Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 1461 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 209 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Washington Elementary School

Summary:

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Pontiac, Illinois, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 205 students. The school is part of the Pontiac CCSD 429 district, which is ranked 707 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.1% in 2019-2020 to 26.4% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the district and state 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 25.6% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 27% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 11.8%, compared to 10.6% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also struggles with the performance of students with disabilities, who ranked in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Central Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School, also part of the Pontiac CCSD 429 district, show similar patterns of low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that the challenges faced by Washington Elementary School are not unique but rather systemic within the district. However, one notable exception is Saunemin Elementary School, which is located approximately 10 miles from Washington Elementary School but is part of a different district (Saunemin CCSD 438) and consistently outperforms Washington Elementary School and the state averages in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates.

Detail:

Public 4-5

400 N Morrow St
Pontiac, IL 61764-1496

(815) 844-3687

District: Pontiac CCSD 429

SchoolDigger Rank:
1461^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,793

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pontiac Junior High School
High:	Pontiac High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 209

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

10.5%

African American:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary School ranks worse than 70.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.16. (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 Racial makeup is: White (77.5%), Hispanic (10.5%), African American (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Pontiac CCSD 429 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is 10.9. 1 elementary schools in the Pontiac CCSD 429 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Washington Elementary School employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary School is $16,793, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Pontiac CCSD 429 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School 1461^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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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

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Pontiac CCSD 429:

SchoolDigger ranks Pontiac CCSD 429 707^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	35.51	1466^th	2020	27.4%
2004	56.29	1092^nd	2030	46.2%
2005	48.65	1258^th	2022	37.8%
2006	59.18	1078^th	2086	48.3%
2007	61.22	997^th	2095	52.4%
2008	57.70	1101^st	2092	47.4%
2009	55.49	1138^th	2120	46.3%
2010	57.18	1116^th	2139	47.8%
2011	42.63	1429^th	2147	33.4%
2012	44.63	1416^th	2166	34.6%
2013	46.87	1226^th	2167	43.4%
2014	50.75	1078^th	2093	48.5%
2015	32.89	1329^th	2052	35.2%
2016	37.14	1239^th	2046	39.4%
2017	41.94	1123^rd	2044	45.1%
2018	39.16	1200^th	2037	41.1%
2019	31.67	1407^th	2086	32.6%
2021	35.64	1158^th	1948	40.6%
2022	36.70	1241^st	2082	40.4%
2023	29.85	1399^th	2077	32.6%
2024	28.16	1461^st	2067	29.3%

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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	21.05	66^th	78	15.4%
2019	21.58	69^th	89	22.5%

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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	43.49	346^th	763	54.7%
2019	36.41	701^st	1194	41.3%
2021	29.72	451^st	640	29.5%
2022	35.09	652^nd	1113	41.4%
2023	21.59	1022^nd	1156	11.6%
2024	27.79	887^th	1195	25.8%

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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	42.29	995^th	1765	43.6%
2019	42.18	1028^th	1816	43.4%
2021	42.58	797^th	1514	47.4%
2022	39.45	1032^nd	1763	41.5%
2023	31.73	1267^th	1808	29.9%
2024	37.91	1118^th	1793	37.6%

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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	43.74	1064^th	1964	45.8%
2019	37.39	1226^th	2019	39.3%
2021	38.67	951^st	1680	43.4%
2022	36.50	1167^th	1970	40.8%
2023	27.14	1394^th	1957	28.8%
2024	30.29	1322^nd	1942	31.9%

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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	27.40	695^th	907	23.4%
2024	39.02	492^nd	886	44.5%

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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	36.27	1202^nd	1972	39.0%
2019	29.28	1423^rd	2019	29.5%
2021	28.93	1172^nd	1707	31.3%
2022	36.62	1164^th	1977	41.1%
2023	31.69	1281^st	1984	35.4%
2024	27.91	1370^th	1959	30.1%

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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	51.33	415^th	938	55.8%
2019	31.36	696^th	955	27.1%
2021	37.02	444^th	742	40.2%
2022	27.98	732^nd	954	23.3%
2023	24.26	815^th	970	16.0%

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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	22.53	1218^th	1463	16.7%
2019	15.33	1328^th	1462	9.2%
2021	22.94	1089^th	1308	16.7%
2022	21.23	1207^th	1425	15.3%
2023	13.95	1303^rd	1419	8.2%
2024	13.38	1292^nd	1392	7.2%

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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
1988	274	3	4	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	289
1989	292	4	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	297
1990	260	5	1	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	272
1991	282	4	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
1992	303	3	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	316
1993	288	2	1	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1994	289	5	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	304
1995	312	4	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
1996	312	4	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
1997	302	9	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
1998	321	11	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1999	304	15	4	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2000	307	14	4	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2001	282	17	6	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2002	251	11	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2003	251	11	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2004	245	10	0	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
2005	255	8	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	9	285
2006	264	12	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	7	294
2007	291	12	0	11	1	n/a	n/a	23	338
2008	246	7	0	7	1	n/a	n/a	19	280
2009	260	0	0	9	3	n/a	n/a	18	290
2010	243	4	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	20	276
2011	228	9	0	33	1	0	11	0	282
2012	214	11	0	33	2	0	6	0	266
2013	211	7	0	27	0	0	11	0	256
2014	206	6	0	20	0	1	12	0	245
2015	226	3	3	24	0	0	14	0	270
2016	211	3	2	25	0	0	19	0	260
2017	197	9	2	26	0	0	21	0	255
2018	200	8	3	36	0	0	22	0	269
2019	183	19	0	39	1	0	17	0	259
2020	168	14	0	41	0	0	14	0	237
2021	164	8	1	39	0	0	16	0	228
2022	176	9	1	30	0	0	15	0	231
2023	150	11	1	29	0	0	14	0	205
2024	162	11	2	22	1	0	11	0	209

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	289	16.0	18.0	n/a
1989	297	17.6	16.8	n/a
1990	272	17.2	15.8	n/a
1991	296	17.2	17.2	n/a
1992	316	16.0	19.7	n/a
1993	301	15.0	20.1	n/a
1994	304	16.0	19.0	n/a
1995	321	17.0	18.9	n/a
1996	321	17.0	18.9	n/a
1997	322	19.0	16.9	n/a
1998	347	20.0	17.4	n/a
1999	338	20.0	16.9	n/a
2000	338	19.0	17.8	n/a
2001	321	21.0	15.3	n/a
2002	277	18.0	15.4	35.7
2003	277	18.0	15.4	35.7
2004	272	20.0	13.6	36
2005	285	21.0	13.6	43.8
2006	294	19.8	14.8	39
2007	338	19.0	17.8	36.8
2008	280	19.0	14.7	40.2
2009	290	22.4	12.9	47.4
2010	276	17.0	16.1	51.6
2011	282	15.0	18.8	56
2012	266	15.0	17.7	56
2013	256	16.7	15.2	53.9
2014	245	n/a	n/a	50.6
2015	270	19.0	14.2	54.4
2016	260	19.0	13.6	53.1
2017	255	19.3	13.1	58
2018	269	20.4	13.1	59.5
2019	259	20.5	12.6	49
2020	237	20.5	11.5	51.1
2021	228	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	231	20.5	11.2	50.6
2023	205	19.7	10.3	58.5
2024	209	19.0	10.9	60.8

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	289	16.0	18.0	n/a
1989	297	17.6	16.8	n/a
1990	272	17.2	15.8	n/a
1991	296	17.2	17.2	n/a
1992	316	16.0	19.7	n/a
1993	301	15.0	20.1	n/a
1994	304	16.0	19.0	n/a
1995	321	17.0	18.9	n/a
1996	321	17.0	18.9	n/a
1997	322	19.0	16.9	n/a
1998	347	20.0	17.4	n/a
1999	338	20.0	16.9	n/a
2000	338	19.0	17.8	n/a
2001	321	21.0	15.3	n/a
2002	277	18.0	15.4	35.7
2003	277	18.0	15.4	35.7
2004	272	20.0	13.6	36
2005	285	21.0	13.6	43.8
2006	294	19.8	14.8	39
2007	338	19.0	17.8	36.8
2008	280	19.0	14.7	40.2
2009	290	22.4	12.9	47.4
2010	276	17.0	16.1	51.6
2011	282	15.0	18.8	56
2012	266	15.0	17.7	56
2013	256	16.7	15.2	53.9
2014	245	n/a	n/a	50.6
2015	270	19.0	14.2	54.4
2016	260	19.0	13.6	53.1
2017	255	19.3	13.1	58
2018	269	20.4	13.1	59.5
2019	259	20.5	12.6	49
2020	237	20.5	11.5	51.1
2021	228	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	231	20.5	11.2	50.6
2023	205	19.7	10.3	58.5
2024	209	19.0	10.9	60.8

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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