Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 1391 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 270 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 66% White, 14% Two or more races, 12% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Jacksonville Middle School High : Jacksonville High School

Washington Elementary School

Summary:

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Jacksonville, Illinois, serving 231 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Jacksonville School District 117, which is ranked 594 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance and student attendance. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.6% in 2023-2024 to 28.1% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.4% of students were proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts, compared to 30.8% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students with special needs and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to the surrounding schools, and these subgroups are consistently performing lower than the overall school rankings.

When comparing Washington Elementary School to the nearby Eisenhower Elementary School, which is only 1.76 miles away, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming academically. Eisenhower Elementary School has significantly higher academic performance in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Furthermore, Washington Elementary School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from a high of 972 out of 1,948 Illinois elementary schools in 2020-2021 to a low of 1,499 out of 2,077 in 2022-2023, suggesting that the school is struggling to improve its academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

524 S Kosciusko St
Jacksonville, IL 62650-2865

(217) 243-6711

District: Jacksonville School District 117

SchoolDigger Rank:
1391^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,590

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jacksonville Middle School
High:	Jacksonville High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 270

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Two or more races:

13.7%

African American:

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary School ranks worse than 67.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Jacksonville School District 117. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.2. (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 School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (66.3%), two or more races (13.7%), African American (12.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is 13.9. 4 elementary schools in the Jacksonville School District 117 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Washington Elementary School employs 19.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary School is $13,590. 5 elementary schools in the Jacksonville School District 117 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School 1391^st 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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Jacksonville School District 117:

SchoolDigger ranks Jacksonville School District 117 594^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	69.15	737^th	2020	63.5%
2004	39.66	1417^th	2030	30.2%
2005	57.82	1047^th	2022	48.2%
2006	60.84	1028^th	2086	50.7%
2007	61.95	979^th	2095	53.3%
2008	70.69	695^th	2092	66.8%
2009	75.91	521^st	2120	75.4%
2010	47.60	1339^th	2139	37.4%
2011	59.79	1047^th	2147	51.2%
2012	35.97	1578^th	2166	27.1%
2013	25.65	1689^th	2167	22.1%
2014	24.10	1673^rd	2093	20.1%
2015	29.19	1435^th	2052	30.1%
2016	31.43	1387^th	2046	32.2%
2017	30.88	1387^th	2044	32.1%
2018	32.15	1369^th	2037	32.8%
2019	33.88	1349^th	2086	35.3%
2021	44.06	972^nd	1948	50.1%
2022	35.76	1257^th	2082	39.6%
2023	26.11	1499^th	2077	27.8%
2024	30.20	1391^st	2067	32.7%

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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
2018	34.03	53^rd	78	32.1%

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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	40.50	387^th	763	49.3%
2022	39.78	557^th	1113	50.0%
2023	32.53	740^th	1156	36.0%
2024	17.53	1128^th	1195	5.6%

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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	33.26	1230^th	1765	30.3%
2019	38.05	1158^th	1816	36.2%
2021	54.31	538^th	1514	64.5%
2022	35.59	1126^th	1763	36.1%
2023	33.64	1205^th	1808	33.4%
2024	35.10	1183^rd	1793	34.0%

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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	38.80	1170^th	1964	40.4%
2019	32.91	1324^th	2019	34.4%
2021	40.25	921^st	1680	45.2%
2022	38.29	1125^th	1970	42.9%
2023	20.43	1586^th	1957	19.0%
2024	30.66	1304^th	1942	32.9%

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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	48.36	356^th	907	60.7%
2024	19.69	852^nd	886	3.8%

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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	26.99	1448^th	1972	26.6%
2019	33.79	1307^th	2019	35.3%
2021	45.97	819^th	1707	52.0%
2022	31.81	1269^th	1977	35.8%
2023	31.38	1289^th	1984	35.0%
2024	30.50	1306^th	1959	33.3%

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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	21.82	1236^th	1463	15.5%
2019	23.99	1184^th	1462	19.0%
2021	36.06	866^th	1308	33.8%
2022	23.13	1180^th	1425	17.2%
2023	11.64	1344^th	1419	5.3%
2024	21.90	1158^th	1392	16.8%

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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	275	32	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	310
1990	261	43	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	308
1991	280	40	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
1992	275	51	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
1993	264	46	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
1994	266	52	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1995	242	36	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	286
1996	242	36	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	286
1997	249	40	3	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1998	250	51	2	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
1999	255	45	3	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	316
2000	227	57	2	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	297
2001	223	54	5	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	295
2002	209	46	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	263
2003	209	46	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	263
2004	196	48	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
2005	209	40	9	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	263
2006	207	29	8	4	0	n/a	n/a	21	269
2007	198	23	9	4	1	n/a	n/a	27	262
2008	185	22	9	6	1	n/a	n/a	27	250
2009	171	34	5	9	3	n/a	n/a	25	247
2010	218	28	3	8	3	n/a	n/a	30	290
2011	182	24	0	9	1	0	31	0	247
2012	204	37	1	10	1	0	40	0	293
2013	243	47	4	22	1	0	46	0	363
2014	222	48	2	12	0	0	49	0	333
2015	207	39	0	11	0	0	57	0	314
2016	221	42	1	10	0	1	51	0	326
2017	184	39	2	15	0	0	50	0	290
2018	186	37	7	16	1	0	54	0	301
2019	173	28	3	11	2	0	44	0	261
2020	156	21	1	11	4	0	33	0	226
2021	144	31	2	13	3	0	24	0	217
2022	152	34	2	11	0	0	29	0	228
2023	159	22	4	11	0	0	35	0	231
2024	179	33	3	17	1	0	37	0	270

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	310	15.0	20.6	n/a
1990	308	16.0	19.2	n/a
1991	324	16.0	20.2	n/a
1992	333	17.0	19.5	n/a
1993	312	18.0	17.3	n/a
1994	323	18.5	17.5	n/a
1995	286	17.3	16.5	n/a
1996	286	17.3	16.5	n/a
1997	301	18.3	16.4	n/a
1998	314	17.8	17.6	n/a
1999	316	19.0	16.6	n/a
2000	297	18.0	16.5	n/a
2001	295	17.0	17.4	n/a
2002	263	18.0	14.6	46.4
2003	263	18.0	14.6	46.4
2004	258	17.0	15.2	55.4
2005	263	18.0	14.6	56.7
2006	269	16.0	16.8	63.3
2007	262	15.0	17.5	62.1
2008	250	14.0	17.9	59.6
2009	247	18.0	13.7	75.2
2010	290	19.0	15.2	74.2
2011	247	18.0	13.7	61.1
2012	293	18.0	16.2	66.9
2013	363	23.4	15.4	99.2
2014	333	20.0	16.6	98.2
2015	314	15.0	20.9	99
2016	326	20.0	16.3	99.1
2017	290	20.0	14.5	69.3
2018	301	19.0	15.8	67.4
2019	261	16.0	16.3	70.9
2020	226	16.0	14.1	59.3
2021	217	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	228	20.6	11.0	65.8
2023	231	18.6	12.3	71.9
2024	270	19.3	13.9	67.4

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	310	15.0	20.6	n/a
1990	308	16.0	19.2	n/a
1991	324	16.0	20.2	n/a
1992	333	17.0	19.5	n/a
1993	312	18.0	17.3	n/a
1994	323	18.5	17.5	n/a
1995	286	17.3	16.5	n/a
1996	286	17.3	16.5	n/a
1997	301	18.3	16.4	n/a
1998	314	17.8	17.6	n/a
1999	316	19.0	16.6	n/a
2000	297	18.0	16.5	n/a
2001	295	17.0	17.4	n/a
2002	263	18.0	14.6	46.4
2003	263	18.0	14.6	46.4
2004	258	17.0	15.2	55.4
2005	263	18.0	14.6	56.7
2006	269	16.0	16.8	63.3
2007	262	15.0	17.5	62.1
2008	250	14.0	17.9	59.6
2009	247	18.0	13.7	75.2
2010	290	19.0	15.2	74.2
2011	247	18.0	13.7	61.1
2012	293	18.0	16.2	66.9
2013	363	23.4	15.4	99.2
2014	333	20.0	16.6	98.2
2015	314	15.0	20.9	99
2016	326	20.0	16.3	99.1
2017	290	20.0	14.5	69.3
2018	301	19.0	15.8	67.4
2019	261	16.0	16.3	70.9
2020	226	16.0	14.1	59.3
2021	217	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	228	20.6	11.0	65.8
2023	231	18.6	12.3	71.9
2024	270	19.3	13.9	67.4

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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