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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001145
Washington G Elementary School
3611 E 114th St, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-5010 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
444 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Washington G Elementary School→Washington G High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
31.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 20.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 G Elementary School
Washington G Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington G Elementary School this school | 571 | 77.8% | 44.5% |
| Addams Elementary School Chicago | 544 | 78.3% | 36.6% |
| Huff Elementary School Elgin | 577 | 76.3% | 21.4% |
| Belmont-Cragin Elementary School Chicago | 518 | 77.6% | 18.0% |
| Schubert Elementary School Chicago | 568 | 80.3% | 18.9% |
| Christopher House Chrt Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 78.7% | 19.6% |
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 G Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #758 of 1,925 | #202 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #1,223 of 2,077 ▼ 70 | #373 of 829 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #620 of 2,077 ▼ 73 | #206 of 829 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #333 of 2,419 | #178 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,153 of 2,035 | #516 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #1,701 of 2,042 | #645 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #563 of 2,132 | #378 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.7% | #115 of 1,461 | #75 of 661 |
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
571
-120 (-17%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 625
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 | 571 | 41.5 | 13.8:1 | 78% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 78% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 75% (477) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 41 | 21.0:1 | 76% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 873 | 41 | 21.3:1 | 77% (675) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 39 | 20.1:1 | 82% (645) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 36 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 32 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington G Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (861 to 571); teachers up 1% (41 to 41.5).
About Washington G Elementary School
Washington G Elementary School is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, and it is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 571 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Federal data list 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students enrolled.
At Washington G Elementary School, 91% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 4% White and 4% Black. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Classroom staffing at Washington G Elementary School totals 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. Federal data show 78% of students (444) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Washington G Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Illinois. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.5%, against a prediction of 26.6%.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Washington G Elementary School.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Washington G High School, is the closest to Washington G Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 25.1%, lower than Washington G Elementary School's 44.5%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 17% over 4 years, reaching 571 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Washington G High School0.2 mi · 1,520
- Addams Elementary School0.8 mi · 544
- Sadlowski Elementary School1.2 mi · 655
- Gallistel Elementary Language Academy1.3 mi · 597
- Bright Elementary School1.6 mi · 236
- Taylor Elementary School1.9 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Washington G Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington G Elementary School?
Washington G Elementary School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Washington G Elementary School serve?
Washington G Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Washington G Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Washington G Elementary School.
How diverse is Washington G Elementary School?
Washington G Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Washington G Elementary School public or private?
Washington G Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.