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George Washington Elementary Sch

Alsip, IL · Cook County SD 130

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large

1,561st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 26%· Stable

12545 S Homan Ave, Alsip, IL 60803

(708)489-3523NCES ID 170651004253Directory 202324

244
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
86%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
33.0%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks George Washington Elementary Sch 1,561st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 26% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 22th in 2019 to 26th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%26%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
George Washington Elementary Sch
38%
IL average
52%
Math
George Washington Elementary Sch
20%
IL average
38%
Science
George Washington Elementary Sch
21%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time George Washington Elementary Sch IL average
25%50%75%38%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time George Washington Elementary Sch IL average
25%50%75%20%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time George Washington Elementary Sch IL average
25%50%75%21%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%41%39%32%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%24%6%6%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%47%36%201920202023no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 244 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2001, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic48%9%Black42%
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categories changedHispanic 48%White 9%Black 42%10%30%60%20012023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic32.5%47.5% 15.0 pts
Black50.2%41.8% 8.4 pts
White13.4%9.4% 4.0 pts
Two or more races3.0%0.8% 2.2 pts
Asian0.9%0.0% 0.9 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 2001. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $266K in zip 60803 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$66K$132K$198K$264K$251K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is George Washington Elementary Sch in?

George Washington Elementary Sch is part of the Cook County SD 130 district in Alsip, Illinois.

Is George Washington Elementary Sch a good school?

SchoolRow ranks George Washington Elementary Sch 1,561st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 26% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Elementary Sch?

Hispanic 48%, Black 42%, White 9% (244 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near George Washington Elementary Sch cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60803 is $266K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.