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Which teacher or staff member at Washington Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451005447
Washington Elementary School
1421 West St, Rockford, IL 61102 · (815) 966-3740 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
434 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
17.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.5% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 6.0% | 3.6% |
% 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
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 (13.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 523 | 83.0% | 13.2% |
| Clay Elementary School Chicago | 578 | 82.4% | 23.3% |
| De Diego Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 511 | 80.0% | 14.1% |
| Carman-Buckner Elementary School Waukegan | 509 | 82.3% | 12.6% |
| Harriet Gifford Elementary School Elgin | 460 | 79.1% | 22.4% |
| Indian Hill Elementary School Round Lake Heights | 529 | 84.5% | 16.9% |
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 Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #1,809 of 1,925 | #38 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,834 of 2,077 ▲ 106 | #38 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #1,978 of 2,077 ▲ 55 | #40 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #458 of 2,419 | #12 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,921 of 2,035 | #36 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #1,010 of 2,042 | #38 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #447 of 2,132 | #12 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.1% | #87 of 615 | #4 of 22 |
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
523
+47 (+10%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 700
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 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 83% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 86% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 82% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 28.6 | 14.6:1 | 74% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 76% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 89% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 46 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (418 to 523); teachers up 1% (28.6 to 29).
About Washington Elementary School
In Rockford, Illinois, part of Winnebago County, Washington Elementary School is an elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 523 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 37% higher.
Rockford SD 205 enrolls 28,467 students, and its 44 schools include Washington Elementary School.
Hispanic students are 71% of those enrolled at Washington Elementary School. The remaining shares are 19% Black, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Winnebago County's population at about 16%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. The school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.0:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal data show 83% of students (434) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 22 points above the 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County.
A school with Washington Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 23.6%. Washington Elementary School scores 13.2%, 10.4 points below that line.
The school's county is Winnebago County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $65,837 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Winnebago County number 94, with about 44,103 students.
Measured in a straight line, Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion is about 0.4 miles from Washington Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 13.2% is below the 18.3% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Washington Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
The school's student count increased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Washington Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockford SD 205
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Other schools in Rockford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 17th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolMundelein, IL · 467 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolMarion, IL · 465 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElgin, IL · 446 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolDixon, IL · 424 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolEvanston, IL · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion0.4 mi · 628
- Julia Lathrop Elementary School0.8 mi · 357
- Beyer Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 497
- Constance Lane Elementary School1.0 mi · 623
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy1.1 mi · 1,108
- Ellis Elementary School1.2 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is approximately 18.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Elementary School?
At Washington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 71% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary School public or private?
Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockford SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.