Washington Jr High School

Located at 3300 18th Ave, in Rock Island, Illinois, Washington Jr High School is a mid-sized intermediate school that caters to 529 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within Rock Island SD 41.

Rock Island SD 41 runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,292 students. Washington Jr High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington Jr High School reports that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Washington Jr High School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 28.7%.

Across the wider county, Rock Island County reports that median household income runs about $67,159, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Rock Island County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), Washington Jr High School is one campus in the mix.

Denkmann Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Jr High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 501 students in 2018 compared to 529 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 43% to 35%.

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