Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 228 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 487 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 77% White, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Washington Elementary School

Summary:

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Marion, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 487 students. The school is part of the Marion CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 215 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School consistently performs above the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 61% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49.8% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, 49.2% of all students were proficient or better, compared to 38% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade ELA, where 56.8% and 67.6% of students, respectively, were proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Washington Elementary School also excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking among the top Illinois elementary schools for African American students, students with low socioeconomic status, and students with disabilities.

While Adams School and Jefferson Elementary School are the closest neighboring schools, Washington Elementary School outperforms them in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. Additionally, Washington Elementary School's per-student spending of $11,592 in 2022-2023 is lower than the spending at Longfellow Elementary School ($12,213) and Lincoln Elementary School ($12,465), suggesting that the school is effectively utilizing its resources to provide a quality education for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

420 E Main St
Marion, IL 62959-2669

(618) 993-8534

District: Marion CUSD 2

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,994

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marion Junior High School
High:	Marion High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.4

Number of students: 487

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.8%

African American:

10.1%

Two or more races:

9.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary School ranks better than 89% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Marion CUSD 2 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.68. (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 Elementary School is $10,994, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Marion CUSD 2 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School 228^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Marion CUSD 2:

SchoolDigger ranks Marion CUSD 2 215^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	72.89	620^th	2020	69.3%
2004	69.08	723^rd	2030	64.4%
2005	58.62	1020^th	2022	49.6%
2006	66.38	830^th	2086	60.2%
2007	66.37	836^th	2095	60.1%
2008	64.94	895^th	2092	57.2%
2009	74.31	590^th	2120	72.2%
2010	74.50	574^th	2139	73.2%
2011	68.01	806^th	2147	62.5%
2012	69.11	768^th	2166	64.5%
2013	65.33	797^th	2167	63.2%
2014	62.50	819^th	2093	60.9%
2015	60.10	712^th	2052	65.3%
2016	72.18	508^th	2046	75.2%
2017	75.90	449^th	2044	78.0%
2018	78.90	395^th	2037	80.6%
2019	78.81	379^th	2086	81.8%
2021	78.02	375^th	1948	80.7%
2022	81.74	348^th	2082	83.3%
2023	85.80	258^th	2077	87.6%
2024	87.68	228^th	2067	89.0%

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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
2018	70.83	18^th	78	76.9%
2019	67.63	22^nd	89	75.3%
2022	67.02	26^th	95	72.6%

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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	71.07	123^rd	763	83.9%
2019	80.12	129^th	1194	89.2%
2021	62.24	165^th	640	74.2%
2022	58.39	301^st	1113	73.0%
2023	71.43	222^nd	1156	80.8%
2024	80.11	163^rd	1195	86.4%

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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	81.00	163^rd	1765	90.8%
2019	77.26	224^th	1816	87.7%
2021	72.57	222^nd	1514	85.3%
2022	89.69	69^th	1763	96.1%
2023	93.50	46^th	1808	97.5%
2024	91.45	54^th	1793	97.0%

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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	77.51	385^th	1964	80.4%
2019	78.83	353^rd	2019	82.5%
2021	74.19	356^th	1680	78.8%
2022	77.47	385^th	1970	80.5%
2023	79.65	338^th	1957	82.7%
2024	80.56	301^st	1942	84.5%

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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	82.16	84^th	907	90.7%
2024	83.97	65^th	886	92.7%

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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	78.34	365^th	1972	81.5%
2019	77.62	374^th	2019	81.5%
2021	75.73	340^th	1707	80.1%
2022	83.56	271^st	1977	86.3%
2023	87.80	194^th	1984	90.2%
2024	90.45	157^th	1959	92.0%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	72.45	107^th	698	84.7%
2024	91.02	22^nd	655	96.6%

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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	67.35	427^th	1463	70.8%
2019	68.43	397^th	1462	72.8%
2021	68.30	350^th	1308	73.2%
2022	69.88	364^th	1425	74.5%
2023	74.88	278^th	1419	80.4%
2024	78.38	227^th	1392	83.7%

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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 Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	715	48	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	769
1989	684	57	7	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	754
1990	764	56	5	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	827
1991	715	55	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	777
1992	713	62	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
1993	741	55	3	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	812
1994	721	48	5	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	794
1995	676	64	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	752
1996	676	64	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	752
1997	658	73	7	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	747
1998	660	66	6	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	741
1999	611	70	3	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	700
2000	597	65	2	10	4	n/a	n/a	0	678
2001	586	57	1	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	661
2002	576	53	6	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	640
2003	576	53	6	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	640
2004	577	63	6	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
2005	599	55	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2006	631	66	4	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	716
2007	608	53	7	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	682
2008	583	67	4	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	674
2009	571	55	2	16	0	n/a	n/a	8	652
2010	541	65	1	19	0	n/a	n/a	6	632
2011	563	43	1	14	0	0	28	0	649
2012	525	40	1	10	0	0	25	0	601
2013	528	34	0	6	0	0	39	0	607
2014	502	28	1	6	0	0	44	0	581
2015	520	25	2	9	0	0	48	0	604
2016	512	37	4	10	0	0	50	0	613
2017	478	37	5	3	0	0	55	0	578
2018	448	34	5	7	2	0	66	0	562
2019	422	40	7	5	2	0	60	0	536
2020	424	46	8	8	2	0	63	0	551
2021	363	39	6	8	2	0	57	0	475
2022	390	34	3	9	3	0	49	0	488
2023	374	49	3	14	2	1	44	0	487

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
1988	769	30.0	25.6	n/a
1989	754	28.0	26.9	n/a
1990	827	27.9	29.6	n/a
1991	777	28.0	27.7	n/a
1992	790	26.0	30.3	n/a
1993	812	29.0	28.0	n/a
1994	794	31.0	25.6	n/a
1995	752	33.0	22.8	n/a
1996	752	33.0	22.8	n/a
1997	747	33.0	22.6	n/a
1998	741	33.0	22.5	n/a
1999	700	33.0	21.2	n/a
2000	678	32.0	21.2	n/a
2001	661	31.0	21.3	n/a
2002	640	34.0	18.8	33
2003	640	34.0	18.8	33
2004	650	34.0	19.1	35.4
2005	665	35.0	19.0	38
2006	716	34.0	21.1	40.1
2007	682	31.0	22.0	39.3
2008	674	30.0	22.5	46.3
2009	652	31.0	21.0	46.3
2010	632	31.0	20.3	51.9
2011	649	29.0	22.3	50.5
2012	601	29.0	20.7	53.4
2013	607	47.4	12.7	56.8
2014	581	28.0	20.7	57.5
2015	604	40.0	15.1	60.3
2016	613	40.0	15.3	56.3
2017	578	34.5	16.7	48.4
2018	562	34.6	16.2	52.5
2019	536	34.0	15.7	48.1
2020	551	36.0	15.2	52.8
2021	475	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	488	36.3	13.4	51.8
2023	487	36.3	13.4	55.2

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
1988	769	30.0	25.6	n/a
1989	754	28.0	26.9	n/a
1990	827	27.9	29.6	n/a
1991	777	28.0	27.7	n/a
1992	790	26.0	30.3	n/a
1993	812	29.0	28.0	n/a
1994	794	31.0	25.6	n/a
1995	752	33.0	22.8	n/a
1996	752	33.0	22.8	n/a
1997	747	33.0	22.6	n/a
1998	741	33.0	22.5	n/a
1999	700	33.0	21.2	n/a
2000	678	32.0	21.2	n/a
2001	661	31.0	21.3	n/a
2002	640	34.0	18.8	33
2003	640	34.0	18.8	33
2004	650	34.0	19.1	35.4
2005	665	35.0	19.0	38
2006	716	34.0	21.1	40.1
2007	682	31.0	22.0	39.3
2008	674	30.0	22.5	46.3
2009	652	31.0	21.0	46.3
2010	632	31.0	20.3	51.9
2011	649	29.0	22.3	50.5
2012	601	29.0	20.7	53.4
2013	607	47.4	12.7	56.8
2014	581	28.0	20.7	57.5
2015	604	40.0	15.1	60.3
2016	613	40.0	15.3	56.3
2017	578	34.5	16.7	48.4
2018	562	34.6	16.2	52.5
2019	536	34.0	15.7	48.1
2020	551	36.0	15.2	52.8
2021	475	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	488	36.3	13.4	51.8
2023	487	36.3	13.4	55.2

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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