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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSTON CCSD 65·NCES 171446001802
Washington Elementary School
914 Ashland Ave, Evanston, IL 60202 · (847) 905-4901 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
166 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
58.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 44.9% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 410 | 40.5% | 53.3% |
| Kerkstra Elementary School Oak Forest | 407 | 43.7% | 48.8% |
| Ridge Elementary School Plainfield | 481 | 38.9% | 43.9% |
| Vick Early Childhood & Family Center Chicago | 417 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Dundee Highlands Elementary School West Dundee | 396 | 44.4% | 48.4% |
| Troy Cronin Elementary School Shorewood | 466 | 45.5% | 50.0% |
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 Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #492 of 1,925 | #139 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #730 of 2,077 ▼ 299 | #220 of 829 ▼ 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #730 of 2,077 ▼ 131 | #237 of 829 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #959 of 2,419 | #414 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #319 of 2,035 | #176 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #163 of 2,042 | #77 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #1,540 of 2,132 | #654 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #249 of 1,461 | #159 of 661 |
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
410
-114 (-22%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 472
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 | 410 | 36.7 | 11.2:1 | 40% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 40.8 | 10.4:1 | 40% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 40% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 38.6 | 14.4:1 | 45% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 43% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 50% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 39 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (558 to 410); teachers down 5% (38.6 to 36.7).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is an elementary school in Evanston, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school has 410 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Evanston CCSD 65, which runs Washington Elementary School, has 16 schools and 6,136 students.
White students make up 40% of enrollment at Washington Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Cook County, where about 44% of residents are White. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Washington Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 36.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Roughly 40% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.1% for Washington Elementary School. The school posts 53.3%, 5.1 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that median household income comes to about $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%. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Nichols Middle School sits about 0.6 miles from Washington Elementary School. Washington Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 57.2%, higher than Washington Elementary School's 53.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Washington Elementary School as City: Small.
The school shrank from 524 students in 2020-21 to 410 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Washington Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Evanston CCSD 65
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Oakton Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Other schools in Evanston
- Evanston Twp High SchoolHigh · 3,560 students
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Oakton Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 51st largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolRockford, IL · 523 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolMundelein, IL · 467 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolMarion, IL · 465 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElgin, IL · 446 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolDixon, IL · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Nichols Middle School0.6 mi · 628
- Chute Middle School0.6 mi · 598
- Dawes Elementary School0.7 mi · 298
- Oakton Elementary School0.7 mi · 379
- Dewey Elementary School0.8 mi · 321
- Evanston Twp High School0.9 mi · 3,560
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow large is Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Elementary School?
At Washington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 34% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Washington Elementary School is part of Evanston CCSD 65.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.