Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 475 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 424 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 41% White, 34% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Nichols Middle School High : Evanston Township High School

Washington Elementary School

Summary:

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Evanston, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 448 students. The school is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 district, which is ranked 217 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally higher than the state averages, and often on par with or exceeding the Evanston CCSD 65 district averages. The school's 5th-grade students consistently perform well, with proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics exceeding the district and state averages. However, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students have struggled, with lower proficiency rates and rankings compared to the state and district.

Compared to nearby schools, Washington Elementary School's academic performance is generally stronger than Oakton Elementary School, but not as strong as some other nearby schools, such as Dewey Elementary and Lincoln Elementary. The school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has increased significantly in recent years, and this may be influenced by the school's significant population of low-socioeconomic status students.

Detail:

Public K-5

914 Ashland Ave
Evanston, IL 60202-1606

(847) 905-4901

District: Evanston CCSD 65

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,828

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nichols Middle School
High:	Evanston Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.3

Number of students: 424

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

Hispanic:

34.2%

African American:

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary School ranks better than 77% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 9^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.19. (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 Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District. Student population at Washington Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.8%), Hispanic (34.2%), African American (14.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is 10.3. 6 elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Washington Elementary School employs 40.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary School is $25,828. 8 elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School 475^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

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White students:

Evanston CCSD 65:

SchoolDigger ranks Evanston CCSD 65 217^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Washington Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	35.13	1470^th	2020	27.2%
2004	48.30	1243^rd	2030	38.8%
2005	30.58	1581^st	2022	21.8%
2006	63.81	931^st	2086	55.4%
2007	78.19	355^th	2095	83.1%
2008	61.82	990^th	2092	52.7%
2009	61.50	1002^nd	2120	52.7%
2010	64.16	937^th	2139	56.2%
2011	69.35	762^nd	2147	64.5%
2012	71.61	674^th	2166	68.9%
2013	72.11	607^th	2167	72.0%
2014	73.48	547^th	2093	73.9%
2015	70.96	516^th	2052	74.9%
2016	76.02	443^rd	2046	78.3%
2017	75.00	470^th	2044	77.0%
2018	73.43	490^th	2037	75.9%
2019	76.24	430^th	2086	79.4%
2021	71.35	484^th	1948	75.2%
2022	75.91	460^th	2082	77.9%
2023	76.74	432^nd	2077	79.2%
2024	75.19	475^th	2067	77.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	80.43	13^th	89	85.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.09	317^th	718	55.8%
2019	48.93	301^st	743	59.5%
2022	46.10	347^th	768	54.8%
2023	37.42	492^nd	788	37.6%
2024	36.85	528^th	826	36.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.84	185^th	763	75.8%
2019	75.02	165^th	1194	86.2%
2022	66.38	226^th	1113	79.7%
2023	47.36	498^th	1156	56.9%
2024	55.24	415^th	1195	65.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.13	703^rd	1765	60.2%
2019	56.61	641^st	1816	64.7%
2021	57.99	457^th	1514	69.8%
2022	52.17	727^th	1763	58.8%
2023	54.30	706^th	1808	61.0%
2024	45.46	912^th	1793	49.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.30	400^th	1964	79.6%
2019	75.06	432^nd	2019	78.6%
2021	67.28	460^th	1680	72.6%
2022	73.84	459^th	1970	76.7%
2023	75.63	408^th	1957	79.2%
2024	76.33	382^nd	1942	80.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.54	401^st	907	55.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.56	526^th	1972	73.3%
2019	75.53	422^nd	2019	79.1%
2021	65.71	480^th	1707	71.9%
2022	76.30	405^th	1977	79.5%
2023	75.28	418^th	1984	78.9%
2024	70.79	499^th	1959	74.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.83	116^th	698	83.4%
2019	73.43	98^th	711	86.2%
2023	71.05	101^st	692	85.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.72	463^rd	938	50.6%
2019	46.61	472^nd	955	50.6%
2021	61.35	168^th	742	77.4%
2022	56.51	334^th	954	65.0%
2023	65.20	230^th	970	76.3%
2024	75.21	141^st	959	85.3%

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Rank History for White students at Washington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.96	98^th	1463	93.3%
2019	90.23	66^th	1462	95.5%
2021	90.96	65^th	1308	95.0%
2022	95.70	19^th	1425	98.7%
2023	91.96	54^th	1419	96.2%
2024	74.10	290^th	1392	79.2%

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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 Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	175	167	1	113	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	456
1990	186	153	1	123	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	463
1991	183	143	1	145	0	n/a	n/a	0	472
1992	209	135	2	157	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1993	219	129	4	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1994	209	133	7	201	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
1995	184	182	5	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1996	184	182	5	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1997	169	177	5	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	479
1998	147	182	6	143	1	n/a	n/a	0	479
1999	134	181	5	143	1	n/a	n/a	0	464
2000	136	182	6	153	3	n/a	n/a	0	480
2001	139	188	10	172	3	n/a	n/a	0	512
2002	146	165	14	177	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
2003	146	165	14	177	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
2004	177	138	11	243	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
2005	173	130	13	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2006	158	113	14	215	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
2007	145	103	15	194	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
2008	142	93	13	168	1	n/a	n/a	20	437
2009	145	89	11	152	1	n/a	n/a	33	431
2010	170	97	8	159	3	n/a	n/a	34	471
2011	182	90	5	172	1	0	27	0	477
2012	188	82	8	179	1	0	33	0	491
2013	197	70	9	179	1	0	39	0	495
2014	221	72	6	183	1	0	41	0	524
2015	213	75	8	190	1	0	35	0	522
2016	224	68	7	185	1	0	41	0	526
2017	224	66	6	200	0	0	49	0	545
2018	227	72	6	200	0	0	53	0	558
2019	230	64	6	188	0	0	48	0	536
2020	232	57	5	186	1	0	50	0	531
2021	233	60	6	182	1	0	42	0	524
2022	209	62	8	166	1	0	39	0	485
2023	188	62	9	153	0	0	36	0	448
2024	173	60	9	145	0	0	37	0	424

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	456	30.2	15.0	n/a
1990	463	32.2	14.3	n/a
1991	472	35.4	13.3	n/a
1992	503	37.4	13.4	n/a
1993	532	38.5	13.8	n/a
1994	550	40.0	13.8	n/a
1995	511	35.5	14.4	n/a
1996	511	35.5	14.4	n/a
1997	479	34.5	13.9	n/a
1998	479	35.3	13.6	n/a
1999	464	39.2	11.8	n/a
2000	480	38.8	12.4	n/a
2001	512	39.2	13.1	n/a
2002	502	38.2	13.1	50.6
2003	502	38.2	13.1	50.6
2004	569	37.6	15.1	51.5
2005	536	37.6	14.3	55.4
2006	500	37.7	13.3	54.6
2007	457	38.0	12.0	55.6
2008	437	36.0	12.1	56.8
2009	431	36.8	11.7	58.5
2010	471	38.7	12.1	57.4
2011	477	38.7	12.3	50.3
2012	491	39.7	12.3	46.2
2013	495	29.8	16.5	44
2014	524	38.4	13.6	44.3
2015	522	38.0	13.7	47.9
2016	526	41.0	12.8	43.2
2017	545	39.5	13.7	46.1
2018	558	38.6	14.4	44.6
2019	536	39.1	13.6	41.2
2020	531	38.8	13.6	37.3
2021	524	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	485	38.7	12.5	34.4
2023	448	39.0	11.4	40.4
2024	424	40.8	10.3	39.9

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	456	30.2	15.0	n/a
1990	463	32.2	14.3	n/a
1991	472	35.4	13.3	n/a
1992	503	37.4	13.4	n/a
1993	532	38.5	13.8	n/a
1994	550	40.0	13.8	n/a
1995	511	35.5	14.4	n/a
1996	511	35.5	14.4	n/a
1997	479	34.5	13.9	n/a
1998	479	35.3	13.6	n/a
1999	464	39.2	11.8	n/a
2000	480	38.8	12.4	n/a
2001	512	39.2	13.1	n/a
2002	502	38.2	13.1	50.6
2003	502	38.2	13.1	50.6
2004	569	37.6	15.1	51.5
2005	536	37.6	14.3	55.4
2006	500	37.7	13.3	54.6
2007	457	38.0	12.0	55.6
2008	437	36.0	12.1	56.8
2009	431	36.8	11.7	58.5
2010	471	38.7	12.1	57.4
2011	477	38.7	12.3	50.3
2012	491	39.7	12.3	46.2
2013	495	29.8	16.5	44
2014	524	38.4	13.6	44.3
2015	522	38.0	13.7	47.9
2016	526	41.0	12.8	43.2
2017	545	39.5	13.7	46.1
2018	558	38.6	14.4	44.6
2019	536	39.1	13.6	41.2
2020	531	38.8	13.6	37.3
2021	524	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	485	38.7	12.5	34.4
2023	448	39.0	11.4	40.4
2024	424	40.8	10.3	39.9

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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