Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSONVILLE SD 117·NCES 172028002279
Washington Elementary School
524 S Kosciusko St, Jacksonville, IL 62650 · (217) 243-6711 · Morgan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
194 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Jacksonville SD 117. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.2pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 14.6% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 (38.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 264 | 73.5% | 38.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Milan | 277 | 72.6% | 28.9% |
| The Early Years Jacksonville | 247 | 74.5% | N/A |
| Loves Park Elementary School Loves Park | 279 | 76.3% | 32.4% |
| Northwest Elementary School Lincoln | 271 | 74.9% | 46.2% |
| Belle Alexander Elementary School Kewanee | 241 | 73.0% | N/A |
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 Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #975 of 1,925 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #1,189 of 2,077 ▲ 223 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #1,011 of 2,077 ▲ 386 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #1,749 of 2,419 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,047 of 2,035 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #648 of 2,042 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #663 of 2,132 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #793 of 1,461 | #3 of 6 |
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
264
+47 (+22%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 324
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 | 264 | 19.7 | 13.4:1 | 73% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 19.3 | 14.0:1 | 67% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 18.7 | 12.4:1 | 72% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 67% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 99% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 61% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 17 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 16 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (301 to 264); teachers up 3% (19 to 19.7).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Jacksonville, Illinois. It reported 264 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
Jacksonville SD 117 enrolls 3,231 students, and its 9 schools include Washington Elementary School.
The student body at Washington Elementary School is 61% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black, 15% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Among all residents of Morgan County, the White share is about 88%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Washington Elementary School has 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school has 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points above the 57% average for public schools in Morgan County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.1% for Washington Elementary School. The school posts 38.4%, 9.3 points above the prediction.
In the wider Morgan County area, median household income comes to about $66,306, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Morgan County counts 28 public schools with about 4,446 students.
The Early Years sits about 0.4 miles from Washington Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Washington Elementary School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Washington Elementary School is Town: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 264, from 217 in 2020-21.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,021
Census ACS
Median income
$66,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,446 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jacksonville SD 117
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 890 students
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- South Jacksonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- The Early YearsElementary · 247 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 890 students
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- The Early YearsElementary · 247 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- North Jacksonville SchoolElementary · 135 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 113th 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
- The Early Years0.4 mi · 247
- Jacksonville Middle School0.7 mi · 680
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 246
- South Jacksonville Elementary School1.4 mi · 311
- Jacksonville High School1.4 mi · 890
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.8 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades KG-05.
Is Washington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 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 61% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School is overseen by Jacksonville SD 117 in Morgan County.
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