The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Science. The lowest is 59% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on George Washington Academy
George Washington Academy is a public charter school in St. George, serving kindergarten through eighth grade. It operates as its own school district, a single-school charter district with no other campuses. The school is housed in a building on the southeastern side of a fast-growing city that has become a regional hub for healthcare, education, and retail in southwestern Utah.
The school’s enrollment is large for a K-8 charter, with students distributed fairly evenly across the elementary grades and tapering noticeably in the middle-school years. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic minority and smaller shares of students who are Asian or of two or more races. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that marks a moderate level of economic diversity for a charter school in this region. Data on special education identification and English learner status were not reported, so the extent of those supports cannot be assessed from the available information.
Academically, the school’s state test results are strong. On the RISE assessments, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint among all districts in Washington County. Science proficiency is a particular strength, with a sizable majority of students meeting the state’s proficiency standard. Reading and math proficiency rates are also solid, each landing well above the county median for districts. The data does not include results for individual student subgroups or year-over-year trends, so it is not possible to tell from this evidence whether all groups perform at similar levels or whether the school’s scores have been stable or shifting.
Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no four-year graduation rate to report. The lack of a high school program means families will need to plan for a transition to a different school after eighth grade. St. George has several traditional public high schools and at least one other charter high school, but the data here does not indicate where George Washington Academy’s graduates typically enroll.
The school does not report data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access, so a parent would want to ask about those areas directly. The school’s website, listed in the directory, may offer the most immediate window into its daily operations and policies.
St. George itself is a high-growth city that has seen rapid population increase and a corresponding expansion of commercial and residential development. The housing market in the school’s zip code carries a value and rent level roughly in line with state averages, though the city’s median property values have risen significantly in recent years. The broader economic context includes a low unemployment rate and a cost of living shaped by the region’s strong job growth in healthcare and education.
For a family considering this school, the core picture is of a large charter elementary and middle school with academic performance that is solid relative to other schools in the county, a notably strong showing in science, and a student body that is economically mixed but not highly diverse by race and ethnicity. The lack of a high school and the absence of key operational data are the main gaps in the profile. A parent will want to seek out the school’s discipline approach, teacher qualifications, and how the school supports students with disabilities or language needs, since those details are not available in this dataset.
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