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Georgia Washington Junior High School

Public | 7-9 | 329 students

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3 stars

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Posted November 26, 2012

Georgia Washington School is SORRY!! For the last 2 years,I have had nothing but chaos,the student body is out of control!!! And the principal is never available unless you call the BOE on her. The Teachers try to do their Best with the poor leadership that is shown.MY child has been jump on in front of the staff,next to the office and on camera!! The Principal never call me.I later had to press charges and take my child to the ER Room. If you want your child to be safe..Please look in another direction for Good Education.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 7, 2010

Georgia Washington Junior High School welcomed me, a young teacher. There I found excellent leadership ... quiet and firm. The teachers treated each other and the students with respect. The majority of the students with whom I worked wanted to learn and tried to perform well. However, I must add that the weaker families sent the weaker students to the schools. Those students, unless they possessed an internal drive to better their lives rather than to model their parent or parents, performed poorly and could behave even worse.


Posted May 25, 2010

this school is sorry all my 3 years at GW i had the worse math teachers now my last year we have mr.palnore. he dont teach all he do is yell i know what i need to be workin on in the summer and thats math........the students are very bad but hey thats any school. i can say i wont be missing this school at all


Posted April 25, 2010

Extremely dissappointed in this school. Was told it was the best middle school left in Mtgy; if that is true then Mtgy is worse off then most imagine.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 1, 2009

The best Junior High left in Montgomery. The student body has issues but the staff works hard to deal with the challenges of being an educator in this school system.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 19, 2008

I used to go to GW. I found the students are what really give it its bad reputation, not the teachers or the curriculum. I won't say that it's the absolute best school in Montgomery, but I will say that I enjoyed my stay there. The new principal helped, too...
—Submitted by a student


Posted December 12, 2007

I really enjoyed Georgia Washington Junior High school alot.
—Submitted by a student


Posted July 12, 2007

My daughter went to gw and now my sons go there. I think this is a great school. One of my sons has a learning disability and they really care about his education. The teachers are good and Dr. Reese cares about her students. She has a no bully policy and enforces it unlike some of the other school in our area. I would recommend this school to anyone who lives in the school zone over private school. I feel that a student can get a good education there. My daughter went there for three years and then went into the Magnet program.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 17, 2007

Hi i am a former student at georgia washington and that school has helped me learn a lot.
—Submitted by a student


Posted January 6, 2006

Maybe I have had the worst experience here. But I am not impressed with this school at all. I have moved here from michigan and I think this is the worst school ever. I have had nothing but problems since my son started here. My son will not be attending this school next year. I feel he will do better in a private school. I want my son to acheive not just get by and I dont feel he can do that at georgia washington jr high, with Dr. reese in charge. She cares more about the dress code then the academics.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted November 2, 2004

This school is a wonderful school, the teachers can be kinda crabby sometimes but for the most part the school is great. I would highly reccomend this school!
—Submitted by floydcentral h8ter, a former student


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 69% in 2010.

168 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
65%

2009

 
 
56%

2008

 
 
53%

2007

 
 
40%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 83% in 2010.

168 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
77%

2009

 
 
76%

2008

 
 
71%

2007

 
 
67%
Scale: % level 3 or 4

About the tests


In 2009-2010 Alabama used the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The ARMT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Alabama's state standards

Source: Alabama Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 79% in 2010.

168 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
63%

2009

 
 
52%

2008

 
 
52%

2007

 
 
58%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 74% in 2010.

168 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
60%

2009

 
 
61%

2008

 
 
65%

2007

 
 
71%
Scale: % level 3 or 4

About the tests


In 2009-2010 Alabama used the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The ARMT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Alabama's state standards

Source: Alabama Department of Education

Math

All Students65%
Female68%
Male61%
Black63%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White79%
Free and reduced-price lunch60%
Not economically disadvantaged80%
Special education13%
Students without disabilities70%
English language learnersn/a
Proficient in English64%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant65%

Reading

All Students77%
Female78%
Male77%
Black77%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White71%
Free and reduced-price lunch74%
Not economically disadvantaged86%
Special education25%
Students without disabilities83%
English language learnersn/a
Proficient in English77%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant77%
Scale: % level 3 or 4

About the tests


In 2009-2010 Alabama used the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The ARMT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Alabama Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Alabama's state standards

Source: Alabama Department of Education

Math

All Students63%
Female62%
Male64%
Black58%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White88%
Free and reduced-price lunch57%
Not economically disadvantaged78%
Special education14%
Students without disabilities69%
English language learnersn/a
Proficient in English62%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant63%

Reading

All Students60%
Female66%
Male51%
Black56%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White81%
Free and reduced-price lunch53%
Not economically disadvantaged78%
Special education10%
Students without disabilities67%
English language learnersn/a
Proficient in English60%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant60%
Scale: % level 3 or 4

About the tests


In 2009-2010 Alabama used the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The ARMT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Alabama Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Alabama's state standards

Source: Alabama Department of Education

Science

The state average for Science was 69% in 2010.

166 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
61%

2009

 
 
59%

2008

 
 
45%
Scale: % level 3 or level 4

About the tests


In 2009-2010 Alabama used the Alabama Science Assessment (ASA) to test students in grades 5 and 7 in science. The ASA is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficiency level 3.

See Alabama's state standards

Source: Alabama Department of Education

Science

All Students61%
Female62%
Male61%
Black60%
Asian/Pacific Islandern/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White71%
Free and reduced-price lunch57%
Not economically disadvantaged75%
Special education13%
Students without disabilities67%
English language learnersn/a
Proficient in English62%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant61%
Scale: % level 3 or level 4

About the tests


In 2009-2010 Alabama used the Alabama Science Assessment (ASA) to test students in grades 5 and 7 in science. The ASA is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficiency level 3.

The different student groups are identified by the Alabama Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Alabama's state standards

Source: Alabama Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 83% 35%
White 13% 59%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3% 1%
Hispanic 2% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native N/A 1%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 59%N/A52%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 17N/A16
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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696 Georgia Washington Rd
Pike Road, AL 36064
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Phone: (334) 215-8290

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