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George Washington Elementary

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George Washington Elementary ranks 2989 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2989^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 206 students in Daly City's Jefferson Elementary district, known for its significant improvement journey from a low state ranking in 2019 to a solid middle position, though it has recently experienced a slight dip in its overall performance.

The school has notable strengths, particularly in supporting students from low-income families, who consistently perform better than the school's average, and it has shown historical strength with English Learners. However, performance is uneven across grades and subjects; for example, 5th graders do well in English but surprisingly poorly in math, and science scores are a clear area for improvement. While the school spends more per student than its district peers like John F. Kennedy Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Elementary, its academic results are similar, raising questions about how those resources are used. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, higher than the district average.

Compared to other nearby schools in different districts, the story is mixed. While George Washington outperforms some very close neighbors in the San Francisco Unified district, such as Longfellow Elementary, it lags behind others like Ortega (Jose) Elementary and Panorama Elementary in the Brisbane Elementary district, which achieve higher rankings with similar student demographics, suggesting that district policies and school practices are key differentiators.

206

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,842

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 61st percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,989^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

645^th of 1,543Jefferson 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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)64th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2019)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science22%-11 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)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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%)	43.3	2989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		54.3	2328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.3%	661	21.9	21.9	28.0	44.4	53.1	43.0	36.0	47.1	28.1	37.4	92.0						$26,842	$4,397	$22,445
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%)	21.7	4697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		23.2	4567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	130	20.2	20.2	25.4	19.7	37.4	27.9	26.5	17.3	22.6	22.0	91.2	91.2	92.7	91.2	91.2	91.2	$24,071	$2,716	$21,355
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%)	65.2	1827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		70.3	1581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	246	81.3	81.3	25.0	35.7	81.3	47.8	47.1	42.9	87.5	59.6							$26,159	$721	$25,438
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%)	21.7	4689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		21.6	4709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.8%	20	21.1	21.1	20.0	23.4	23.7	22.4	30.0	22.2	31.6	27.6							$23,917	$2,356	$21,561
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%)	23.1	4587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.7	4494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	93	15.4	15.4	30.0	28.6	41.7	32.9	29.0	20.7	15.4	22.1							$29,549	$1,977	$27,572
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%)	61.1	2012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		56.9	2193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.6%	181	34.2	34.2	27.3	66.0	57.9	50.4	39.1	64.6	47.4	50.8	92.7	94.1		95.6	94.1	97.1	$25,345	$4,563	$20,782
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%)	47.3	2741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		34.9	3533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	792	45.5	45.5	25.0	42.2	39.4	35.6	35.9	47.9	43.8	42.9	94.7	94.7	96.5	94.7	94.7	96.5	$19,471	$2,611	$16,860
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%)	78	1241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		82.8	1046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	195	52.4	52.4	54.7	54.8	53.1	54.2	62.5	67.7	65.1	65.1	91.7	95.0	96.7	95.0	93.3	96.7	$21,297	$1,864	$19,433
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%)	10.4	5610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.9	5778^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	168	7.8	7.8	23.1	1.9	20.6	15.5	19.2	7.6	14.1	13.6	88.9	91.1		93.3	93.3		$25,118	$2,011	$23,107
McLaren (John) Children Centers	Public	K	2055 Sunnydale Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 469-4519	16			50.0%	1 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)	5 (31.3%)	5 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Elementary

How many students attend George Washington Elementary?

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

What district is George Washington Elementary in?

Jefferson Elementary

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 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

Is George Washington Elementary a good school?

George Washington Elementary ranks 2989^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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