George Washington Elementary Sch

Regular School · East Chicago, IN

George Washington Elementary Sch is a regular school school in East Chicago, Indiana, serving grades KG–06 with 433 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

433

Teachers (FTE)

27.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	239	55%
Hispanic/Latino	180	42%
Two or more races	11	3%
White	2	0%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	433	232M / 201F

English Language Learners: 56 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	5.0% -32pp	37.0%	278
Reading Proficiency	5.0% -37.2pp	42.2%	256
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	158

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)

-0.43 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

382

88.2% 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.)	433	100%

Contact & Location

2400 Cardinal Drive

East Chicago, IN 46312

Phone: (219)391-4169

District

School City of East Chicago

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,541

District enrollment: 3,348

Other Schools in District

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch Elementary
William McKinley Elementary School Elementary
East Chicago Central High School High
Joseph Block Middle School Middle
Carrie Gosch PK Center Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46312) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180288000368

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