Is George Washington School a good school?

George Washington School ranks in the bottom 15.2% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend George Washington School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 514 students attended George Washington School.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington School?

Students at George Washington School are 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of George Washington School attend?

Students who attend George Washington School usually go on to attend: Middle : J Watson Bailey Middle School High : Kingston High School

George Washington School

Summary:

George Washington School is an elementary school located in Kingston, New York, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 449 students. The school is part of the Kingston City School District, which is ranked 721 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Washington School consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates for grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 32.43% of 3rd graders and 30.36% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 42.6% and 47.05%, respectively. Similarly, in Math, only 30.77% of 3rd graders and 30.51% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 53.93% and 58.03%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learner students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Despite the school's low performance, George Washington School has a relatively high per-student spending level, ranging from $14,037 to $17,596 per student over the past few years. This suggests that the issue may not be a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement. Interestingly, the nearby elementary schools within the Kingston City School District generally outperform George Washington School in academic proficiency rates, indicating that the challenges faced by the school may be unique to the school itself, rather than a district-wide issue.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

67 Wall St
Kingston, NY 12401-4854

(845) 943-3518

District: Kingston City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2074^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,596

Students who attend George Washington School usually attend:

Middle:	J Watson Bailey Middle School
High:	Kingston High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 514

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

Hispanic:

38.5%

African American:

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George Washington School ranks worse than 84.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Kingston City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.55. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details George Washington School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Kingston City School District. Racial makeup is: White (41.6%), Hispanic (38.5%), African American (10.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Washington School is 11.8, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Kingston City School District! (See more...)

Compare George Washington School employs 43.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Washington School is $17,596, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Kingston City School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Washington School:

SchoolDigger ranks George Washington School 2074^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See George Washington School in the ranking list.)

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Kingston City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kingston City School District 721^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for George Washington School

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Rank History for all students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	47.56	1426^th	2206	35.4%
2007	45.67	1441^st	2219	35.1%
2008	34.45	1683^rd	2227	24.4%
2009	31.15	1795^th	2257	20.5%
2010	20.29	1926^th	2263	14.9%
2011	4.00	2245^th	2286	1.8%
2012	7.52	2212^th	2320	4.7%
2013	10.18	2232^nd	2325	4.0%
2014	13.43	2132^nd	2345	9.1%
2015	11.68	2183^rd	2352	7.2%
2016	9.14	2256^th	2366	4.6%
2017	17.31	2075^th	2386	13.0%
2018	6.37	2341^st	2395	2.3%
2019	4.13	2396^th	2413	0.7%
2021	11.85	2023^rd	2201	8.1%
2022	13.47	2234^th	2434	8.2%
2023	15.70	2153^rd	2439	11.7%
2024	19.55	2074^th	2445	15.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	15.46	262^nd	289	9.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.96	932^nd	938	0.6%
2019	14.42	855^th	860	0.6%
2022	13.01	1025^th	1027	0.2%
2023	18.67	969^th	1001	3.2%
2024	16.51	1061^st	1066	0.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.78	1917^th	1941	1.2%
2019	15.41	1848^th	1859	0.6%
2022	18.28	1978^th	2031	2.6%
2023	25.89	1633^rd	2016	19.0%
2024	21.82	1892^nd	2110	10.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	5.33	2039^th	2045	0.3%
2019	4.58	2031^st	2032	0.0%
2021	11.73	1609^th	1678	4.1%
2022	5.70	2088^th	2099	0.5%
2023	7.71	2015^th	2041	1.3%
2024	11.22	2011^th	2078	3.2%

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Rank History for Female students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	3.70	2329^th	2338	0.4%
2019	4.02	2344^th	2357	0.6%
2021	21.47	1633^rd	1955	16.5%
2022	22.58	1969^th	2401	18.0%
2023	17.68	2108^th	2403	12.3%
2024	19.78	2076^th	2413	14.0%

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Rank History for Male students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.18	2082^nd	2340	11.0%
2019	5.91	2336^th	2358	0.9%
2021	6.83	1894^th	1961	3.4%
2022	7.54	2349^th	2400	2.1%
2023	16.26	2141^st	2400	10.8%
2024	23.47	1962^nd	2411	18.6%

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Rank History for African American students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.41	876^th	948	7.6%
2022	15.98	866^th	936	7.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.24	1378^th	1392	1.0%
2019	6.04	1304^th	1315	0.8%
2021	12.92	785^th	818	4.0%
2022	10.95	1453^rd	1503	3.3%
2023	7.70	1401^st	1429	2.0%
2024	11.54	1475^th	1531	3.7%

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Rank History for White students at George Washington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.97	1159^th	1408	17.7%
2019	10.02	1271^st	1338	5.0%
2021	21.36	1033^rd	1224	15.6%
2022	19.82	1208^th	1399	13.7%
2023	29.39	999^th	1337	25.3%
2024	40.96	846^th	1392	39.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for George Washington School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	364	98	5	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1990	388	97	4	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1991	400	107	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	63	585
1992	423	120	11	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	573
1993	437	140	12	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	604
1994	431	146	13	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1995	390	185	11	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1996	390	185	11	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1997	400	207	9	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	642
1998	357	202	6	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	595
1999	384	200	6	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	605
2000	348	192	7	34	1	n/a	n/a	4	586
2001	281	141	3	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
2002	211	184	0	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
2003	211	184	0	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
2004	211	181	3	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
2005	184	170	2	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	390
2006	152	161	3	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
2007	127	151	2	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2008	118	148	2	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
2009	116	130	1	98	0	n/a	n/a	7	352
2010	118	105	3	126	0	n/a	n/a	15	367
2011	163	134	8	133	0	0	0	0	438
2012	165	93	4	141	7	0	11	0	421
2013	153	90	5	159	6	0	27	0	440
2014	143	68	4	134	4	0	33	0	386
2015	131	71	5	144	0	0	39	0	390
2016	133	59	5	148	0	0	27	0	372
2017	119	62	8	161	0	0	35	0	385
2018	125	55	10	161	0	0	39	0	390
2019	132	65	12	171	0	0	34	0	414
2020	189	61	15	204	0	0	38	0	507
2021	168	49	20	189	0	0	39	0	465
2022	183	53	16	174	0	1	49	0	476
2023	179	47	14	164	1	1	43	0	449
2024	214	52	14	198	1	0	35	0	514

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	489	32.7	14.9	n/a
1990	515	33.7	15.2	n/a
1991	585	39.7	14.7	n/a
1992	573	37.7	15.1	n/a
1993	604	33.9	17.8	n/a
1994	609	36.9	16.5	42
1995	609	38.9	15.7	52.7
1996	609	38.9	15.7	52.7
1997	642	39.0	16.5	59.7
1998	595	38.8	15.3	60.2
1999	605	39.8	15.2	63
2000	586	40.9	14.3	66.5
2001	455	39.9	11.4	61.8
2002	428	34.0	12.6	69.2
2003	428	34.0	12.6	69.2
2004	433	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	390	36.0	10.8	69.2
2006	379	34.0	11.1	56.2
2007	357	32.0	11.2	67.5
2008	343	29.0	11.8	70.8
2009	352	31.0	11.4	72.5
2010	367	32.0	11.4	80.1
2011	438	36.2	12.0	64.2
2012	421	32.0	13.1	82.9
2013	440	29.0	15.1	77.3
2014	386	30.0	12.8	n/a
2015	390	28.0	13.9	78.7
2016	372	28.0	13.2	70.4
2017	385	29.8	12.9	72.7
2018	390	27.0	14.4	68.2
2019	414	27.0	15.3	64.7
2020	507	43.0	11.7	57.4
2021	465	39.2	11.8	51.2
2022	476	37.9	12.5	45.4
2023	449	40.4	11.0	52.3
2024	514	43.2	11.8	44.6

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	489	32.7	14.9	n/a
1990	515	33.7	15.2	n/a
1991	585	39.7	14.7	n/a
1992	573	37.7	15.1	n/a
1993	604	33.9	17.8	n/a
1994	609	36.9	16.5	42
1995	609	38.9	15.7	52.7
1996	609	38.9	15.7	52.7
1997	642	39.0	16.5	59.7
1998	595	38.8	15.3	60.2
1999	605	39.8	15.2	63
2000	586	40.9	14.3	66.5
2001	455	39.9	11.4	61.8
2002	428	34.0	12.6	69.2
2003	428	34.0	12.6	69.2
2004	433	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	390	36.0	10.8	69.2
2006	379	34.0	11.1	56.2
2007	357	32.0	11.2	67.5
2008	343	29.0	11.8	70.8
2009	352	31.0	11.4	72.5
2010	367	32.0	11.4	80.1
2011	438	36.2	12.0	64.2
2012	421	32.0	13.1	82.9
2013	440	29.0	15.1	77.3
2014	386	30.0	12.8	n/a
2015	390	28.0	13.9	78.7
2016	372	28.0	13.2	70.4
2017	385	29.8	12.9	72.7
2018	390	27.0	14.4	68.2
2019	414	27.0	15.3	64.7
2020	507	43.0	11.7	57.4
2021	465	39.2	11.8	51.2
2022	476	37.9	12.5	45.4
2023	449	40.4	11.0	52.3
2024	514	43.2	11.8	44.6

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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