Washington Elem School

Washington Elem School operates as a modestly sized primary school in Jacksonville, Illinois, one of the schools within Jacksonville SD 117. Current enrollment sits at 264 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Washington Elem School sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Jacksonville SD 117 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,231 students; Washington Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington Elem School lists that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 15% Black, 15% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Washington Elem School records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Morgan County's rate of about 57%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Morgan County put median household earnings sit near $66,306, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Morgan County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,446 students), of which Washington Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: The Early Years, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Washington Elem School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington Elem School's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 264). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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