Washington Elem School

Washington Elem School is a cozy elementary campus in Schiller Park, Illinois, overseen by Schiller Park SD 81. The school educates 267 students in grades 4 through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Washington Elem School sits 30% below that benchmark.

Schiller Park SD 81 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,344 students. Washington Elem School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington Elem School logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% White, 5% Asian. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Washington Elem School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at Washington Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Elem School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elem School has ticked down 8%, going from 289 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 34% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Washington Elem School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.