Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 600 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 389 students attended Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 43% White, 18% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% African American.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Berkeley High

Washington Elementary

Summary:

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school in Berkeley, California, serving 395 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Berkeley Unified School District, which is ranked 190 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Washington Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments, with proficiency rates of 69.84% in English Language Arts and 70.37% in Math, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and White students, who rank among the top schools in California. However, the school's performance for Multi-racial students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is less consistent, indicating potential areas for improvement.

While Washington Elementary's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier and Sylvia Mendez Elementary, it lags behind the top-performing Ruth Acty Elementary in the district. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 22.6% in 2022-2023, which may need to be addressed to ensure continued academic success.

Detail:

Public K-5

2300 Martin Luther King Jr. Wa
Berkeley, CA 94704-1412

(510) 644-6310

District: Berkeley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
600^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,229

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Berkeley High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.3

Number of students: 389

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

Two or more races:

18.0%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary ranks better than 89.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Berkeley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.56. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Washington Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.9%), two or more races (18%), Hispanic (17.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary is 20.3, which is the 2^nd best among 11 elementary schools in the Berkeley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Washington Elementary employs 19.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary is $8,229. 9 elementary schools in the Berkeley Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary 600^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Berkeley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Berkeley Unified 190^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Washington Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.86	3079^th	4809	36.0%
2005	39.24	2766^th	4822	42.6%
2006	46.04	2377^th	4818	50.7%
2007	32.73	3382^nd	5113	33.9%
2008	53.66	2184^th	5113	57.3%
2009	52.74	2326^th	5193	55.2%
2010	64.92	1724^th	5314	67.6%
2011	69.39	1512^th	5377	71.9%
2012	60.77	1999^th	5390	62.9%
2013	78.74	1123^rd	5530	79.7%
2015	88.52	694^th	5611	87.6%
2016	87.61	754^th	5614	86.6%
2017	78.39	1190^th	5692	79.1%
2018	80.05	1123^rd	5662	80.2%
2019	82.10	1066^th	5789	81.6%
2022	80.68	1158^th	5883	80.3%
2023	85.86	922^nd	5874	84.3%
2024	91.56	600^th	5862	89.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	66.54	158^th	445	64.5%
2022	36.69	419^th	610	31.3%
2023	63.15	268^th	669	59.9%
2024	69.94	212^th	669	68.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.80	2373^rd	5084	53.3%
2019	42.35	2947^th	5173	43.0%
2022	52.65	2114^th	5264	59.8%
2023	28.33	4044^th	5374	24.7%
2024	70.50	1244^th	5511	77.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.04	1130^th	5413	79.1%
2019	84.11	866^th	5492	84.2%
2022	71.07	1478^th	5635	73.8%
2023	86.72	807^th	5617	85.6%
2024	90.47	592^nd	5605	89.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	50.93	958^th	2585	62.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.37	1090^th	5431	79.9%
2019	76.54	1232^nd	5510	77.6%
2022	83.73	929^th	5663	83.6%
2023	81.66	1028^th	5650	81.8%
2024	89.55	635^th	5636	88.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	44.95	365^th	747	51.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.01	772^nd	4830	84.0%
2019	77.59	805^th	4963	83.8%
2023	90.75	326^th	5098	93.6%
2024	88.47	412^th	5102	91.9%

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Rank History for White students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.82	304^th	2737	88.9%
2019	77.35	561^st	2834	80.2%
2022	78.04	525^th	2726	80.7%
2023	84.74	256^th	2662	90.4%
2024	91.29	62^nd	2647	97.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Washington Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	107	143	49	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
1989	121	172	39	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1990	98	164	37	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1991	90	175	39	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
1992	77	178	33	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
1993	77	141	30	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1994	71	123	35	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	251
1995	85	121	33	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	254
1996	85	121	33	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	254
1997	131	206	52	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	425
1998	159	218	54	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
1999	132	208	64	46	0	n/a	n/a	29	479
2000	128	192	63	42	3	n/a	n/a	31	459
2001	108	179	57	46	2	n/a	n/a	34	426
2002	82	134	55	63	1	n/a	n/a	51	386
2003	82	134	55	63	1	n/a	n/a	51	386
2004	66	130	47	62	2	n/a	n/a	49	356
2005	78	101	48	61	0	n/a	n/a	45	333
2006	104	77	55	63	0	n/a	n/a	53	352
2007	87	63	51	51	0	n/a	n/a	57	309
2008	102	53	49	43	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	247
2009	112	52	44	51	1	0	56	0	316
2010	134	63	45	48	1	0	52	0	343
2011	151	62	44	54	0	0	59	0	370
2012	186	71	49	51	2	1	65	0	425
2013	213	71	43	60	1	2	57	0	447
2014	235	72	42	55	0	2	65	0	471
2015	233	72	41	58	0	2	62	0	468
2016	234	68	42	62	0	1	59	0	466
2017	222	71	52	70	0	2	66	0	483
2018	222	71	54	83	0	1	69	0	500
2019	219	65	53	85	1	1	77	0	501
2020	192	43	55	65	0	2	68	0	425
2021	179	43	51	66	1	1	54	0	395
2022	172	37	48	62	2	2	65	0	388
2023	172	35	46	68	3	2	69	0	395
2024	167	35	44	67	2	3	70	1	389

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	310	14.0	22.1	n/a
1989	351	16.3	21.5	n/a
1990	313	15.2	20.5	n/a
1991	322	16.0	20.1	n/a
1992	308	16.3	18.8	60.7
1993	259	13.0	19.9	63.7
1994	251	12.2	20.6	73.7
1995	254	12.2	20.8	55.9
1996	254	12.2	20.8	55.9
1997	425	21.5	19.8	59.3
1998	478	22.2	21.5	55.4
1999	479	23.5	20.4	58.4
2000	459	26.5	17.3	50.2
2001	426	23.9	17.8	64.3
2002	386	23.2	16.6	63.9
2003	386	23.2	16.6	63.9
2004	356	20.0	17.8	94.1
2005	333	16.6	20.1	66.7
2006	352	17.6	20.0	60.2
2007	309	18.6	16.6	61.9
2008	247	19.7	12.5	61.9
2009	316	18.8	16.0	44
2010	343	20.2	16.9	48.1
2011	370	n/a	n/a	47.8
2012	425	20.9	20.3	n/a
2013	447	22.6	19.7	33.3
2014	471	22.4	21.0	29.1
2015	468	24.0	19.5	36.3
2016	466	23.0	20.2	30.3
2017	483	21.6	22.3	34
2018	500	23.5	21.2	31.4
2019	501	23.6	21.1	28.5
2020	425	n/a	n/a	21.2
2021	395	21.2	18.5	22
2022	388	23.2	16.7	25.8
2023	395	23.2	16.9	21.5
2024	389	19.1	20.3	26.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	310	14.0	22.1	n/a
1989	351	16.3	21.5	n/a
1990	313	15.2	20.5	n/a
1991	322	16.0	20.1	n/a
1992	308	16.3	18.8	60.7
1993	259	13.0	19.9	63.7
1994	251	12.2	20.6	73.7
1995	254	12.2	20.8	55.9
1996	254	12.2	20.8	55.9
1997	425	21.5	19.8	59.3
1998	478	22.2	21.5	55.4
1999	479	23.5	20.4	58.4
2000	459	26.5	17.3	50.2
2001	426	23.9	17.8	64.3
2002	386	23.2	16.6	63.9
2003	386	23.2	16.6	63.9
2004	356	20.0	17.8	94.1
2005	333	16.6	20.1	66.7
2006	352	17.6	20.0	60.2
2007	309	18.6	16.6	61.9
2008	247	19.7	12.5	61.9
2009	316	18.8	16.0	44
2010	343	20.2	16.9	48.1
2011	370	n/a	n/a	47.8
2012	425	20.9	20.3	n/a
2013	447	22.6	19.7	33.3
2014	471	22.4	21.0	29.1
2015	468	24.0	19.5	36.3
2016	466	23.0	20.2	30.3
2017	483	21.6	22.3	34
2018	500	23.5	21.2	31.4
2019	501	23.6	21.1	28.5
2020	425	n/a	n/a	21.2
2021	395	21.2	18.5	22
2022	388	23.2	16.7	25.8
2023	395	23.2	16.9	21.5
2024	389	19.1	20.3	26.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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