Is Washington Middle School a good school?

Washington Middle School ranks 820 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 689 students attended Washington Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle School?

Students at Washington Middle School are 67% Hispanic, 19% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Washington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Washington Middle School usually go on to attend West Aurora High School

Washington Middle School

Summary:

Washington Middle School is a public middle school located in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 657 students. The school is part of the Aurora West Unified School District 129, which is ranked 693 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Middle School faces several academic challenges. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are consistently lower than the state averages and the performance of the surrounding schools in the same district. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 39.3%, compared to the district's 25.9% and the state's 41.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was only 10.1%, significantly lower than the district's 15.4% and the state's 28.4%. The school's performance in Science is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Washington Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.3% in 2019-2020 to 27.3% in 2022-2023, which is well above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy, which is part of the Aurora East Unified School District 131, significantly outperforms Washington Middle School and the district as a whole in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, suggesting that the magnet school model may be an effective approach to improving academic outcomes in the area. Additionally, the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Washington Middle School (46.58% in 2022-2023) and the surrounding schools indicates a significant socioeconomic challenge that may be contributing to the academic performance issues, underscoring the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of students from low-income backgrounds.

Detail:

Public 6-8

231 S Constitution Dr
Aurora, IL 60506-4468

(630) 301-5017

District: Aurora West Unified School District 129

SchoolDigger Rank:
820^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,233

Students who attend Washington Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Aurora High School

Feeder schools for Washington Middle School:

Elementary:	Freeman Elementary School
	Greenman Elementary School
	Nicholson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 689

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.1%

White:

18.9%

African American:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Middle School ranks worse than 60.2% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.77. (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 Washington Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Aurora West Unified School District 129. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.1%), White (18.9%), African American (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Middle School is 16.2, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129! (See more...)

Compare Washington Middle School employs 42.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Middle School is $16,233, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Middle School 820^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Washington Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Aurora West Unified School District 129:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora West Unified School District 129 693^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Washington Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	42.62	746^th	1185	37.0%
2004	41.01	784^th	1204	34.9%
2005	39.32	814^th	1209	32.7%
2006	50.60	741^st	1272	41.7%
2007	51.00	745^th	1287	42.1%
2008	36.48	926^th	1293	28.4%
2009	37.51	941^st	1318	28.6%
2010	39.16	937^th	1327	29.4%
2011	27.50	1081^st	1344	19.6%
2012	34.05	1000^th	1365	26.7%
2013	29.52	1028^th	1367	24.8%
2014	26.00	1029^th	1322	22.2%
2015	31.31	872^nd	1302	33.0%
2016	30.90	887^th	1294	31.5%
2017	34.89	822^nd	1293	36.4%
2018	31.50	872^nd	1293	32.6%
2019	32.93	893^rd	1356	34.1%
2021	33.61	761^st	1241	38.7%
2022	28.75	935^th	1369	31.7%
2023	33.30	872^nd	1367	36.2%
2024	34.77	820^th	1363	39.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.75	130^th	194	33.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.16	135^th	285	52.6%
2019	30.77	292^nd	339	13.9%
2021	30.73	242^nd	277	12.6%
2022	32.80	356^th	454	21.6%
2023	34.68	331^st	480	31.0%
2024	43.53	224^th	486	53.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.80	460^th	602	23.6%
2019	30.21	574^th	792	27.5%
2021	32.97	365^th	548	33.4%
2022	41.13	364^th	781	53.4%
2023	37.60	436^th	805	45.8%
2024	31.02	526^th	802	34.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.17	834^th	1161	28.2%
2019	30.38	900^th	1217	26.0%
2021	35.39	653^rd	1019	35.9%
2022	30.72	869^th	1221	28.8%
2023	37.52	768^th	1234	37.8%
2024	37.17	745^th	1219	38.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.07	867^th	1226	29.3%
2019	32.10	878^th	1276	31.2%
2021	30.58	690^th	1017	32.2%
2022	27.41	905^th	1286	29.6%
2023	31.99	828^th	1275	35.1%
2024	38.58	724^th	1251	42.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.73	236^th	674	65.0%
2024	34.01	402^nd	639	37.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.23	802^nd	1223	34.4%
2019	34.04	821^st	1296	36.7%
2021	30.89	704^th	1048	32.8%
2022	31.14	845^th	1286	34.3%
2023	34.72	799^th	1292	38.2%
2024	31.28	806^th	1264	36.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.42	251^st	511	50.9%
2019	40.88	310^th	565	45.1%
2021	44.01	172^nd	385	55.3%
2022	47.15	229^th	573	60.0%
2023	51.15	214^th	569	62.4%
2024	51.45	205^th	548	62.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.30	485^th	590	17.8%
2019	27.47	503^rd	639	21.3%
2021	32.35	368^th	517	28.8%
2022	25.75	530^th	662	19.9%
2023	28.15	500^th	661	24.4%
2024	31.45	442^nd	643	31.3%

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Rank History for White students at Washington Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.66	491^st	889	44.8%
2019	46.78	488^th	905	46.1%
2021	44.84	415^th	813	49.0%
2022	28.93	658^th	898	26.7%
2023	48.42	429^th	895	52.1%
2024	44.03	475^th	875	45.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Washington Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	459	65	17	92	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	633
1989	458	59	14	79	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	610
1990	523	72	7	90	1	n/a	n/a	0	693
1991	510	77	12	96	4	n/a	n/a	0	699
1992	536	80	11	93	1	n/a	n/a	0	721
1993	527	87	11	99	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
1994	503	79	13	98	1	n/a	n/a	0	694
1995	476	88	13	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	696
1996	476	88	13	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	696
1997	507	93	12	111	4	n/a	n/a	0	727
1998	533	97	10	106	3	n/a	n/a	0	749
1999	441	178	6	201	1	n/a	n/a	0	827
2000	411	200	14	208	1	n/a	n/a	0	834
2001	403	172	12	230	0	n/a	n/a	0	817
2002	387	180	14	275	1	n/a	n/a	0	857
2003	387	180	14	275	1	n/a	n/a	0	857
2004	345	189	12	309	2	n/a	n/a	0	857
2005	369	229	7	340	5	n/a	n/a	0	950
2006	313	163	10	276	5	n/a	n/a	3	770
2007	298	150	6	248	1	n/a	n/a	6	709
2008	259	148	7	232	0	n/a	n/a	13	659
2009	262	144	6	217	0	n/a	n/a	18	647
2010	244	137	5	276	0	n/a	n/a	22	684
2011	242	115	6	298	4	1	12	0	678
2012	201	73	4	330	3	2	14	0	627
2013	165	46	4	328	3	4	12	0	562
2014	184	73	8	466	2	2	17	0	752
2015	192	61	10	453	2	1	15	0	734
2016	187	59	11	472	3	0	8	0	740
2017	192	56	8	492	4	1	12	0	765
2018	168	64	10	520	4	1	11	0	778
2019	164	54	11	473	4	1	15	0	722
2020	161	47	10	464	1	0	16	0	699
2021	150	50	11	463	0	1	19	0	694
2022	139	58	9	428	0	1	23	0	658
2023	129	61	9	431	2	1	24	0	657
2024	130	58	16	462	2	0	21	0	689

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	633	35.5	17.8	n/a
1989	610	34.4	17.7	n/a
1990	693	33.9	20.4	n/a
1991	699	36.0	19.4	n/a
1992	721	37.7	19.1	n/a
1993	724	37.6	19.3	n/a
1994	694	38.6	18.0	n/a
1995	696	42.4	16.4	n/a
1996	696	42.4	16.4	n/a
1997	727	44.3	16.4	n/a
1998	749	46.3	16.2	n/a
1999	827	53.0	15.6	n/a
2000	834	53.5	15.6	n/a
2001	817	51.5	15.9	n/a
2002	857	54.5	15.7	40.8
2003	857	54.5	15.7	40.8
2004	857	51.5	16.6	45.5
2005	950	54.6	17.4	47.9
2006	770	45.0	17.1	44.5
2007	709	35.0	20.3	53.5
2008	659	36.0	18.3	55.9
2009	647	45.0	14.4	58.3
2010	684	41.6	16.4	61
2011	678	42.1	16.0	57.1
2012	627	41.6	15.0	62.4
2013	562	37.6	14.9	66.7
2014	752	41.7	18.0	69.5
2015	734	43.0	17.0	72.3
2016	740	46.0	16.0	97.6
2017	765	47.3	16.1	54.9
2018	778	44.2	17.5	49.9
2019	722	46.0	15.6	49.7
2020	699	42.0	16.6	50.1
2021	694	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	658	43.1	15.2	42.7
2023	657	46.0	14.2	46.6
2024	689	42.5	16.2	52.7

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	633	35.5	17.8	n/a
1989	610	34.4	17.7	n/a
1990	693	33.9	20.4	n/a
1991	699	36.0	19.4	n/a
1992	721	37.7	19.1	n/a
1993	724	37.6	19.3	n/a
1994	694	38.6	18.0	n/a
1995	696	42.4	16.4	n/a
1996	696	42.4	16.4	n/a
1997	727	44.3	16.4	n/a
1998	749	46.3	16.2	n/a
1999	827	53.0	15.6	n/a
2000	834	53.5	15.6	n/a
2001	817	51.5	15.9	n/a
2002	857	54.5	15.7	40.8
2003	857	54.5	15.7	40.8
2004	857	51.5	16.6	45.5
2005	950	54.6	17.4	47.9
2006	770	45.0	17.1	44.5
2007	709	35.0	20.3	53.5
2008	659	36.0	18.3	55.9
2009	647	45.0	14.4	58.3
2010	684	41.6	16.4	61
2011	678	42.1	16.0	57.1
2012	627	41.6	15.0	62.4
2013	562	37.6	14.9	66.7
2014	752	41.7	18.0	69.5
2015	734	43.0	17.0	72.3
2016	740	46.0	16.0	97.6
2017	765	47.3	16.1	54.9
2018	778	44.2	17.5	49.9
2019	722	46.0	15.6	49.7
2020	699	42.0	16.6	50.1
2021	694	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	658	43.1	15.2	42.7
2023	657	46.0	14.2	46.6
2024	689	42.5	16.2	52.7

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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