George Washington Charter

Charter

Regular School · Palm Desert, CA

George Washington Charter is a charter regular school school in Palm Desert, California, serving grades KG–05 with 746 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 25.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

746

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

25.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	372	50%
Hispanic/Latino	268	36%
Two or more races	60	8%
Asian	38	5%
Black or African American	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	746	374M / 372F

English Language Learners: 95 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	52.0% +18.1pp	33.9%	328
Reading Proficiency	66.0% +17.3pp	48.7%	330
Science Proficiency	.	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.46 grade levels

Math

-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

4.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	746	100%

Contact & Location

45-768 Portola Ave.

Palm Desert, CA 92260

Phone: (760)862-4350

http://www.dsusd.us

District

Desert Sands Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,453

District enrollment: 26,379

Other Schools in District

Abraham Lincoln Elementary Elementary
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies Elementary
Andrew Jackson Elementary Elementary
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Elementary
Carrillo Ranch Elementary Elementary
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Elementary
Gerald R. Ford Elementary Elementary
Harry S. Truman Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 92260) → CensusDepth.com
California population & income data → CensusDepth.com
California teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

061111001234

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD