Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 1534 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 400 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Robert E Abbott Middle School High : Waukegan High School

Washington Elementary School

Summary:

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waukegan, Illinois, serving around 400 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 district, which is ranked 745 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating in the 2020-2021 school year. The school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.1% to 50.4% over the past 5 school years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Washington Elementary students perform poorly, with only 14.8% proficient or better in ELA and 15.3% in math, compared to 17% and 10.8% for the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% for the state, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd grade ELA and math, where only 3.1% and 12.5% of students were proficient or better in 2023-2024.

The nearby North Elementary, Glen Flora Elementary, and Hyde Park Elementary schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 district also perform poorly, but the Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School, also in the Waukegan district, significantly outperforms Washington Elementary and the district as a whole. The high rates of poverty and English Language Learners at Washington Elementary and the surrounding Waukegan schools may be contributing factors to the low academic performance, and the district's overall low ranking suggests systemic challenges that may be impacting all schools within the district.

Detail:

Public K-5

110 S Orchard Ave
Waukegan, IL 60085-5049

(224) 303-2220

District: Waukegan CUSD 60

SchoolDigger Rank:
1534^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,334

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Robert E Abbott Middle School
High:	Waukegan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 400

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

African American:

9.3%

White:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary School ranks worse than 74.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 7^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.38. (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 Waukegan CUSD 60 School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary School is $22,334. 9 elementary schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School 1534^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Waukegan CUSD 60:

SchoolDigger ranks Waukegan CUSD 60 745^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	22.30	1641^st	2020	18.8%
2004	34.87	1503^rd	2030	26.0%
2005	42.58	1379^th	2022	31.8%
2006	51.23	1281^st	2086	38.6%
2007	34.33	1616^th	2095	22.9%
2008	50.62	1258^th	2092	39.9%
2009	44.31	1384^th	2120	34.7%
2010	35.36	1565^th	2139	26.8%
2011	45.52	1380^th	2147	35.7%
2012	46.07	1384^th	2166	36.1%
2013	25.96	1680^th	2167	22.5%
2014	27.64	1589^th	2093	24.1%
2015	24.83	1568^th	2052	23.6%
2016	26.22	1526^th	2046	25.4%
2017	18.25	1739^th	2044	14.9%
2018	19.71	1660^th	2037	18.5%
2019	17.63	1800^th	2086	13.7%
2021	14.55	1776^th	1948	8.8%
2022	17.82	1747^th	2082	16.1%
2023	20.59	1663^rd	2077	19.9%
2024	25.38	1534^th	2067	25.8%

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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	31.31	555^th	718	22.7%
2019	37.19	493^rd	743	33.6%
2021	38.73	321^st	537	40.2%
2022	28.47	648^th	768	15.6%
2023	42.18	407^th	788	48.4%
2024	42.27	438^th	826	47.0%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	27.53	844^th	1113	24.2%
2023	17.29	1112^th	1156	3.8%

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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	28.71	1343^rd	1765	23.9%
2019	28.15	1428^th	1816	21.4%
2021	24.39	1258^th	1514	16.9%
2022	30.55	1269^th	1763	28.0%
2023	32.06	1256^th	1808	30.5%
2024	37.20	1138^th	1793	36.5%

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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	21.50	1571^st	1964	20.0%
2019	16.92	1777^th	2019	12.0%
2021	11.72	1617^th	1680	3.8%
2022	15.44	1758^th	1970	10.8%
2023	14.96	1791^st	1957	8.5%
2024	19.06	1622^nd	1942	16.5%

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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	20.77	849^th	907	6.4%

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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	19.44	1663^rd	1972	15.7%
2019	19.88	1686^th	2019	16.5%
2021	16.82	1502^nd	1707	12.0%
2022	21.21	1550^th	1977	21.6%
2023	27.03	1400^th	1984	29.4%
2024	31.73	1273^rd	1959	35.0%

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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	30.88	672^nd	938	28.4%
2019	26.14	777^th	955	18.6%
2021	23.27	653^rd	742	12.0%
2022	25.11	783^rd	954	17.9%
2023	31.25	683^rd	970	29.6%
2024	40.03	547^th	959	43.0%

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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	157	118	17	55	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	347
1989	184	121	15	76	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	396
1990	182	107	19	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	391
1991	199	100	20	82	2	n/a	n/a	0	403
1992	182	87	22	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	376
1993	141	68	14	112	2	n/a	n/a	0	337
1994	125	68	20	130	1	n/a	n/a	0	344
1995	112	64	11	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1996	112	64	11	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1997	110	80	13	328	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1998	110	93	10	380	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1999	84	63	9	434	1	n/a	n/a	0	591
2000	70	78	13	504	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2001	56	70	15	498	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
2002	43	67	10	531	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2003	43	67	10	531	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2004	43	58	8	594	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
2005	35	64	9	523	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
2006	31	46	9	496	0	n/a	n/a	8	590
2007	25	59	7	480	0	n/a	n/a	12	583
2008	30	64	8	438	0	n/a	n/a	20	560
2009	21	75	8	487	1	n/a	n/a	26	618
2010	14	42	5	506	0	n/a	n/a	16	583
2011	9	59	3	517	0	1	7	0	596
2012	14	57	4	511	1	1	5	0	593
2013	12	54	3	520	1	0	5	0	595
2014	10	39	2	513	3	0	5	0	572
2015	9	56	2	595	2	0	7	0	671
2016	5	40	2	537	3	0	3	0	590
2017	6	60	2	510	2	0	11	0	591
2018	16	60	1	483	5	0	9	0	574
2019	12	46	1	457	7	0	6	0	529
2020	12	42	1	424	5	0	4	0	488
2021	11	36	1	370	3	0	5	0	426
2022	8	32	1	370	1	0	1	0	413
2023	6	37	1	353	1	1	1	0	400

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	347	15.0	23.1	n/a
1989	396	16.0	24.7	n/a
1990	391	15.0	26.0	n/a
1991	403	16.0	25.1	n/a
1992	376	15.0	25.0	n/a
1993	337	14.0	24.1	n/a
1994	344	15.0	22.9	n/a
1995	323	12.0	26.9	n/a
1996	323	12.0	26.9	n/a
1997	531	20.0	26.6	n/a
1998	593	21.9	27.1	n/a
1999	591	26.0	22.7	n/a
2000	665	29.9	22.2	n/a
2001	639	30.9	20.7	n/a
2002	651	24.9	26.1	57.8
2003	651	24.9	26.1	57.8
2004	703	28.9	24.3	53.3
2005	631	29.9	21.1	65.9
2006	590	31.9	18.5	74.2
2007	583	30.0	19.4	70.1
2008	560	26.0	21.5	72.8
2009	618	33.9	18.2	73
2010	583	32.8	17.7	86.1
2011	596	30.8	19.2	74.5
2012	593	30.8	19.1	59.4
2013	595	32.8	18.0	n/a
2014	572	28.0	20.4	76.2
2015	671	40.0	16.7	79.1
2016	590	37.0	15.9	55.8
2017	591	38.0	15.5	75
2018	574	36.0	15.9	76
2019	529	n/a	n/a	68.1
2020	488	31.0	15.7	67.6
2021	426	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	413	22.7	18.1	79.2
2023	400	28.7	13.9	74.8

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	347	15.0	23.1	n/a
1989	396	16.0	24.7	n/a
1990	391	15.0	26.0	n/a
1991	403	16.0	25.1	n/a
1992	376	15.0	25.0	n/a
1993	337	14.0	24.1	n/a
1994	344	15.0	22.9	n/a
1995	323	12.0	26.9	n/a
1996	323	12.0	26.9	n/a
1997	531	20.0	26.6	n/a
1998	593	21.9	27.1	n/a
1999	591	26.0	22.7	n/a
2000	665	29.9	22.2	n/a
2001	639	30.9	20.7	n/a
2002	651	24.9	26.1	57.8
2003	651	24.9	26.1	57.8
2004	703	28.9	24.3	53.3
2005	631	29.9	21.1	65.9
2006	590	31.9	18.5	74.2
2007	583	30.0	19.4	70.1
2008	560	26.0	21.5	72.8
2009	618	33.9	18.2	73
2010	583	32.8	17.7	86.1
2011	596	30.8	19.2	74.5
2012	593	30.8	19.1	59.4
2013	595	32.8	18.0	n/a
2014	572	28.0	20.4	76.2
2015	671	40.0	16.7	79.1
2016	590	37.0	15.9	55.8
2017	591	38.0	15.5	75
2018	574	36.0	15.9	76
2019	529	n/a	n/a	68.1
2020	488	31.0	15.7	67.6
2021	426	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	413	22.7	18.1	79.2
2023	400	28.7	13.9	74.8

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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