Washington Intermediate School

Washington Intermediate School, a medium-sized intermediate school in Pekin, Illinois, operated by Pekin PSD 108, teaches 428 students, covering grades 4 through 6.

Pekin PSD 108 runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 3,126 students. Washington Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Washington Intermediate School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Washington Intermediate School shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 65% of students at Washington Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tazewell County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.3%.

Around the school, census data for Tazewell County shows median household earnings sit near $77,982, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tazewell County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), Washington Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Elem School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Intermediate School. On composite proficiency, Washington Intermediate School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 30.1%.

Washington Intermediate School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Washington Intermediate School's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 568 (now 428). Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 7% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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