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George Washington Elementary School

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George Washington Elementary School ranks 228 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 280 students. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, delivering high-quality education to its students.

George Washington Elementary School's academic performance is truly outstanding. The school consistently scores well above the state and Bethel Park School District averages on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.4% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 65% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, 76% of students were proficient or better in PSSA ELA, compared to 68.3% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in Science, with 98% of students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the district (85.8%) and state (65.8%) averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, George Washington Elementary School generally outperforms its peers on PSSA assessments. However, some nearby schools, such as Bower Hill Elementary (in the Upper St. Clair School District), have even higher academic achievement, ranking among the top 5-10 elementary schools in the state. Nonetheless, George Washington Elementary School's consistent high performance and effective support for diverse student subgroups make it a standout institution within the Bethel Park School District and the state of Pennsylvania.

313

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$65

Per pupil spending ?

9.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Clifton Rd
Bethel Park, PA 15102-1341

(412) 854-8546

District: Bethel Park School District

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Independence Middle School
	Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School
High:	Bethel Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (72% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg67%

Pennsylvania avg45%

228^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Bethel Park School District

42^nd of 606Bethel Park School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	228 of 1511	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	111 of 1526	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	126 of 1534	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	165 of 1534	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	438 of 1433	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.6	93 of 1544	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.5	414 of 1530	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	253 of 1547	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.2	270 of 1554	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	440 of 1474	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	83.8	119 of 1467	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	85.2	73 of 1519	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.1	88 of 1599	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.9	32 of 1597	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	97 of 1579	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	83.1	113 of 1549	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	79.9	214 of 1551	86.2%	★★★★☆
2007	80.4	217 of 1555	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	77.9	281 of 1545	81.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	93.4	47 of 1084	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	39 of 1043	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	168 of 1466	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	42 of 1488	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	308 of 1475	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	191 of 1495	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	306 of 1201	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	131 of 1229	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	174 of 1236	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2024)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+28 vs state

Math68%+27 vs state

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Schools Near George Washington Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	515 Clifton Rd	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8546	313	23	13.6	9.3%	273 (87.2%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.8%)	83.4	228^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.9%		89	111^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.7%	117	63.5	72.3		68.4	67.3	83.0		76.0	$65	$05	$60
Bethel Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-4	3301 S Park Rd	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 854-8506	342	25	13.8	21.9%	244 (71.3%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (7.6%)	37 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.8%)	80.5	273^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	81.9%		80.4	276^th of 1526 public elementary schools	81.9%	3	79.7	62.1		71.5	75.7	57.6		67.1	$36	$00	$35
William Penn Elementary School	Public	K-4	110 Woodlet Ln	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 854-8522	212	16	13.5	15.6%	176 (83.0%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.5%)	97.1	9^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.4%		94.1	15^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.0%	6	90.5	100.0		95.2	85.7	90.5		88.1	$84	$08	$76
Streams Elementary School	Public	K-4	1560 Ashlawn Dr	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	468	28	16.4	10.5%	367 (78.4%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.2%)	53 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	94.9	32^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.8	19^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.8%	13	85.5	86.9		86.2	88.5	81.2		85.6	$24,049	$239	$23,810
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	5400 Florida Ave	Bethel Park	15102	Allegheny County	Bethel Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 854-8741	338	23	14.5	19.5%	273 (80.8%)	5 (1.5%)	23 (6.8%)	21 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	88.8	141^st of 1511 public elementary schools	90.7%		85.4	187^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.7%	46	89.2	70.7		80.5	72.3	73.7		72.9	$40	$02	$38
McMurray Elementary School	Public	4-5	626 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 941-5020	608	42	14.4	12.2%	548 (90.1%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	25 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	96.3	16^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.9%		93.4	23^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	98.5%	7		89.5	85.0	87.3		84.9	79.8	82.5	$16,824	$146	$16,678
Baker Elementary School	Public	K-4	2300 Morton Rd	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	471	30	15.8	9.1%	359 (76.2%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.0%)	63 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	97.4	3^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	99.8%		94.8	10^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.3%	7	95.1	92.8		94.1	88.2	93.9		90.8	$22,478	$243	$22,236
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Warwick Dr	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	524	34	15.5	11.5%	421 (80.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	53 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	96.2	19^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.7%		95.2	5^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.7%	14	87.5	88.2		87.9	87.5	94.2		90.8	$25,638	$368	$25,270
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 Mayview Rd	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-8390	267	18	15.1	24.7%	214 (80.1%)	13 (4.9%)	13 (4.9%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	79.4	289^th of 1511 public elementary schools	80.9%		85.3	189^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.6%	100	70.9	64.0		67.2	70.9	63.9		67.2	$15,550	$132	$15,419
Bower Hill Elementary School	Public	K-3	424 Bower Hill Road	Venetia	15367	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-0913	689	40	17.4	13.2%	616 (89.4%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.8%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)								(n/a)	94.5			94.5	88.9			88.9	$14,280	$15	$14,266

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Elementary School

Is George Washington Elementary School a good school?

George Washington Elementary School ranks 228^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Independence Middle School
Middle : Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School
High : Bethel Park High School

What district is George Washington Elementary School in?

Bethel Park School District

How many students attend George Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended George Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary School?

Students at George Washington Elementary School are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Hispanic.

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