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George Washington Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

950^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in East Chicago, Indiana, serving 413 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the School City of East Chicago district, which is ranked 343 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Washington Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in ILEARN assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.55% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 14.75% for the district and 40.3% statewide. Similarly, in Math, only 12.99% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 12.98% for the district and 51.5% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 30.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.8% to 80.09%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing George Washington Elementary School to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Benjamin Harrison Elementary and William McKinley Elementary, the academic performance is generally lower. However, the nearby East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy, a public charter school, outperforms George Washington Elementary School across most subject areas. Despite the increased per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio at George Washington Elementary School, these efforts have not yet resulted in substantial improvements in student outcomes, and the school continues to rank in the bottom 10% of Indiana elementary schools.

433

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,342

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Cardinal Drive
East Chicago, IN 46312

(219) 391-4169

District: School City of East Chicago

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Joseph Block Middle School
High:	East Chicago Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.2%

Hispanic:

41.6%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (11% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg13%

Indiana avg38%

950^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the School City of East Chicago

343^rd of 380School City of East Chicago among Indiana 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	950 of 1005	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	936 of 1011	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	911 of 1016	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	964 of 1020	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	987 of 1016	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	954 of 1031	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	975 of 1027	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	986 of 1033	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	990 of 1046	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	933 of 1040	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.3	590 of 1036	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.3	352 of 1035	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	7.3	969 of 1015	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	900 of 1025	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	842 of 1009	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	896 of 1003	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.0	680 of 996	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	16.2	886 of 985	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	894 of 961	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.8	906 of 959	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.8	310 of 326	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math13%

English Language Arts13%

Science5%

Social Studies5%-34 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, June 28, 2014

Washington Elementary is a wonderful school. This is an A school. Your child will get the best education. Enrollment your child for the 2014-2015 school year. You will be glad that you did. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	2400 Cardinal Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4169	433	28	15.5	72.3%	2 (0.5%)	239 (55.2%)	180 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	8.1	950^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.7	936^th of 1011 public elementary schools	7.4%	14	11.0	1.8	15.2	21.3			12.6	13.7	5.5	13.6	18.3			13.0	1.8	8.3	5.2	4.6	$14,342	$2,763	$11,580
East Chicago Lighthouse	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 Pulaski	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 378-7450	495	30	16.5	99.0%	3 (0.6%)	272 (54.9%)	205 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	6.6	965^th of 1005 public elementary schools	4.0%		7.5	962^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	4.8%	3	18.0	9.3	9.3	6.0	8.5	34.8	13.7	24.0	9.3	3.7	10.0	6.9	13.0	10.9	9.3	8.0	8.7	5.6	$13,814	$6,004	$7,810
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1402 E Chicago Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 392-3650	424	26	16.3	63.7%	3 (0.7%)	159 (37.5%)	251 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	39.8	625^th of 1005 public elementary schools	37.8%		41	618^th of 1011 public elementary schools	38.9%	7	29.6	37.5	35.4	28.6	17.4	12.2	26.9	56.8	42.5	31.3	30.6	8.7	9.8	29.9	32.5	28.6	30.3	25.0	$14,854	$6,596	$8,259
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	3551 Block Avenue	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4096	282	26	10.7	75.9%	5 (1.8%)	214 (75.9%)	58 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	11.6	902^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	10.2%		10.4	926^th of 1011 public elementary schools	8.4%	24	12.5	7.1	14.3	25.8			14.9	10.0	3.6	14.3	29.0			14.2	10.7	12.9	11.9	11.4	$16,751	$3,265	$13,486
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-6	4411 Magoun	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4192	400	29	13.6	74.0%	3 (0.8%)	111 (27.8%)	281 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13.9	876^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.8%		14.3	877^th of 1011 public elementary schools	13.3%	1	16.2	12.2	15.1	17.7			15.4	33.8	16.3	18.9	19.6			23.1	14.6	19.6	17.2	13.2	$15,153	$2,569	$12,585
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	4825 Magoun Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4186	509	31	16.6	70.3%	13 (2.6%)	190 (37.3%)	287 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	8.8	939^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.2	916^th of 1011 public elementary schools	9.4%	23	13.9	12.6	12.5	17.3			14.1	19.0	17.2	8.3	12.4			14.4	9.2	12.4	10.7	12.5	$12,860	$2,308	$10,552
Warren G Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3211 165th St	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7351	755	43	17.6	54.4%	107 (14.2%)	235 (31.1%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	21.1	804^th of 1005 public elementary schools	20.0%		26.1	759^th of 1011 public elementary schools	24.9%	45	20.9	25.7	25.5	23.3			23.8	22.7	22.0	30.5	28.2			25.8	18.5	12.6	15.6	24.8	$12,652	$2,674	$9,979
Washington Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4727 Pine Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2467	754	37	20.1	56.4%	27 (3.6%)	146 (19.4%)	549 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	8.5	944^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.1	943^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	6.7%	1	13.2	15.4	14.7	7.6			13.1	17.1	24.0	3.5	1.3			11.9	17.3	10.1	14.2	12.2	$10,891	$2,142	$8,749
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4221 Towle Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2475	565	32	17.7	61.2%	33 (5.8%)	175 (31.0%)	332 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	9.3	928^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.7%		18	836^th of 1011 public elementary schools	17.3%	92	10.8	16.4	16.9	14.3			14.5	9.6	13.7	11.3	8.3			10.6	11.0	17.9	14.7	16.9	$11,639	$2,218	$9,421
Aspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4900 W 15th Ave	Gary	46406	Lake County	Aspire Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 944-7400	684	33	20.7	96.1%	2 (0.3%)	556 (81.3%)	70 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.2%)	24.5	780^th of 1005 public elementary schools	22.4%		33.8	684^th of 1011 public elementary schools	32.3%	96	27.0	28.8	36.0	31.0	32.9	27.7	30.6	24.7	18.2	32.4	19.7	18.3	15.2	21.6	16.9	21.1	19.1	13.5	$16,911	$6,382	$10,529

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Elementary School

What district is George Washington Elementary School in?

School City of East Chicago

How many students attend George Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended George Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary School?

Students at George Washington Elementary School are 55% African American, 42% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Joseph Block Middle School
High : East Chicago Central High School

Is George Washington Elementary School a good school?

George Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Indiana elementary schools.

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