Summary:
Washington Middle School is a public middle school located in Johnston City, Illinois, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 311 students. The school is part of the Johnston City CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 605 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Washington Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a ranking between 835-1147 out of 1363-1369 schools over the past 7 years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.5% of students were proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.2% and the district average of 25.8%. In IAR/Mathematics, only 10.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 28.4% and the district average of 17.4%. However, the school's performance on the ISA/Science assessment is slightly better, with 48.6% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2% and the district average of 48.7%.
The nearby schools, such as Carbondale Middle School, Benton Grade School 5-8, and Herrin Middle School, generally outperform Washington Middle School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, some of these nearby schools also have high percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting that Washington Middle School's challenges may be related to broader socioeconomic factors in the region. Additionally, while Washington Middle School's overall performance is low, the school appears to be doing a relatively better job in supporting its homeless student population, ranking in the top 50% of Illinois middle schools for this subgroup. Conversely, the school's performance for its disabled student population is among the lowest in the state, ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois middle schools.
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Detail:
Public 5-8
District:
Johnston City CUSD 1
SchoolDigger Rank:
1031st of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,665
Students who attend Washington Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Washington Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.5
Number of students: 311
Racial breakdown:
White:
89.7%
Two or more races:
6.8%
Hispanic:
2.9%
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African American:
0.3%
Asian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.8%
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