Enrollment
296
Middle
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON CITY CUSD 1·NCES 172055002322
Washington Middle School
100 E 12th St, Johnston City, IL 62951 · (618) 983-7581 · Williamson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
184 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 27% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Middle School→Johnston City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Johnston City CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
38.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.5pp since 2023
Math
16.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 10.2% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Middle School
Washington Middle School's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School this school | 296 | 62.2% | 28.7% |
| Litchfield Middle School Litchfield | 282 | 62.8% | 54.9% |
| Gillespie Middle School Gillespie | 244 | 62.7% | 41.2% |
| Lincoln Jr High School Lincoln | 321 | 60.7% | 39.8% |
| Parkview Jr High School Lawrenceville | 235 | 65.5% | 32.5% |
| Center Street Elementary School Fairfield | 296 | 67.2% | 41.7% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #450 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #522 of 640 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #511 of 640 ▲ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #457 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #224 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #464 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #164 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #323 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
296
-39 (-12%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 495
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 | 296 | 23.8 | 12.4:1 | 62% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 22.8 | 13.1:1 | 66% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 21.3 | 14.6:1 | 69% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 19.9 | 15.9:1 | 61% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 59% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 62% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 25 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 26 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (316 to 296); teachers up 20% (19.9 to 23.8).
About Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School is a small middle-grades school that serves part of Johnston City, Illinois. There are 296 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8. The school is 36% below the average for middle schools in Illinois.
Johnston City CUSD 1 runs Washington Middle School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,057 students in total.
The share of students at Washington Middle School who are White is 88%. Other groups include 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Williamson County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Washington Middle School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.4 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Washington Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%.
Washington Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Illinois public middle schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Washington Middle School's results are 6.9 points below predicted: 28.7% against 35.6%.
The school is in Williamson County, where the median household earns about $65,604 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Williamson County, 26 public schools serve about 9,700 students.
Washington Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Johnston City High School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Washington Middle School ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.7% against a local average of 40.2%.
Washington Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 335 (2020-21) to 296 (2024-25).
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston City CUSD 1
- Johnston City High SchoolHigh · 328 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 163 students
Other schools in Johnston City
- Johnston City High SchoolHigh · 328 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Project EchoHigh
Other Washington Middle schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Washington Middle. Washington Middle School is the 27th largest of the 31.
- Washington Middle SchoolAurora, IL · 690 students
- Washington Middle SchoolLyons, IL · 659 students
- Washington Middle SchoolSpringfield, IL · 516 students
- Washington Middle SchoolWashington, IL · 378 students
- Washington MiddleSalinas, CA · 1,082 students
Nearby schools
- Johnston City High School0.3 mi · 328
- Jefferson Elementary School0.4 mi · 270
- Frankfort Comm High School5.2 mi · 416
- Lincoln Elementary School5.3 mi · 482
- Herrin High School5.3 mi · 662
- Herrin Middle School5.8 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Washington Middle School serve?
Washington Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Washington Middle School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Washington Middle School.
How diverse is Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School is overseen by Johnston City CUSD 1 in Williamson County.
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