Enrollment
340
Middle
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363066004122
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL
347 WILLIAM ST, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552 · (516) 390-3130 · Nassau County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of New York public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
113 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 119 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 29% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL→WEST HEMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 57.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for New York 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 New York'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 SCHOOL
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL this school | 340 | 33.2% | 49.8% |
| EAST HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST HAMPTON | 284 | 33.8% | 60.9% |
| RICHARD J BAILEY SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS | 404 | 45.0% | 56.4% |
| ROOSEVELT SCHOOL OSSINING | 374 | 43.0% | 34.2% |
| SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER HUNTINGTON STATION | 418 | 45.9% | 41.5% |
| MS 245 COMPUTER SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 371 | 35.8% | 81.4% |
Matched among New York middle 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #430 of 766 | #42 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #452 of 768 ▼ 64 | #46 of 52 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #321 of 768 ▲ 44 | #37 of 52 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #512 of 796 | #47 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #646 of 683 | #52 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #132 of 688 | #10 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #588 of 773 | #17 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #106 of 168 | #17 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
340
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 340 | 24.2 | 14.1:1 | 33% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 26.7 | 13.1:1 | 50% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 30.7 | 10.9:1 | 48% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 31 | 11.1:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 53% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 48% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 12% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
About GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL
Located in WEST HEMPSTEAD, New York, GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The grade span is 4 through 6, and enrollment is 340 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in New York) has about 531 students.
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is part of WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 4 schools serve 1,597 students.
At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL combined. After that, the student body is 18% Black, 14% White, 11% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Nassau County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. By the diversity index, GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL comes in at 64%.
The school reported 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 33%. That is close to the 31% average for public schools in Nassau County.
allk12 grades GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.8%. GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL scores 49.8%.
In Nassau County (population about 1,389,591), median household income is about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 315 public schools operate in Nassau County, serving about 200,775 students.
Nearby, JOHN STREET SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (344) to 2024-25 (340). By 2024-25, the school had 14.1 students per teacher, compared with 11.1 in 2020-21.
The GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WEST HEMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 806 students
- CORNWELL AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 331 students
- CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOLElementary · 120 students
Other schools in WEST HEMPSTEAD
- WEST HEMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 806 students
- CORNWELL AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 331 students
- CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOLElementary · 120 students
Other George Washington schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named George Washington. GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLWHITE PLAINS, NY · 602 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLKINGSTON, NY · 492 students
- George Washington SchoolEdgewater, NJ · 333 students
- George Washington SchoolMAHWAH, NJ · 177 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTONLARES, PR · 143 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN STREET SCHOOL0.6 mi · 483
- CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL0.7 mi · 120
- DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL0.9 mi · 388
- WASHINGTON STREET SCHOOL0.9 mi · 782
- H FRANK CAREY HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,644
- WEST HEMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 806
Frequently asked questions
About GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 04-06.
Is GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is approximately 14.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL are roughly 14% White, 54% Hispanic, 18% Black, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL in?
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is part of WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.