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George Washington High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 2,398 students

600 32Nd Ave, San Francisco CA 94121 (map) | 415-750-8400
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Enrollment

Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 777
  10th Grade: 632
  11th Grade: 532
  12th Grade: 457

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at George Washington High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

English Language Arts

School
80%
  State
51%
  County
88%
  District
88%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 15 students tested - State percentile rank: 45.

Mathematics

School
71%
  State
80%
  County
80%
  District
80%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 53.

Algebra I

School
9%
  State
23%
  County
23%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 173 students tested - State percentile rank: 15.

Biology

School
45%
  State
58%
  County
57%
  District
59%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 471 students tested - State percentile rank: 27.

English Language Arts

School
60%
  State
55%
  County
57%
  District
59%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 481 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

English Language Arts

School
11%
  State
18%
  County
15%
  District
15%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 18 students tested - State percentile rank: 24.

Geometry

School
61%
  State
48%
  County
61%
  District
61%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 304 students tested - State percentile rank: 69.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
5%
  State
13%
  County
10%
  District
12%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 39 students tested - State percentile rank: 17.

Algebra II

School
66%
  State
42%
  County
53%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 180 students tested - State percentile rank: 85.

Biology

School
24%
  State
41%
  County
37%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 95 students tested - State percentile rank: 22.

Chemistry

School
39%
  State
46%
  County
51%
  District
51%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 315 students tested - State percentile rank: 36.

Earth Science

School
21%
  State
32%
  County
14%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 39 students tested - State percentile rank: 33.

English Language Arts

School
57%
  State
48%
  County
51%
  District
52%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 456 students tested - State percentile rank: 75.

Geometry

School
27%
  State
17%
  County
31%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 233 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

Science

School
33%
  State
18%
  County
22%
  District
24%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 16 students tested - State percentile rank: 86.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
54%
  State
50%
  County
55%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 453 students tested - State percentile rank: 65.

World History

School
52%
  State
45%
  County
44%
  District
45%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 467 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

Algebra II

School
17%
  State
16%
  County
21%
  District
22%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 266 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Biology

School
38%
  State
49%
  County
53%
  District
55%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 106 students tested - State percentile rank: 38.

Chemistry

School
36%
  State
29%
  County
30%
  District
30%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 377 students tested - State percentile rank: 65.

Earth Science

School
16%
  State
35%
  County
42%
  District
46%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 19.

English Language Arts

School
58%
  State
45%
  County
51%
  District
52%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 642 students tested - State percentile rank: 81.

Geometry

School
3%
  State
9%
  County
5%
  District
5%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 88 students tested - State percentile rank: 9.

Integrated Math 1

School
14%
  State
13%
  County
9%
  District
9%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 50 students tested - State percentile rank: 61.

Physics

School
66%
  State
56%
  County
52%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 117 students tested - State percentile rank: 57.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
63%
  State
50%
  County
65%
  District
65%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 239 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

U.S. History

School
59%
  State
48%
  County
54%
  District
55%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 660 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
6%
  State
12%
  County
9%
  District
10%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 17 students tested - State percentile rank: 15.

Algebra I

School
8%
  State
33%
  County
37%
  District
39%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 214 students tested - State percentile rank: 11.

Algebra II

School
36%
  State
33%
  County
40%
  District
41%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 453 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

Biology

School
41%
  State
49%
  County
49%
  District
50%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 672 students tested - State percentile rank: 44.

Chemistry

School
37%
  State
38%
  County
40%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 693 students tested - State percentile rank: 53.

Earth Science

School
18%
  State
35%
  County
31%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 83 students tested - State percentile rank: 21.

Geometry

School
40%
  State
30%
  County
38%
  District
39%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 625 students tested - State percentile rank: 63.

Integrated Math 1

School
15%
  State
14%
  County
6%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 54 students tested - State percentile rank: 63.

Physics

School
66%
  State
52%
  County
39%
  District
41%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 120 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
63%
  State
54%
  County
65%
  District
66%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 239 students tested - State percentile rank: 73.

World History

School
51%
  State
44%
  County
48%
  District
50%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 479 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 221
Black: 147
Hispanic: 233
Asian: 1745
Hawaiian: 14
American Indian: 4
Multi-Ethnic: 34

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 31%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 14%

Other Schools Nearby

Presidio Middle School (0.23 mi.)
450 30Th Ave, San Francisco CA 94121

Lafayette Elementary School (0.27 mi.)
4545 Anza St, San Francisco CA 94121

St John of San Francisco Orthodox Academy (0.37 mi.)
6210 Geary Blvd, San Francisco CA 94121

Bais Menachem Yeshiva Day School (0.39 mi.)
834 28Th Ave, San Francisco CA 94121

Katherine Delmar Burke School (0.41 mi.)
7070 California St, San Francisco CA 94121

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $61,776 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $484,500 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 18,052 (Occupied: 95.9% - Stave Avg: 63,720.8%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1941 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 14% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 94121)
*NR - Not reported

19:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(2,398 students - 115 teachers)

George Washington High School has 19 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 21:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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