George Washington Elementary School
1401 East 144th St
East Chicago IN, 46312, Lake County
Phone: 219-391-4169
Ranking: 
(1,290 out of 1,449, bottom 11%)*
(1,290 out of 1,449, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: City of East Chicago School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 346 | 398 | 480 | 530 | 540 | 456 | 407 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 15.9% | 72 | 18.1% | 87 | 18.1% | 89 | 16.8% | 98 | 18.1% | 66 | 14.5% | 58 | 14.3% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 22.5% | 73 | 18.3% | 79 | 16.5% | 111 | 20.9% | 108 | 20.0% | 64 | 14.0% | 64 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 76 | 22.0% | 76 | 19.1% | 103 | 21.5% | 118 | 22.3% | 102 | 18.9% | 73 | 16.0% | 65 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 19.9% | 100 | 25.1% | 105 | 21.9% | 110 | 20.8% | 97 | 18.0% | 62 | 13.6% | 60 | 14.7% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 19.7% | 77 | 19.3% | 106 | 22.1% | 102 | 19.2% | 84 | 15.6% | 62 | 13.6% | 48 | 11.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 200 | 57.8% | 228 | 57.3% | 260 | 54.2% | 278 | 52.5% | 278 | 51.5% | 219 | 48.0% | 200 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 146 | 42.2% | 170 | 42.7% | 220 | 45.8% | 252 | 47.5% | 252 | 46.7% | 224 | 49.1% | 197 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 164 | 47.4% | 201 | 50.5% | 236 | 49.2% | 288 | 54.3% | 272 | 50.4% | 216 | 47.4% | 208 | 51.1% |
| Black: | 175 | 50.6% | 191 | 48.0% | 227 | 47.3% | 232 | 43.8% | 260 | 48.1% | 219 | 48.0% | 183 | 45.0% |
| White: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 10 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 15 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 310 | 89.6% | 354 | 88.9% | 421 | 87.7% | 455 | 85.8% | 473 | 87.6% | 395 | 86.6% | 366 | 89.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 5.5% | 17 | 4.3% | 25 | 5.2% | 21 | 4.0% | 28 | 5.2% | 29 | 6.4% | 24 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.73 | 15.92 | 14.55 | 18.71 | 18.62 | 19.40 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 54% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 66% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 56% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 80.4% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 78.6% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 54% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 51% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 56% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 46% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 57% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 68.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 67.9% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 50% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 56% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78.2% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 69.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 50% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 54% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 43% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 66.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 61.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 63.6% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 57% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 50% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 61% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 77% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 36% | 60% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 54% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 60% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 69% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 50% | 72% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 24% | 54% |
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* George Washington Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.