Washington Elementary School

Located at 1421 West St, in Rockford, Illinois, Washington Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that caters to 523 students (grades K through 5), run under Rockford SD 205. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Washington Elementary School sits 37% larger than that benchmark.

Rockford SD 205 comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 28,467 students; Washington Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Washington Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Winnebago County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Winnebago County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,837 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Winnebago County's 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), Washington Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 18.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 418 students in 2018 compared to 523 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 59% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Washington Elementary 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.