George Washington Community High School is a public community school located in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving grades 7-12. The school is operated by the Indianapolis Public Schools system. The school's athletic teams are named the Continentals. Enrollment is approximately 1,168 students.
The school originally opened in 1927 as a traditional high school in the Haughville neighborhood of Indianapolis. It ceased operations as a high school in 1995 due to waning enrollment within IPS, but was re-established in 2000 in its current form.
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