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Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEGAN CUSD 60·NCES 174125004139
Washington Elementary School
110 S Orchard Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (224) 303-2220 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
301 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
23.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
20.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.4% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 14.8% | 15.3% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 (23.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 384 | 78.4% | 23.6% |
| Whittier Primary School Northlake | 368 | 79.1% | N/A |
| McKinley Elementary School Elgin | 395 | 77.5% | 19.1% |
| Lowrie Elementary School Elgin | 397 | 75.8% | 16.3% |
| Liberty Elementary School Cicero | 453 | 78.6% | 33.8% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School Berwyn | 394 | 75.6% | 34.5% |
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 Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,490 of 1,925 | #51 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #1,597 of 2,077 ▼ 203 | #84 of 102 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #1,853 of 2,077 ▼ 83 | #87 of 102 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #1,089 of 2,419 | #75 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #683 of 2,035 | #63 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #1,752 of 2,042 | #113 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #550 of 2,132 | #18 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.1% | #123 of 1,461 | #4 of 71 |
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
384
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 403
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 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 78% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 81% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 28.8 | 13.9:1 | 75% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 76% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 56% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 30 | 19.9:1 | 74% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 30 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 16 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (574 to 384); teachers down 14% (36 to 31).
About Washington Elementary School
At 110 S Orchard Ave in Waukegan, Illinois, Washington Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 384 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The 22 schools in Waukegan CUSD 60 enroll 13,640 students altogether, Washington Elementary School among them.
Roughly 92% of students at Washington Elementary School are Hispanic. The remaining students are 6% Black. Among people living in Lake County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Washington Elementary School scores 15%.
Washington Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4:1. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 78%. The rate at public schools in Lake County averages 54%, lower than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Washington Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.6%; the prediction is 26.3%.
Looking at the county, Lake County, the median household earns about $110,416 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Washington Elementary School, Lake County has 214 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, John R Lewis Middle School is closest at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Washington Elementary School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Washington Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Washington Elementary School had a net loss of 42 students, or 10%.
This page is set up for the Washington Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukegan CUSD 60
- Waukegan High SchoolHigh · 4,186 students
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Carman-Buckner Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Other schools in Waukegan
- Waukegan High SchoolHigh · 4,186 students
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- LEARN John Kathy Schreiber ChrtrElementary · 519 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 67th 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
- John R Lewis Middle School0.7 mi · 721
- Robert E Abbott Middle School0.8 mi · 585
- Miguel Juarez Middle School0.8 mi · 651
- Hyde Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 295
- Waukegan High School0.9 mi · 4,186
- Lyon Magnet Elementary School1.0 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Washington Elementary School have?
Washington Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 6% Black.
What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Washington Elementary School is part of Waukegan CUSD 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.