Washington Intermediate

Located at 801 NW 11th St, in Washington, Indiana, Washington Intermediate is a mid-tier elementary campus that serves 536 students (grades 2 through 4), operated by Washington Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 23% above the state mean of about 436.

Washington Community Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,639 students. Washington Intermediate is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington Intermediate reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Daviess County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Washington Intermediate tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Daviess County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington Intermediate is in the bottom 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.9%; Washington Intermediate posts 17.1%, -15.8 points below that line.

Around the school, Daviess County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,503 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Daviess County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), Washington Intermediate is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Washington Upper Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Intermediate at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Washington Intermediate's enrollment has climbed 20% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 536). Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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