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George Washington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1238^th

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of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

George Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Marion, Ohio, serving 447 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Marion City School District. Over the past 10 years, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools, with significant challenges that set it apart from its peers.

One key issue is George Washington Elementary's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.8% to 44.2% over the past few years - significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools in the Marion City district. Academically, the school also lags behind, with only 37.8% of 5th graders proficient in science in 2024-2025, compared to 63.4% statewide and 30.3% for the Marion City district. Similar gaps are seen in math and English language arts. The school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools for white, multi-racial, special education, and gifted and talented student subgroups.

While the challenges at George Washington Elementary are not unique within the Marion City School District, the magnitude of the gaps compared to state and local averages suggests the need for targeted interventions to improve outcomes for all students. The school's struggles do not appear to be due to a lack of funding, as its per-student spending is on par with other Marion City schools, indicating more systemic issues that require a comprehensive review and solution.

452

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,775

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Pennsylvania Ave
Marion, OH 43302-5532

(740) 223-3883

District: Marion City

Students who attend George Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ulysses S. Grant Middle School
High:	Harding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

Two or more races:

19.0%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (40% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg41%

Ohio avg64%

1,238^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Marion City

636^th of 828Marion City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1238 of 1558	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1287 of 1577	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1228 of 1596	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1125 of 1588	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1185 of 1610	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1210 of 1676	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1159 of 1636	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	1246 of 1651	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	1260 of 1678	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	1315 of 1684	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.6	1344 of 1687	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.3	1225 of 1701	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	1306 of 1709	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.4	1143 of 1686	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.2	1278 of 1662	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.3	1267 of 1610	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	1357 of 1582	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.9	1354 of 1609	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	1295 of 1504	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	1329 of 1501	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.4	977 of 1471	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	670 of 824	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	597 of 765	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	561 of 956	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	715 of 1021	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1184 of 1452	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1280 of 1466	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1158 of 1483	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1128 of 1488	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1095 of 1467	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1156 of 1502	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1063 of 1518	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	90 of 128	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1143 of 1473	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1193 of 1484	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1054 of 1447	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	876 of 1419	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	963 of 1404	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	914 of 1465	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	884 of 1465	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1176 of 1466	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1201 of 1485	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1165 of 1498	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1058 of 1518	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1191 of 1499	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	1080 of 1535	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1149 of 1536	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	184 of 218	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	157 of 202	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	765 of 935	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	878 of 900	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	686 of 856	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1112 of 1175	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	1152 of 1190	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1151 of 1215	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1132 of 1242	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1157 of 1249	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1098 of 1271	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1123 of 1309	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)6th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-21 vs state

Mathematics39%-25 vs state

Science38%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				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/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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-3883	452	28	16.1		309 (68.4%)	15 (3.3%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (19.0%)	21.5	1238^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	1287^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.4%	49	37.8	47.3	36.5	32.4		48.0	25.0	54.1		$10,775
Marion Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Mount Vernon Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 914-3050	151	14	10.5		102 (67.5%)	32 (21.2%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	12	1367^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.3%		6.1	1490^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.5%	123		41.7	18.2		6.7	41.7	0.0		33.3	$7,456
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brightwood Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4999	361	21	17.1		245 (67.9%)	15 (4.2%)	37 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.2%)	41.6	1004^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%		40.9	1024^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.1%	20	34.9	49.1	64.9	46.9		52.8	65.5	65.1		$12,965
William H. Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Robinson St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4500	377	22	17.1		242 (64.2%)	33 (8.8%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	21.7	1235^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.7%		15.4	1318^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.4%	83	19.2	52.5	54.0	15.4		52.5	48.0	25.0		$12,928
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Silver St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4950	230	18	12.7		178 (77.4%)	10 (4.3%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	32.9	1092^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.9%		20.5	1250^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.7%	158	44.8	42.9	58.8	20.7		50.0	64.7	55.2		$12,109
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Chatfield Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4600	444	25	17.7		332 (74.8%)	18 (4.1%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.5%)	10.9	1390^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.8	1389^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.9%	1	22.5	42.9	34.5	15.5		33.3	29.3	35.2		$11,330
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Brookside Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4444	343	26	13.1		247 (72.0%)	19 (5.5%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.0%)	18.8	1276^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.1%		12.2	1367^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.3%	91	28.9	35.4	40.8	35.6		41.7	36.0	52.2		$11,103
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Columbus Sandusky Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 725-5500	483	26	18.5		431 (89.2%)	10 (2.1%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	72.4	484^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.9%		70.6	525^th of 1577 public elementary schools	66.7%	41	75.3	68.6	83.1	64.5		74.4	73.0	78.5		$12,976
Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-4	1105 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 389-4815	480	32	15.0	44.2%	422 (87.9%)	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	61.5	710^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.4%		66	631^st of 1577 public elementary schools	60.0%	79		67.0	78.0			68.0	60.4			$11,639
Ridgedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3105 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 382-6065	306	21	14.4	61.4%	285 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	49.3	904^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.0%		47.4	955^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.4%	51	70.5	58.3	73.8	40.9		58.3	52.4	63.6		$14,114

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Elementary School

What schools do graduates of George Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ulysses S. Grant Middle School
High : Harding High School

What district is George Washington Elementary School in?

Marion City

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary School?

Students at George Washington Elementary School are 68% White, 19% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend George Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended George Washington Elementary School.

Is George Washington Elementary School a good school?

George Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

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