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Washington (George) High

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Washington (George) High ranks 268 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 88% of California high schools

Summary

George Washington High School is a large, comprehensive public high school serving approximately 2,068 students in grades 9-12 within the diverse San Francisco Unified School District.

The school consistently delivers strong academic results, currently ranking in the 88th percentile statewide, with a graduation rate over 90% that far exceeds the district average. What truly sets Washington (George) High apart is its exceptional effectiveness in supporting vulnerable student groups, such as homeless students and English learners, where it ranks in the top 10% of schools in California. It achieves these outcomes efficiently, spending significantly less per student than some nearby schools like Wells (Ida B.) High while maintaining better attendance and graduation rates.

As a non-selective neighborhood school, Washington High's performance is particularly impressive when compared to selective magnets like Lowell High. It outperforms other large comprehensive high schools in the area, such as Lincoln (Abraham) High, in test scores. While there has been a slight recent dip in its statewide ranking and test scores, the school's long-term record demonstrates it is a model of effective and equitable public education.

2,068

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,184

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 32nd Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94121-2733

(415) 750-8400

District: San Francisco Unified

Feeder schools for Washington (George) High:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Alvarado Elementary
	Argonne Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
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	Carver (George Washington) Elementary
	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
	Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
	Clarendon Alternative Elementary
	Cleveland Elementary
	Cobb (William L.) Elementary
	Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy
	El Dorado Elementary
	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
	Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Glen Park Elementary
	Grattan Elementary
	Guadalupe Elementary
	Harte (Bret) Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
	Lafayette Elementary
	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary
	Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Malcolm X Academy
	McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
	Miraloma Elementary
	Monroe Elementary
	Moscone (George R.) Elementary
	Muir (John) Elementary
	New Traditions Elementary
	Ortega (Jose) Elementary
	Parker (Jean) Elementary
	Parks (Rosa) Elementary
	Peabody (George) Elementary
	Redding Elementary
	Sanchez Elementary
	Serra (Junipero) Elementary
	Sheridan Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
	Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
	Sunnyside Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	Sutro Elementary
	Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
	Tenderloin Community
	Ulloa Elementary
	Visitacion Valley Elementary
	Webster (Daniel) Elementary
	West Portal Elementary
	Yick Wo Elementary
Middle:	Aptos Middle
	Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle
	Denman (James) Middle
	Everett Middle
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	Francisco Middle
	Giannini (A.P.) Middle
	Hoover (Herbert) Middle
	King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
	Lick (James) Middle
	Marina Middle
	Presidio Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
	Visitacion Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.0%

Hispanic:

20.2%

White:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg48%

California avg41%

268^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 17High Schools in the San Francisco Unified

679^th of 1,543San Francisco Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	268 of 2162	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	185 of 2159	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	165 of 2170	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	252 of 2123	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	430 of 2133	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	232 of 2017	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	87.1	262 of 2021	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	323 of 2039	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	360 of 1994	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	49.9	795 of 2426	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	509 of 2354	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	57.0	618 of 2367	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	61.1	488 of 2281	78.6%	★★★★☆
2009	68.3	282 of 2238	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	66.3	334 of 2117	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	60.1	451 of 2063	78.1%	★★★★☆
2006	62.0	427 of 1968	78.3%	★★★★☆
2005	68.7	271 of 1901	85.7%	★★★★☆
2004	59.7	344 of 1653	79.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	65.2	152 of 521	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	124 of 522	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	171 of 592	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	99 of 582	83.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	361 of 585	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	290 of 573	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	273 of 591	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	329 of 581	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	412 of 582	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.6	275 of 581	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.3	94 of 1161	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	203 of 1117	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	81 of 1052	92.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.8	92 of 1085	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	52 of 1064	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	50 of 1044	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	64.9	148 of 941	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.8	52 of 938	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	278 of 1906	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	180 of 1915	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	142 of 1915	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	305 of 1858	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	297 of 1833	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	217 of 1760	87.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	581 of 1900	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.7	284 of 1902	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	635 of 1917	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	740 of 1861	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	1222 of 1814	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1208 of 1742	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	5 of 410	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	16 of 328	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	19 of 290	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	195 of 2013	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	108 of 2026	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	95 of 2030	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	130 of 1943	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	341 of 1937	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	92.3	115 of 1862	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	233 of 1942	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	182 of 1948	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	170 of 1963	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	201 of 1916	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	545 of 1880	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	224 of 1834	87.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	91 of 577	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	185 of 574	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.3	102 of 541	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	222 of 515	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	115 of 422	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	175 of 1252	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	97.4	29 of 1216	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	55 of 1197	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	424 of 1155	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	249 of 1173	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	115 of 1193	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	63.6	412 of 1204	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	408 of 1222	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.2	83 of 1173	92.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)99th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)71st percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics52%+15 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington (George) High	Public	9-12	600 32nd Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8400	2,068	93	22.2	51.8%	276 (13.3%)	86 (4.2%)	417 (20.2%)	1,054 (51.0%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	220 (10.6%)	86.9	268^th of 2162 public high schools	87.6%		91.7	185^th of 2159 public high schools	91.4%	83	49.2		49.6	69.1	69.1	52.0	52.0	$21,184	$1,749	$19,435
San Francisco County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	750 25th Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 379-7764	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Independence High	Public	9-12	1350 7th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 242-2528	235	15	15.6	56.6%	52 (22.1%)	40 (17.0%)	75 (31.9%)	23 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	39 (16.6%)	63.3	731^st of 2162 public high schools	66.2%					(n/a)	40.0		42.3	63.2	63.2	20.0	20.0	$32,290	$2,755	$29,535
Lincoln (Abraham) High	Public	9-12	2162 24th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2700	2,074	93	22.4	54.5%	197 (9.5%)	124 (6.0%)	547 (26.4%)	1,007 (48.6%)	3 (0.1%)	15 (0.7%)	179 (8.6%)	84.4	325^th of 2162 public high schools	85.0%		84	344^th of 2159 public high schools	84.1%	19	52.2	36.4	51.9	64.0	64.0	47.3	47.3	$21,103	$1,824	$19,279
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High	Public	9-12	40 Vega St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3469	522	27	19.3	50.8%	80 (15.3%)	60 (11.5%)	135 (25.9%)	184 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (11.5%)	69.2	615^th of 2162 public high schools	71.6%		70.3	563^rd of 2159 public high schools	73.9%	52	34.0		33.7	56.1	56.1	41.5	41.5	$24,848	$1,462	$23,386
Gateway High	Public, Charter	9-12	1430 Scott St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Gateway High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3600	464	27	17.0	52.6%	130 (28.0%)	61 (13.1%)	195 (42.0%)	35 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	63.2	738^th of 2162 public high schools	65.9%		78	436^th of 2159 public high schools	79.8%	302	35.0		35.0	68.1	68.1	21.2	21.2	$19,634	$192	$19,442
S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Center	Public	6-12	375 Woodside Ave. W1	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 753-7792	17	2	8.5	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	5 (29.4%)	7 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (29.4%)								(n/a)								$200,133	$22,849	$177,284
Wells (Ida B.) High	Public	9-12	1099 Hayes St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6315	198	12	16.3	77.3%	14 (7.1%)	34 (17.2%)	120 (60.6%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	14.3	1832^nd of 2162 public high schools	15.3%		13.4	1874^th of 2159 public high schools	13.2%	42	0.0	6.1	4.4	0.0	0.0	6.9	6.9	$32,629	$3,615	$29,014
Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	680	34	20.2	22.2%	250 (36.8%)	26 (3.8%)	154 (22.6%)	118 (17.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (18.4%)	95.9	81^st of 2162 public high schools	96.3%		95.5	102^nd of 2159 public high schools	95.3%	21	68.1		67.1	80.6	80.6	65.6	65.6	$24,773	$1,998	$22,775
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	123	12	9.9	56.1%	16 (13.0%)	8 (6.5%)	65 (52.8%)	23 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	57.5	882^nd of 2162 public high schools	59.2%		62.7	702^nd of 2159 public high schools	67.5%	180	22.7		22.7	72.7	72.7	22.7	22.7	$27,925	$1,816	$26,109

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington (George) High

What is the racial makeup of Washington (George) High?

Students at Washington (George) High are 51% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Washington (George) High in?

San Francisco Unified

Is Washington (George) High a good school?

Washington (George) High ranks 268^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Washington (George) High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,068 students attended Washington (George) High.

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