Summary:
George Washington Academy is the only school in this area, serving 1,013 students from kindergarten through 8th grade at its St. George, Utah, location. The public school is part of the George Washington Academy district and combines elementary and middle-grade education in one campus.
George Washington Academy has a strong academic profile. It is ranked 9th out of 92 schools in its district, is around the 90th percentile, and has a 5-star rating. In 2025–2026, students outperformed Utah statewide proficiency rates in every reported English Language Arts, mathematics, and science grade. The school’s average proficiency across the reported exact results was about 61%, compared with about 47% statewide. Mathematics is especially impressive in the upper grades: at least 90% of 8th graders were proficient, compared with 39.3% statewide. Sixth grade also stood out, with 63.8% proficiency in English Language Arts, 58.6% in mathematics, and 77.9% in science.
The school’s long-term ranking has improved, moving from the 72nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 85th percentile in 2025–2026. Attendance is also better than the state average: chronic absenteeism was 18.3%, compared with 23.8% statewide. Results were not uniformly higher than the previous year, however. Mathematics improved in 3rd and 6th grades but declined in 4th, 5th, and 7th grades, while 7th-grade science fell notably from 73.3% to 56.6%. Families should also consider the reported 23:1 student-teacher ratio and the fact that the available per-student spending figure is from 2018–2019. Overall, the school offers consistently above-state academic performance, strong middle-grade results, and a positive attendance profile.
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