GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL

GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL, a mid-tier K-5 school in WHITE PLAINS, New York, run under WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 602 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL sits 36% bigger than that benchmark.

GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 6,782 students overall.

Demographically, GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 17% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Westchester County shows median household income runs about $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CHURCH STREET SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 638 students in 2018 compared to 602 in 2025.

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