Is Washington H Elementary School a good school?

Washington H Elementary School ranks 1360 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington H Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 245 students attended Washington H Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington H Elementary School?

Students at Washington H Elementary School are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Washington H Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington H Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Harlan Community Academy High School

Washington H Elementary School

Summary:

Washington H Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 245 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Washington H Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 36.8% to 46.1%, which are much higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, the school's math proficiency rates range from 8.6% to 0% proficient or better across all grades. Student group performance is uneven, with female, male, and low socioeconomic status students performing significantly below state averages, while African American students perform better relative to the state.

Despite increased spending per student, from $13,827 in 2019-2020 to $21,255 in 2022-2023, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvement. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes at Washington H Elementary School. The school and district will need to implement comprehensive strategies to address the challenges of chronic absenteeism, academic performance gaps, and uneven student group outcomes to provide a high-quality education for all students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

9130 S University Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-7922

(773) 535-6225

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1360^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,779

Students who attend Washington H Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harlan Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 245

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.1%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington H Elementary School ranks worse than 65.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 157^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.2. (See more...)

Compare Details Washington H Elementary School ranks worse than 62% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.5. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington H Elementary School is $24,779, which is the 94^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

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Washington H Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington H Elementary School 1360^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Washington H Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Washington H Elementary School 845^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Washington H Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	14.30	1734^th	2020	14.2%
2004	13.92	1779^th	2030	12.4%
2005	11.44	1815^th	2022	10.2%
2006	18.58	1802^nd	2086	13.6%
2007	12.65	1890^th	2095	9.8%
2008	21.03	1759^th	2092	15.9%
2009	13.51	1907^th	2120	10.0%
2010	30.25	1644^th	2139	23.1%
2011	30.53	1635^th	2147	23.8%
2012	26.81	1727^th	2166	20.3%
2013	25.90	1683^rd	2167	22.3%
2014	34.72	1433^rd	2093	31.5%
2015	13.64	1886^th	2052	8.1%
2016	12.43	1905^th	2046	6.9%
2017	11.42	1923^rd	2044	5.9%
2018	10.70	1947^th	2037	4.4%
2019	10.42	2002^nd	2086	4.0%
2022	11.95	2002^nd	2082	3.8%
2023	18.93	1711^th	2077	17.6%
2024	31.20	1360^th	2067	34.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.51	1660^th	1765	5.9%
2019	16.74	1702^nd	1816	6.3%
2022	17.80	1656^th	1763	6.1%
2023	28.69	1367^th	1808	24.4%
2024	47.61	852^nd	1793	52.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.24	1894^th	1964	3.6%
2019	9.02	1972^nd	2019	2.3%
2022	9.62	1964^th	1970	0.3%
2023	18.92	1644^th	1957	16.0%
2024	31.58	1282^nd	1942	34.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.12	1842^nd	1972	6.6%
2019	13.81	1865^th	2019	7.6%
2022	15.47	1785^th	1977	9.7%
2023	14.13	1827^th	1984	7.9%
2024	34.71	1202^nd	1959	38.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.20	562^nd	698	19.5%
2019	26.59	585^th	711	17.7%
2022	27.07	574^th	684	16.1%
2023	40.42	368^th	692	46.8%
2024	63.68	148^th	655	77.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	31.53	863^rd	1185	27.2%
2004	18.04	978^th	1204	18.8%
2005	24.04	943^rd	1209	22.0%
2006	30.37	974^th	1272	23.4%
2007	27.33	1012^th	1287	21.4%
2008	22.63	1061^st	1293	17.9%
2009	36.64	950^th	1318	27.9%
2010	32.60	999^th	1327	24.7%
2011	48.58	786^th	1344	41.5%
2012	36.78	970^th	1365	28.9%
2013	32.89	981^st	1367	28.2%
2014	22.80	1080^th	1322	18.3%
2015	11.88	1224^th	1302	6.0%
2016	22.02	1059^th	1294	18.2%
2017	9.40	1254^th	1293	3.0%
2018	11.35	1222^nd	1293	5.5%
2019	9.85	1304^th	1356	3.8%
2022	13.51	1282^nd	1369	6.4%
2023	21.56	1084^th	1367	20.7%
2024	33.50	845^th	1363	38.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.26	1070^th	1161	7.8%
2019	12.22	1173^rd	1217	3.6%
2022	17.70	1140^th	1221	6.6%
2023	33.15	843^rd	1234	31.7%
2024	47.05	571^st	1219	53.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.17	1160^th	1226	5.4%
2019	11.67	1192^nd	1276	6.6%
2022	14.79	1166^th	1286	9.3%
2023	23.66	975^th	1275	23.5%
2024	31.57	821^st	1251	34.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.46	1171^st	1223	4.3%
2019	9.84	1272^nd	1296	1.9%
2022	15.20	1175^th	1286	8.6%
2023	21.98	1027^th	1292	20.5%
2024	35.01	753^rd	1264	40.4%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Washington H Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.10	401^st	511	21.5%
2019	22.88	504^th	565	10.8%
2022	29.64	443^rd	573	22.7%
2023	46.65	249^th	569	56.2%
2024	60.13	150^th	548	72.6%

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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 H Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	2	579	n/a	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	592
1990	2	634	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	638
1991	2	680	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
1992	2	648	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
1993	3	643	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	647
1994	2	657	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	662
1995	1	673	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	674
1996	1	673	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	674
1997	1	768	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	769
1998	0	726	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
1999	0	750	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
2000	3	719	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	722
2001	1	723	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
2002	1	747	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	749
2003	1	747	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	749
2004	1	709	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	710
2005	0	713	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	713
2006	0	672	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	5	678
2007	0	669	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	4	675
2008	0	646	0	2	3	n/a	n/a	8	659
2009	1	683	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
2010	0	593	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	596
2011	0	567	0	3	0	0	1	0	571
2012	0	540	0	7	0	0	0	0	547
2013	1	514	0	3	0	0	0	0	518
2014	0	491	0	6	0	0	0	0	497
2015	0	431	0	4	0	0	0	0	435
2016	0	409	0	4	0	0	0	0	413
2017	0	365	0	3	1	0	0	0	369
2018	0	314	0	1	0	0	0	0	315
2019	0	312	0	1	2	0	1	0	316
2020	0	318	0	6	1	0	0	0	325
2021	0	271	0	3	0	1	0	0	275
2022	0	222	0	1	0	1	0	0	224
2023	0	233	0	9	0	1	2	0	245

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 H Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	592	33.0	17.9	n/a
1990	638	33.0	19.3	n/a
1991	682	38.0	17.9	n/a
1992	651	36.0	18.0	n/a
1993	647	37.0	17.5	n/a
1994	662	38.0	17.4	n/a
1995	674	33.0	20.4	n/a
1996	674	33.0	20.4	n/a
1997	769	30.0	25.6	n/a
1998	726	37.0	19.6	n/a
1999	751	40.0	18.8	n/a
2000	722	35.0	20.6	n/a
2001	724	41.2	17.6	n/a
2002	749	38.0	19.7	98.3
2003	749	38.0	19.7	98.3
2004	710	32.2	22.0	96.6
2005	713	38.5	18.5	99.3
2006	678	38.5	17.6	97.3
2007	675	28.0	24.1	99
2008	659	32.0	20.6	93.7
2009	687	34.5	19.9	89.7
2010	596	34.0	17.5	97
2011	571	30.0	19.0	93.2
2012	547	32.0	17.0	99.1
2013	518	34.1	15.1	97.3
2014	497	30.0	16.5	96.4
2015	435	28.0	15.5	96.6
2016	413	24.0	17.2	97.1
2017	369	22.0	16.7	97.6
2018	315	20.4	15.3	99.4
2019	316	21.0	15.0	98.7
2020	325	20.0	16.2	99.1
2021	275	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	224	20.5	10.9	96
2023	245	20.5	11.9	98

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 H Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	592	33.0	17.9	n/a
1990	638	33.0	19.3	n/a
1991	682	38.0	17.9	n/a
1992	651	36.0	18.0	n/a
1993	647	37.0	17.5	n/a
1994	662	38.0	17.4	n/a
1995	674	33.0	20.4	n/a
1996	674	33.0	20.4	n/a
1997	769	30.0	25.6	n/a
1998	726	37.0	19.6	n/a
1999	751	40.0	18.8	n/a
2000	722	35.0	20.6	n/a
2001	724	41.2	17.6	n/a
2002	749	38.0	19.7	98.3
2003	749	38.0	19.7	98.3
2004	710	32.2	22.0	96.6
2005	713	38.5	18.5	99.3
2006	678	38.5	17.6	97.3
2007	675	28.0	24.1	99
2008	659	32.0	20.6	93.7
2009	687	34.5	19.9	89.7
2010	596	34.0	17.5	97
2011	571	30.0	19.0	93.2
2012	547	32.0	17.0	99.1
2013	518	34.1	15.1	97.3
2014	497	30.0	16.5	96.4
2015	435	28.0	15.5	96.6
2016	413	24.0	17.2	97.1
2017	369	22.0	16.7	97.6
2018	315	20.4	15.3	99.4
2019	316	21.0	15.0	98.7
2020	325	20.0	16.2	99.1
2021	275	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	224	20.5	10.9	96
2023	245	20.5	11.9	98

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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