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What's the most underrated thing about Washington Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARSAW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181242002001
Washington Elementary School
423 W Kincaide St, Warsaw, IN 46580 · (574) 371-5097 · Kosciusko County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
259 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
48.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
500
-37 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 20.6:1
% White
76%
was 77%
% Hispanic
17%
was 14%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school in Warsaw, Indiana, operated by Warsaw Community Schools. The school instructs 500 students in grades K through 6.
Warsaw Community Schools comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,709 students; Washington Elementary School is among them.
Demographically, Washington Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.9%, the actual is 48.1%, a residual of +9.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Kosciusko County shows median household income runs about $75,317, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Kosciusko County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,029 students), Washington Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Edgewood Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Washington Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary School has fell 7%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 500 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Washington Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Kosciusko County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,442
Census ACS
Median income
$75,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
11,029 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warsaw Community Schools
- Warsaw Community High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Leesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
Other schools in Warsaw
- Warsaw Community High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood Middle School0.2 mi · 469
- Warsaw Community High School0.3 mi · 2,077
- Lakeview Middle School1.1 mi · 545
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.4 mi · 474
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 452
- Jefferson Elementary School2.4 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Elementary School?
At Washington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School is overseen by Warsaw Community Schools in Kosciusko County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.