Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001031
Washington H Elementary School
9130 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60619 · (773) 535-6225 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
262 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 10 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
18%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 H Elementary School→Harlan Community Academy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
32.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
5.2%
IL avg 37.9% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.9% | 5.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 8.6% |
% 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
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 H Elementary School
Washington H Elementary School's state test result (18.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington H Elementary School this school | 273 | 96.0% | 18.3% |
| Franklin Elementary School Dolton | 259 | 95.8% | 13.3% |
| Manierre Elementary School Chicago | 269 | 96.3% | 7.3% |
| Higgins Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 271 | 94.1% | 19.9% |
| Chateaux School Hazel Crest | 249 | 96.4% | 17.9% |
| Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts Chicago | 272 | 96.0% | 31.7% |
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 H Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #1,660 of 1,925 | #599 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.2% | #2,026 of 2,077 ▼ 335 | #793 of 829 ▼ 202 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #1,590 of 2,077 ▼ 490 | #571 of 829 ▼ 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #1,690 of 2,419 | #696 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #508 of 2,035 | #266 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #1,696 of 2,042 | #642 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #120 of 2,132 | #92 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #742 of 1,461 | #393 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
273
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 682
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 | 273 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 96% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 20 | 11.7:1 | 97% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 20.5 | 11.9:1 | 98% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 20.5 | 15.4:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 97% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 93% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 41 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 38 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington H Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (315 to 273); teachers up 12% (20.5 to 23).
About Washington H Elementary School
Washington H Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 273 students in 2024-25. The school is 28% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 counts 324,396 students in its 622 schools, and Washington H Elementary School is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Washington H Elementary School is Black, at 90%. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. The diversity index for Washington H Elementary School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Washington H Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Washington H Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (18.3%) and its predicted rate (16.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
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 H Elementary School.
Washington H Elementary School's nearest public school is McDowell Elementary School (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 26.9%; Washington H Elementary School's is 18.3%, ranking 5th of 9.
Washington H Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 275 students in 2020-21 and 273 in 2024-25.
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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
- McDowell Elementary School0.5 mi · 112
- YCCS Chtr - Chatham0.5 mi · 104
- Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy0.6 mi · 264
- Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School0.7 mi · 195
- Schmid Elementary School0.8 mi · 195
- Ashe Elementary School0.8 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Washington H Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington H Elementary School?
Washington H Elementary School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Washington H Elementary School serve?
Washington H Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Washington H Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Washington H Elementary School.
How diverse is Washington H Elementary School?
Washington H Elementary School reports a student body of 7% Hispanic, 90% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington H Elementary School?
Washington H Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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