Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAYWOOD-MELROSE PARK-BROADVIEW 89·NCES 172511002747
Washington Dual Language Academy
1111 Washington Blvd, Maywood, IL 60153 · (708) 450-2065 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
205 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 44% larger than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.7pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 18.7% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Washington Dual Language Academy
Washington Dual Language Academy's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Dual Language Academy this school | 346 | 59.2% | 44.5% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Waukegan | 318 | 61.3% | 28.2% |
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School Waukegan | 395 | 56.7% | 47.5% |
| H R McCall Elementary School Waukegan | 396 | 61.1% | 35.6% |
| Nicholson Elementary School Montgomery | 337 | 58.8% | 29.1% |
| Mabel O Donnell Elementary School Aurora | 360 | 63.6% | 16.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Dual Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #755 of 1,925 | #200 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #1,146 of 2,077 ▲ 92 | #346 of 829 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #768 of 2,077 ▲ 19 | #241 of 829 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,276 of 2,419 | #527 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,702 of 2,035 | #710 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #1,227 of 2,042 | #454 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #1,036 of 2,132 | #548 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.6% | #34 of 615 | #6 of 186 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
346
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 440
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 | 346 | 21.8 | 15.9:1 | 59% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 61% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 53% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 11.3 | 20.9:1 | 39% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 9 | 17.9:1 | 66% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 16 | 20.9:1 | 66% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 26 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Dual Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (236 to 346); teachers up 93% (11.3 to 21.8).
About Washington Dual Language Academy
Washington Dual Language Academy is an elementary school in Maywood, Illinois, and it is part of Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89. The latest federal count shows 346 students in pre-K through 8.
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 4,081 students.
Washington Dual Language Academy is 76% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 21% Black. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Washington Dual Language Academy is 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 59% of students, or 205, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Washington Dual Language Academy receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Washington Dual Language Academy's average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.5% is 7.3 points above the 37.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
Nearby, Irving Middle School is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Washington Dual Language Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Washington Dual Language Academy is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Washington Dual Language Academy is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 14 students since 2020-21, to 346.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Washington Dual Language Academy. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89
- Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Melrose Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 515 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Jane Addams Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
Other schools in Maywood
- Proviso East High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 515 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- ALOP Academic Learning ProgramHigh
Nearby schools
- Irving Middle School0.4 mi · 515
- Emerson Elementary School0.5 mi · 364
- Garfield Elementary School0.6 mi · 411
- Proviso East High School0.7 mi · 1,663
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 431
- Melrose Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Dual Language AcademyHow many students attend Washington Dual Language Academy?
Washington Dual Language Academy enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-08.
Is Washington Dual Language Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Dual Language Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Washington Dual Language Academy have?
Washington Dual Language Academy employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Washington Dual Language Academy?
Washington Dual Language Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 76% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Washington Dual Language Academy public or private?
Washington Dual Language Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89.
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