Washington Dual Language Academy

Washington Dual Language Academy is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in Maywood, Illinois, run under Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89, with 346 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Washington Dual Language Academy is one of 9 schools operated by Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89, a district that serves 4,081 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Washington Dual Language Academy shows that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington Dual Language Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Washington Dual Language Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Irving Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Washington Dual Language Academy comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 22.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 47%: 236 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 53% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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