George Washington High School
1522 Tennis Club Rd
Charleston WV, 25314, Kanawha County
Phone: 304-348-7729
Ranking:
(2 out of 111, top 2%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Kanawha County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 55 | 54 | 56 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,088 | 1,106 | 1,108 | 1,115 | 1,096 | 1,138 | 1,117 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 298 | 27.4% | 292 | 26.4% | 304 | 27.4% | 326 | 29.2% | 326 | 29.7% | 352 | 30.9% | 285 | 25.5% |
Grade 10: | 251 | 23.1% | 275 | 24.9% | 288 | 26.0% | 271 | 24.3% | 272 | 24.8% | 266 | 23.4% | 318 | 28.5% |
Grade 11: | 270 | 24.8% | 295 | 26.7% | 245 | 22.1% | 264 | 23.7% | 256 | 23.4% | 260 | 22.8% | 266 | 23.8% |
Grade 12: | 269 | 24.7% | 244 | 22.1% | 271 | 24.5% | 254 | 22.8% | 242 | 22.1% | 260 | 22.8% | 248 | 22.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 556 | 51.1% | 569 | 51.4% | 577 | 52.1% | 579 | 51.9% | 564 | 51.5% | 580 | 51.0% | 564 | 50.5% |
Female: | 532 | 48.9% | 537 | 48.6% | 531 | 47.9% | 536 | 48.1% | 532 | 48.5% | 550 | 48.3% | 549 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 81 | 7.4% | 69 | 6.2% | 70 | 6.3% | 66 | 5.9% | 62 | 5.7% | 60 | 5.3% | 60 | 5.4% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
Black: | 85 | 7.8% | 87 | 7.9% | 85 | 7.7% | 107 | 9.6% | 100 | 9.1% | 96 | 8.4% | 78 | 7.0% |
White: | 911 | 83.7% | 942 | 85.2% | 947 | 85.5% | 936 | 83.9% | 929 | 84.8% | 979 | 86.0% | 975 | 87.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 181 | 16.6% | 242 | 21.9% | 170 | 15.3% | 171 | 15.3% | 179 | 16.3% | 186 | 16.3% | 153 | 13.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 2.7% | 30 | 2.7% | 26 | 2.3% | 29 | 2.6% | 50 | 4.6% | 27 | 2.4% | 36 | 3.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.78 | 20.48 | 19.79 | 17.40 | 18.58 | 20.00 | 20.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WESTEST 2 | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 74.28 | 55.02 | 54 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 68.53 | 39.5 | 39 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 69.56 | 43.55 | 42 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 65.73 | 43.82 | 42 |
2009 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 66.53 | 44.59 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 69.77 | 42.8 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 75.49 | 50.69 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 71.62 | 53.09 | 47 |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 77.36 | 59.97 | 60 |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 75.66 | 46.91 | 44 |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 79.36 | 48.67 | 44 |
2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 75.09 | 47.13 | 44 |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 78.09 | 58.88 | 59 |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 56.84 | 41.47 | 41 |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 69.2 | 47.31 | 44 |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 70.71 | 48.84 | 44 |
2009 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 74.38 | 50.85 | 52 |
2010 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.71 | 35.34 | 35 |
2011 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 76.8 | 50.02 | 44 |
2012 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 71 | 51.45 | 44 |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 86.07 | 63.45 | 63 |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 56.25 | 31.95 | 33 |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 70.93 | 42.58 | 37 |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 66.81 | 39.13 | 37 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 76.35 | 57.16 | 61 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 56.35 | 32.26 | 36 |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 61.79 | 36.72 | 39 |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 66.43 | 45.62 | 39 |
2009 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 74.59 | 45.29 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 65.29 | 38.59 | 40 |
2011 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 74.41 | 51.33 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 71.47 | 54.12 | 47 |
2009 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 73.77 | 49.05 | 52 |
2010 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 49.82 | 30.27 | 30 |
2011 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60.2 | 36.09 | 35 |
2012 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.82 | 35.19 | 35 |
2009 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 76.87 | 49.95 | 52 |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 66.66 | 36.86 | 36 |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 70.46 | 40.88 | 38 |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 62.36 | 41.61 | 38 |
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* George Washington High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.