Central Primary Sch

Located at 1400 Newcastle Rd, in Washington, Illinois, Central Primary Sch is a high-enrollment primary school that teaches 700 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by Central SD 51. Enrollment runs roughly 84% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 2 schools in Central SD 51 (1,349 students total), Central Primary Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Central Primary Sch records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Central Primary Sch reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Tazewell County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Central Primary Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.7%, the actual is 53.6%, a residual of -6.1 points.

In the area at large, Tazewell County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,982 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Tazewell County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), Central Primary Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Central Intermediate Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Primary Sch ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Central Primary Sch's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 647 (now 700). The White share of enrollment decreased from 89% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.