Enrollment
269
Middle
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMI-WHITE COUNTY CUSD 5·NCES 170850005297
Washington Attendance Center
205 W Main St, Carmi, IL 62821 · (618) 382-4631 · White County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
125 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 93 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 29% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.9pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 49.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Washington Attendance Center
Washington Attendance Center's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Attendance Center this school | 269 | 46.5% | 58.7% |
| Carlinville Middle School Carlinville | 286 | 46.5% | 51.9% |
| Sullivan Middle School Sullivan | 266 | 47.4% | 45.0% |
| Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High School Mansfield | 232 | 47.8% | 38.4% |
| River Bend Middle School Fulton | 228 | 46.5% | 47.5% |
| Hillsboro Jr High School Hillsboro | 319 | 46.7% | 53.8% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Washington Attendance Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #107 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #119 of 640 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #196 of 640 ▲ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #484 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #414 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #539 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #331 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #94 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
269
-54 (-17%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 172
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 | 269 | 18.6 | 14.4:1 | 46% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 19.6 | 13.0:1 | 61% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 19.3 | 13.1:1 | 54% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 18.1 | 18.6:1 | 59% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 60% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 193 | 10 | 19.3:1 | 49% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 172 | 12 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Attendance Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (337 to 269); teachers up 3% (18.1 to 18.6).
About Washington Attendance Center
Washington Attendance Center is a small middle school found in Carmi, Illinois. The school serves 269 students in grades 4 through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Washington Attendance Center is in Carmi-White County CUSD 5, a district with 1,282 students across 6 schools.
White students are the large majority at Washington Attendance Center, with 94% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 96% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Washington Attendance Center comes in at 11%.
Federal staffing data show 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Washington Attendance Center and a ratio of 14.4:1. That ratio is over the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 46% of students.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Washington Attendance Center receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 44.7%. Washington Attendance Center posts 58.7%, 14.1 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for White County show that median household income is about $54,813, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 15 public schools operate in White County, serving about 2,168 students.
The nearest other public school, Prekindergarten Facility, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Washington Attendance Center. Washington Attendance Center places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The number of students dropped from 323 to 269 over 4 years.
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White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,619
Census ACS
Median income
$54,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,168 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carmi-White County CUSD 5
- Carmi-White County High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Carmi White Cnty Jr High SchoolMiddle · 188 students
- Lincoln Attendance CenterElementary · 176 students
- Jefferson Attendance CenterElementary · 158 students
- Prekindergarten FacilityElementary · 72 students
- Brownsville Attendance CenterCombined
Other schools in Carmi
- Carmi-White County High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Carmi White Cnty Jr High SchoolMiddle · 188 students
- Lincoln Attendance CenterElementary · 176 students
- Jefferson Attendance CenterElementary · 158 students
- Prekindergarten FacilityElementary · 72 students
- Brownsville Attendance CenterCombined
Nearby schools
- Prekindergarten Facility0.0 mi · 72
- Jefferson Attendance Center0.5 mi · 158
- Carmi-White County High School0.5 mi · 419
- Carmi White Cnty Jr High School0.5 mi · 188
- Lincoln Attendance Center0.7 mi · 176
- Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School11.9 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Attendance CenterHow large is Washington Attendance Center?
Washington Attendance Center enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 04-06.
Is Washington Attendance Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Attendance Center is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Washington Attendance Center have?
Washington Attendance Center employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Attendance Center?
At Washington Attendance Center, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Attendance Center?
Washington Attendance Center is overseen by Carmi-White County CUSD 5 in White County.
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