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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363126004179
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL
100 ORCHARD ST, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10604 · (914) 422-2380 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
281 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within WHITE PLAINS CITY 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
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 (39.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL this school | 602 | 46.7% | 39.3% |
| POST ROAD SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS | 605 | 44.0% | 48.5% |
| BROOKSIDE SCHOOL OSSINING | 672 | 44.3% | N/A |
| FOSTERTOWN SCHOOL NEWBURGH | 594 | 46.3% | 48.0% |
| CHURCH STREET SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS | 597 | 42.5% | 47.1% |
| STONY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STONY POINT | 666 | 49.1% | 45.0% |
Matched among New York 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #1,654 of 2,335 | #92 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,464 of 2,342 ▲ 484 | #91 of 127 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,396 of 2,343 ▲ 247 | #87 of 127 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #456 of 2,585 | #21 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #819 of 2,338 | #46 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #1,140 of 2,388 | #76 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #1,502 of 2,534 | #55 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #1,438 of 1,757 | #69 of 100 |
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
602
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 602 | 54.9 | 11.0:1 | 47% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 55 | 10.9:1 | 54% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 56.7 | 10.4:1 | 54% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 50 | 12.4:1 | 55% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | N/A | N/A | 61% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 54% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 54 | 13.6:1 | 43% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 40% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 39 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
About GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is an elementary school in WHITE PLAINS, New York, and it is part of WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 602 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 36% higher.
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL belongs to WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 7 schools and 6,782 students.
Hispanic students account for 66% of enrollment at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL. Enrollment also includes 17% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 39 points above the 27% share among Westchester County residents. By the diversity index, GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL comes in at 52%.
Teachers at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL total 54.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.0:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 281 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 47%. Among public schools in Westchester County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
The allk12 Grade for GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is C-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL are 18.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.3% actual, 57.8% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Westchester County show that median household income is about $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County, which together enroll about 140,968 students.
The nearest other public school, CHURCH STREET SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 602, 3% below the 618 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.0 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,239 students
- WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,537 students
- MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- POST ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- CHURCH STREET SCHOOLElementary · 597 students
- RIDGEWAY SCHOOLElementary · 597 students
Other schools in WHITE PLAINS
- WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,239 students
- WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,537 students
- MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- POST ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- CHURCH STREET SCHOOLElementary · 597 students
- RIDGEWAY SCHOOLElementary · 597 students
Other George Washington schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named George Washington. GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is the largest of the 6.
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLKINGSTON, NY · 492 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLWEST HEMPSTEAD, NY · 340 students
- George Washington SchoolEdgewater, NJ · 333 students
- George Washington SchoolMAHWAH, NJ · 177 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTONLARES, PR · 143 students
Nearby schools
- CHURCH STREET SCHOOL0.6 mi · 597
- REACH ACADEMY (THE)1.1 mi · 36
- VIRGINIA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 328
- SAMUEL J PRESTON SCHOOL1.2 mi · 331
- RICHARD J BAILEY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 404
- LEE F JACKSON SCHOOL1.7 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLHow many students attend GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 602 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL serve?
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
How diverse is GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL reports a student body of 17% White, 66% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is overseen by WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.