Washington (George) High
San Francisco · CA · San Francisco Unified · Public
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Lincoln (Abraham) High → Galileo High → Lowell High → Redwood High → Tamalpais High → Balboa High → Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) → Westmoor High →At a glance
- 16 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 10 calculus classes · 8 physics · 22 chemistry
- AP rigor: Top 3.7% of US high schools
- 4-yr grad rate: 91% in 2019 (54th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Washington (George) High compares for families
Among the nation's most academically rigorous high schools.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor sits in the top 3.7% of US high schools with 16 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Lincoln (Abraham) High, Galileo High, Lowell High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
Top 3.7% of US high schools
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
54th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,068 students:
≈ 14 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $23,716 per student in district revenue, the 14 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $332,024/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (Abraham) High San Francisco |
Public | 2.2 | 2,074 | +8.0% |
| Galileo High San Francisco |
Public | 4.1 | 1,750 | -6.8% |
| Lowell High San Francisco |
Public | 3.3 | 2,571 | -3.1% |
| Redwood High Larkspur |
Public | 11.2 | 1,722 | -10.8% |
| Tamalpais High Mill Valley |
Public | 8.1 | 1,470 | -10.6% |
| Balboa High San Francisco |
Public | 4.8 | 1,238 | -1.9% |
| Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) San Francisco |
Public · charter | 4.9 | 3,447 | +46.6% |
| Westmoor High Daly City |
Public | 6.5 | 1,278 | -1.2% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantWashington (George) High is a public high school in San Francisco, CA, enrolling 2,068 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 1% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 16 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 91% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 236 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Washington (George) High offer? Washington (George) High offers 16 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Washington (George) High's graduation rate? Washington (George) High's federal four-year graduation rate was about 91% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Washington (George) High? Washington (George) High is a public high school in San Francisco, CA, enrolling 2,068 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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