Washington Elem School

Washington Elem School is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in Robinson, Illinois, one of the schools within Robinson CUSD 2, with 402 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2.

Within Robinson CUSD 2, which oversees 4 schools and 1,537 students, Washington Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Washington Elem School records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Crawford County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,674 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crawford County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,684 students), Washington Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Robinson High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 429 students in 2018 compared to 402 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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