Washington Elem School

Washington Elem School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Elgin, Illinois, one of the schools within SD U-46, enrolls 446 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 51 schools in SD U-46 (34,036 students total), Washington Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Washington Elem School shows that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Black, 9% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

In terms of school funding signals, Washington Elem School logs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at Washington Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kane County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Washington Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.8%; this one delivers 27.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kane County) shows that median household income runs about $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Kane County's 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), Washington Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Abbott Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Elem School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 19.3%.

Washington Elem School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 404 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 69% to 73%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.