East Chicago Lighthouse
Charter · Grades K–8 · 495 students
George Washington Elementary Sch
2400 Cardinal Drive, East Chicago, IN 46312
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
433
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
School City of East Chicago
Lake County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About George Washington Elementary Sch
George Washington Elementary Sch is a public elementary school in East Chicago, Indiana, serving grades K–6. It is part of School City of East Chicago. The school is located in a large suburb in Lake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 433 students were enrolled, with about 15.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 433 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- School City of East Chicago
- County
- Lake County
- NCES school ID
- 180288000368
Schools near George Washington Elementary Sch
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.