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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001704
Washington Elementary School
819 W Chicago St, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 888-5270 · Kane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
322 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 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 up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.6% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 11.3% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 446 | 72.2% | 27.9% |
| Irving Elementary School Berwyn | 415 | 70.6% | 44.5% |
| Erie Elementary Charter School Chicago | 405 | 73.1% | 13.7% |
| Glen Flora Elementary School Waukegan | 476 | 75.2% | 17.6% |
| Moos Elementary School Chicago | 434 | 66.8% | 22.0% |
| Darwin Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 74.9% | 29.5% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #1,345 of 1,925 | #41 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #1,535 of 2,077 ▲ 26 | #61 of 83 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,532 of 2,077 no change | #52 of 83 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #774 of 2,419 | #44 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,904 of 2,035 | #79 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #1,070 of 2,042 | #38 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #687 of 2,132 | #15 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #272 of 615 | #19 of 32 |
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
446
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 497
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 | 446 | 25.2 | 17.7:1 | 72% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 21.6 | 20.2:1 | 70% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 25.2 | 17.0:1 | 72% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 20.6 | 19.6:1 | 85% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 21 | 19.5:1 | 86% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 20 | 22.9:1 | 86% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 19 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (404 to 446); teachers up 22% (20.6 to 25.2).
About Washington Elementary School
At 819 W Chicago St in Elgin, Illinois, Washington Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 446 students in pre-K through 6.
Washington Elementary School reports to SD U-46, which has 51 schools and 34,036 students.
Washington Elementary School is 73% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 13% Black, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County residents are about 33% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Washington Elementary School operates with 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.7:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 72% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Kane County, the school's rate is higher.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Washington Elementary School, the prediction is 29.8% and the result is 27.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Kane County, the median household income is $103,163, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Kane County has 167 public schools and roughly 87,252 students.
Of nearby public schools, Abbott Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Washington Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Washington Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Washington Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 439 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 446.
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Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Elgin
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Prairie Knolls Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Country Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 751 students
- Lords Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 38th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolRockford, IL · 523 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolMundelein, IL · 467 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolMarion, IL · 465 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolDixon, IL · 424 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolEvanston, IL · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Abbott Middle School0.2 mi · 551
- Highland Elementary School0.6 mi · 616
- Harriet Gifford Elementary School0.7 mi · 460
- Larkin High School0.8 mi · 2,174
- Lowrie Elementary School0.9 mi · 397
- Kimball Middle School0.9 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Elementary School?
At Washington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 73% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary School public or private?
Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.