George Washington Academy

Located at 2277 S 3000 E, in ST GEORGE, Utah, George Washington Academy is a sizable elementary school that instructs 1,013 students (grades K through 8), overseen by George Washington Academy. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 106% above typical.

George Washington Academy is a school of George Washington Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, George Washington Academy shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting George Washington Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Washington County's rate of about 29%.

With demographic context factored in, George Washington Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 61.2%, a residual of +10.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $80,632, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Washington County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,356 students), George Washington Academy is one campus in the mix.

Crimson View School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Washington Academy. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Washington Academy ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting. George Washington Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,016 students in 2018 compared to 1,013 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 85% to 75% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.