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George Washington Elementary

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George Washington Elementary ranks 3914 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3914^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Elementary is a K–5 school in Daly City with 206 students, serving a local community in the Jefferson Elementary district. Its results are mixed: science is a relative bright spot, but ELA and math are below state and district levels. The most important concern is that ELA and math have both declined substantially in recent years.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby K–5 schools: 32% of students met proficiency, versus a nearby-school average of 25% and 29% in the district, though the state rate was 36%. ELA proficiency was 33%, below the nearby average of 34%, the district’s 47% and the state’s 49%. Math was 28%, compared with 33% nearby, 40% in the district and 38% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is another concern: 28% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, versus 18% statewide and 15% in the district.

Recent trends reinforce the concern in ELA and math: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency fell 19 percentage points and math fell 17 points, while the school’s overall SchoolDigger ranking dropped from the 65th to the 33rd percentile, moving from 3 stars to 2. Absenteeism also rose 8 points from 2024–25. For context, the school had 20.6 students per teacher in 2024–25, the third-lowest ratio among it and 10 nearby schools; 62% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Hispanic students fell from the 46th percentile in 2023–24 to the 10th in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 33rd-percentile standing, indicating a notably weaker recent ranking for how well the school serves this group. The school’s 206 students mean results may shift more with changes in the number tested.

206

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,502

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

251 Whittier St.
Daly City, CA 94014-1337

(650) 991-1236

District: Jefferson Elementary

Students who attend George Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas R. Pollicita Middle
High:	Jefferson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.5%

Asian:

38.8%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg41%

California avg42%

3,914^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

402^nd of 968Jefferson Elementary 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
2026	30.9	3914 of 5804	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	2989 of 5857	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	2328 of 5869	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	2047 of 5859	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	2249 of 5883	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	739 of 1417	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4614 of 5789	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	3210 of 5662	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.0	2441 of 5692	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.7	2847 of 5614	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.9	2189 of 5611	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.0	3459 of 5530	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	3402 of 5390	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.6	4083 of 5377	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	4513 of 5314	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	4738 of 5193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	3556 of 5113	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.4	3202 of 5113	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.2	2870 of 4818	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	67.3	1445 of 4822	70.0%	★★★★☆
2004	65.6	1458 of 4809	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.0	1098 of 1149	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	836 of 1071	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.5	744 of 3311	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	144 of 602	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	44.8	1501 of 3275	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	1038 of 3246	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3566 of 5569	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	3456 of 5597	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	2357 of 5612	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	1880 of 5609	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2297 of 5635	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	656 of 1267	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4534 of 5492	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	2638 of 5413	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	4577 of 5085	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	3233 of 5107	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	2764 of 5107	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	1827 of 5087	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	1937 of 5084	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.2	4551 of 4963	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4419 of 4830	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	2881 of 5412	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.9	1972 of 5460	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	1740 of 5517	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	1446 of 5363	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	1667 of 5264	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	421 of 1110	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.8	4310 of 5173	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	2671 of 5084	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	3752 of 5590	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	2490 of 5628	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	2191 of 5643	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	2112 of 5638	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	2070 of 5663	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	669 of 1272	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4195 of 5510	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3627 of 5431	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)78th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2019)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-17 vs state

Science32%-4 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Whittier St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1236	206	10	20.6	61.7%	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	102 (49.5%)	80 (38.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	30.9	3914^th of 5804 public elementary schools	32.6%		43.3	2989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%	925	32.4	32.4	24.0	34.5	37.1	32.6	24.0	37.9	22.9	28.1	92.0						$32,502	$27,694	$4,808
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Morse St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4730	466	20	23.5	57.5%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	257 (55.2%)	149 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.3%)	24.9	4394^th of 5804 public elementary schools	24.3%		21.7	4697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%	303	21.5	21.5	23.3	33.8	38.0	32.4	21.7	25.0	25.3	24.2	91.2	91.2	92.7	91.2	91.2	91.2	$18,605	$17,032	$1,573
Panorama Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Bellevue Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 586-6595	116	8	14.4	35.3%	18 (15.5%)	2 (1.7%)	47 (40.5%)	38 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.5%)	59.6	2089^th of 5804 public elementary schools	64.0%		65.2	1827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%	262	26.7	26.7	50.0	50.0	40.0	47.2	66.7	60.0	33.3	54.7							$46,849	$45,520	$1,329
Guadalupe Elementary	Public	K-5	859 Prague St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4718	273	11	24.8	78.4%	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.8%)	207 (75.8%)	41 (15.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	16.2	5114^th of 5804 public elementary schools	11.9%		21.7	4689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%	425	19.2	19.2	32.6	2.6	19.2	18.6	37.2	7.7	8.5	17.8							$19,926	$18,090	$1,836
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	431 Capitol Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4743	196	9	23.0	75.5%	13 (6.6%)	34 (17.3%)	88 (44.9%)	43 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	15	5206^th of 5804 public elementary schools	10.3%		23.1	4587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%	619	20.0	20.0	15.6	14.8	30.0	20.2	25.0	15.4	17.2	19.5							$25,073	$23,180	$1,893
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	785 Price St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1239	304	14	21.7	52.3%	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	156 (51.3%)	111 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	51.4	2528^th of 5804 public elementary schools	56.4%		61.1	2012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%	516	34.7	34.7	38.2	50.0	37.5	42.1	38.2	56.8	40.8	45.7	92.7	94.1		95.6	94.1	97.1	$31,100	$27,076	$4,024
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	43 Miriam St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1255	266	12	22.1	61.3%	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	163 (61.3%)	72 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	28.8	4088^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.6%		47.3	2741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%	1347	24.1	24.1	24.4	37.8	34.6	32.3	26.8	40.0	24.1	29.2	94.7	94.7	96.5	94.7	94.7	96.5	$26,326	$24,678	$1,648
Ortega (Jose) Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Sargent St.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4726	410	16	25.1	54.6%	14 (3.4%)	18 (4.4%)	49 (12.0%)	275 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	73.5	1422^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	75.5%		78	1241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%	181	48.5	48.5	45.3	50.0	71.4	55.3	60.9	56.3	56.1	57.7	91.7	95.0	96.7	95.0	93.3	96.7	$17,245	$15,744	$1,501
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	455 Athens St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4709	300	14	22.2	69.7%	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	250 (83.3%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	6.1	5750^th of 5804 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.4	5610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%	140	5.6	5.6	11.6	17.4	11.3	13.4	9.3	8.7	3.7	7.0	88.9	91.1		93.3	93.3		$18,779	$17,366	$1,413
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Abbot Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 997-7880	407	17	24.6	51.8%	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (55.5%)	136 (33.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	47.5	2738^th of 5804 public elementary schools	52.8%		53.5	2393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%	345	23.3	23.3	47.6	54.0	45.0	48.9	50.0	36.9	25.0	37.6							$25,378	$24,104	$1,274

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Elementary

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Thomas R. Pollicita Middle
High : Jefferson High

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary?

Students at George Washington Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 39% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is George Washington Elementary in?

Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend George Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended George Washington Elementary.

Is George Washington Elementary a good school?

George Washington Elementary ranks 3914^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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