Washington Elem School

Located at 305 S Hutchinson St, in Harvard, Illinois, Washington Elem School is an one-room-style elementary school that serves 150 students (grade pre-K), run under Harvard CUSD 50. That puts it 61% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Harvard CUSD 50, which oversees 5 schools and 2,532 students, Washington Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Washington Elem School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school reports 25% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Washington Elem School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Washington Elem School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (McHenry County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $104,802 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, McHenry County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), of which Washington Elem School is one.

Jefferson Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elem School has ticked down 18%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 150 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 72% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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