Is George Washington Elementary School a good school?

Yes. George Washington Elementary School ranks in the top 8.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend George Washington Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 581 students attended George Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary School?

Students at George Washington Elementary School are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lincoln Middle School High : Maine South High School

George Washington Elementary School

Summary:

George Washington Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Park Ridge, Illinois, serving 583 students in grades K-5 and part of the Park Ridge CCSD 64 district, which is ranked 60 out of 813 districts in the state.

The school consistently ranks in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools academically, with 65.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 54.5% in Mathematics for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly outpacing state averages. George Washington Elementary School's performance is strong across different student groups, including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and disabled students. While the school has seen a recent increase in chronic absenteeism, its 2023-2024 rate of 7.2% is still lower than the district and state averages. With a relatively high per-student spending of $17,640, the school's academic success is particularly noteworthy.

Compared to nearby schools in the Park Ridge CCSD 64 district, George Washington Elementary School outperforms its peers in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. The school's performance for Hispanic students and special education students is particularly impressive, ranking in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rates are exceptionally high, with 82.7% of students proficient or better, significantly outpacing the district and state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

1500 Stewart Ave
Park Ridge, IL 60068-3867

(847) 318-4360

District: Park Ridge CCSD 64

SchoolDigger Rank:
180^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,767

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Maine South High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 581

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 2.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George Washington Elementary School ranks better than 91.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Park Ridge CCSD 64 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.42. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (82.8%), Hispanic (9%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Washington Elementary School is 12.1, which is the 3^rd best among 5 elementary schools in the Park Ridge CCSD 64 School District. (See more...)

Compare George Washington Elementary School employs 47.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Washington Elementary School is $18,767, which is the 3^rd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Park Ridge CCSD 64 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks George Washington Elementary School 180^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See George Washington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Park Ridge CCSD 64:

SchoolDigger ranks Park Ridge CCSD 64 60^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for George Washington Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.31	108^th	2020	94.7%
2004	87.13	108^th	2030	94.7%
2005	83.89	167^th	2022	91.7%
2006	81.03	251^st	2086	88.0%
2007	80.46	276^th	2095	86.8%
2008	85.26	134^th	2092	93.6%
2009	84.77	152^nd	2120	92.8%
2010	83.75	181^st	2139	91.5%
2011	82.85	226^th	2147	89.5%
2012	86.42	80^th	2166	96.3%
2013	90.98	111^th	2167	94.9%
2014	80.83	366^th	2093	82.5%
2015	79.29	362^nd	2052	82.4%
2016	85.75	260^th	2046	87.3%
2017	95.66	66^th	2044	96.8%
2018	91.70	124^th	2037	93.9%
2019	88.19	197^th	2086	90.6%
2021	85.17	230^th	1948	88.2%
2022	92.14	136^th	2082	93.5%
2023	90.67	168^th	2077	91.9%
2024	90.42	180^th	2067	91.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	77.61	77^th	826	90.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.82	127^th	763	83.4%
2019	87.02	85^th	1194	92.9%
2021	65.38	146^th	640	77.2%
2022	89.23	56^th	1113	95.0%
2023	88.81	75^th	1156	93.5%
2024	75.12	195^th	1195	83.7%

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Rank History for Female students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.18	100^th	1964	94.9%
2019	88.25	176^th	2019	91.3%
2021	84.84	187^th	1680	88.9%
2022	91.21	132^nd	1970	93.3%
2023	89.12	171^st	1957	91.3%
2024	88.93	180^th	1942	90.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	73.24	143^rd	907	84.2%
2024	92.69	36^th	886	95.9%

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Rank History for Male students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.87	156^th	1972	92.1%
2019	85.38	228^th	2019	88.7%
2021	79.87	259^th	1707	84.8%
2022	91.28	133^rd	1977	93.3%
2023	89.21	173^rd	1984	91.3%
2024	89.07	183^rd	1959	90.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.50	90^th	938	90.4%
2019	94.25	17^th	955	98.2%
2021	74.51	94^th	742	87.3%
2022	84.15	90^th	954	90.6%
2023	80.72	90^th	970	90.7%

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Rank History for White students at George Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.14	165^th	1463	88.7%
2019	73.96	306^th	1462	79.1%
2021	76.30	219^th	1308	83.3%
2022	85.52	128^th	1425	91.0%
2023	81.52	196^th	1419	86.2%
2024	82.38	188^th	1392	86.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for George Washington Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	369	n/a	10	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	383
1990	379	n/a	9	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	390
1991	391	0	10	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1992	410	0	8	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1993	423	0	14	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1994	457	0	10	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	475
1995	509	1	12	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
1996	509	1	12	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
1997	529	1	16	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1998	557	2	23	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	596
1999	494	4	12	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	528
2000	510	4	12	15	3	n/a	n/a	0	544
2001	528	4	8	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2002	530	4	11	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
2003	530	4	11	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
2004	528	0	14	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
2005	541	0	16	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	586
2006	515	0	18	33	0	n/a	n/a	14	580
2007	503	0	16	27	0	n/a	n/a	20	566
2008	542	0	18	22	0	n/a	n/a	25	607
2009	553	0	16	26	0	n/a	n/a	28	623
2010	547	0	14	20	0	n/a	n/a	38	619
2011	547	0	11	50	0	0	13	0	621
2012	547	0	9	40	0	0	11	0	607
2013	526	0	11	47	0	0	10	0	594
2014	529	0	14	46	0	0	13	0	602
2015	535	1	15	50	0	0	12	0	613
2016	520	3	19	45	0	2	11	0	600
2017	541	2	21	51	0	1	9	0	625
2018	556	3	24	59	0	1	8	0	651
2019	564	1	25	52	0	2	9	0	653
2020	559	4	23	51	1	2	11	0	651
2021	548	4	26	59	1	1	13	0	652
2022	492	3	23	63	1	1	16	0	599
2023	480	5	15	57	1	2	23	0	583
2024	481	5	15	52	1	2	25	0	581

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at George Washington Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	383	26.1	14.6	n/a
1990	390	23.1	16.8	n/a
1991	407	28.0	14.5	n/a
1992	427	28.7	14.8	n/a
1993	448	27.3	16.4	n/a
1994	475	28.0	17.0	n/a
1995	533	31.7	16.8	n/a
1996	533	31.7	16.8	n/a
1997	558	31.0	18.0	n/a
1998	596	32.0	18.6	n/a
1999	528	32.0	16.5	n/a
2000	544	34.6	15.7	n/a
2001	553	32.0	17.3	n/a
2002	563	34.5	16.3	0
2003	563	34.5	16.3	0
2004	567	34.0	16.7	0
2005	586	33.5	17.5	0
2006	580	32.6	17.8	0
2007	566	35.0	16.2	0
2008	607	33.0	18.4	0
2009	623	34.8	17.9	0
2010	619	37.7	16.3	0
2011	621	38.6	16.0	0
2012	607	41.0	14.7	3.3
2013	594	63.0	9.4	3.7
2014	602	47.3	12.7	n/a
2015	613	44.0	13.9	8.8
2016	600	44.0	13.6	3.8
2017	625	47.1	13.2	2.4
2018	651	48.4	13.4	2.8
2019	653	43.8	14.8	2.8
2020	651	42.9	15.1	3.1
2021	652	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	599	48.1	12.4	2.5
2023	583	46.0	12.6	n/a
2024	581	47.7	12.1	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio George Washington Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	383	26.1	14.6	n/a
1990	390	23.1	16.8	n/a
1991	407	28.0	14.5	n/a
1992	427	28.7	14.8	n/a
1993	448	27.3	16.4	n/a
1994	475	28.0	17.0	n/a
1995	533	31.7	16.8	n/a
1996	533	31.7	16.8	n/a
1997	558	31.0	18.0	n/a
1998	596	32.0	18.6	n/a
1999	528	32.0	16.5	n/a
2000	544	34.6	15.7	n/a
2001	553	32.0	17.3	n/a
2002	563	34.5	16.3	0
2003	563	34.5	16.3	0
2004	567	34.0	16.7	0
2005	586	33.5	17.5	0
2006	580	32.6	17.8	0
2007	566	35.0	16.2	0
2008	607	33.0	18.4	0
2009	623	34.8	17.9	0
2010	619	37.7	16.3	0
2011	621	38.6	16.0	0
2012	607	41.0	14.7	3.3
2013	594	63.0	9.4	3.7
2014	602	47.3	12.7	n/a
2015	613	44.0	13.9	8.8
2016	600	44.0	13.6	3.8
2017	625	47.1	13.2	2.4
2018	651	48.4	13.4	2.8
2019	653	43.8	14.8	2.8
2020	651	42.9	15.1	3.1
2021	652	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	599	48.1	12.4	2.5
2023	583	46.0	12.6	n/a
2024	581	47.7	12.1	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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