Washington Middle School

Washington Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in Springfield, Illinois, part of Springfield SD 186. Current enrollment sits at 516 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within Springfield SD 186, which oversees 31 schools and 13,014 students, Washington Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Washington Middle School records that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 14% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Washington Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Sangamon County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Washington Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 25.4%; actual is 8.3%, a gap of -17.1 points.

In the broader community, Sangamon County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sangamon County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students), Washington Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Washington Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 645 students in 2018 compared to 516 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.