElementaryMadera, CA · 578 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolKingsport, TN · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary0.4 mi · 266
- James McHenry Elementary/Middle0.5 mi · 588
- Southwest Baltimore Charter School0.5 mi · 363
- Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High0.8 mi · 264
- Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy0.9 mi · 386
- Franklin Square Elementary/Middle0.9 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at George Washington Elementary?
George Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 137 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does George Washington Elementary serve?
George Washington Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at George Washington Elementary?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at George Washington Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George Washington Elementary?
At George Washington Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 8% Hispanic, 76% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees George Washington Elementary?
George Washington Elementary is overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.