Enrollment
156
High
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWPOINT-WASHBURN CUSD 21·NCES 174092004104
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School
508 E Walnut St, Washburn, IL 61570 · (309) 248-7521 · Woodford County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Illinois public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
73 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 15 | 10% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.0%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
IL avg 37.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 24.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School this school | 156 | 46.8% | 31.2% |
| Henry-Senachwine High School Henry | 147 | 46.9% | 37.4% |
| Sesser-Valier High School Sesser | 175 | 48.0% | 29.1% |
| South Central High School Farina | 183 | 47.0% | 18.6% |
| Mt Olive High School Mount Olive | 151 | 48.3% | 48.6% |
| Villa Grove High School Villa Grove | 194 | 47.9% | 42.9% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Woodford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #341 of 573 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #44 of 75 ▼ 17 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #54 of 75 ▼ 15 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #590 of 708 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #331 of 578 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
156
+13 (+9%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 135
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 156 | 14.5 | 10.8:1 | 47% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 15 | 10.5:1 | 53% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 144 | 15.1 | 9.5:1 | 50% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 13 | 11.3:1 | 49% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 162 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 40% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 160 | 15 | 10.7:1 | 74% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 197 | 17 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 135 | 14 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (147 to 156); teachers up 12% (13 to 14.5).
About Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School is a small high school with an address in Washburn, Illinois. The school counts 156 students across grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School is a school in Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21. The district has 2 schools and 313 students.
The student body at Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School is 94% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.8:1, with 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.0 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 47% of enrollment. Public schools in Woodford County average 29%.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.2% is 13.3 points below the 44.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Woodford County this way: the median household income is $91,483, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School, Woodford County has 31 other public schools.
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School. The ten-mile area around Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 53.5%, higher than Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School's 31.2%.
The federal government classifies Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has grown by 13 students since 2020-21, to 156.
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Woodford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,312
Census ACS
Median income
$91,483
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,338 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21
- Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 157 students
Other schools in Washburn
- Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 157 students
- WCSEA-Lowpoint WashburnElementary
Nearby schools
- Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School0.0 mi · 157
- Midland High School7.5 mi · 194
- Roanoke-Benson High School9.2 mi · 146
- Sowers Elementary School9.2 mi · 161
- Metamora Grade School9.5 mi · 829
- Roanoke-Benson Jr High School9.5 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School?
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School enrolls approximately 156 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School serve?
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School is approximately 10.8:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School?
Student demographics at Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School?
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School is overseen by Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 in Woodford County.
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