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Washington Junior High School
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Indiana public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 174 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 51% |
School pathway
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyWhat this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
Schools most like Washington Junior High School
Washington Junior High School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Junior High School this school | 357 | 47.6% | 30.8% |
| Edgewood Middle School Warsaw | 469 | 48.6% | 50.5% |
| Central Elementary School Beech Grove | 389 | 49.6% | 22.8% |
| Clarksville Middle School Clarksville | 430 | 51.6% | 30.9% |
| Jimtown Junior High School Elkhart | 305 | 42.6% | 49.3% |
| Lakeview Middle School Warsaw | 545 | 50.3% | 43.5% |
Where Washington Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #225 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #209 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #214 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #251 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #22 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #138 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #186 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #125 of 187 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 357 | 30.8 | 11.6:1 | 48% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | N/A | N/A | 50% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 30.3 | 13.8:1 | 63% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 62% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 67% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 63% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 51% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 36% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
About Washington Junior High School
Washington Junior High School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Washington, Indiana. Students in grades 7 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 357 students. That compares with an average of about 594 students for middle schools in Indiana.
Besides Washington Junior High School, Washington Community Schools runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 2,639 students.
Of every 100 students at Washington Junior High School, about 67 are White. The school is also 22% Hispanic and 8% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Washington Junior High School scores 49%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Junior High School is 11.6:1, based on 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Indiana, 15.6:1, is higher. Washington Junior High School counts 48% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Daviess County average a similar 45%.
Washington Junior High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Indiana public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Washington Junior High School would score about 41.8%. It scores 30.8%, 11.1 points below that figure.
In the wider Daviess County area, the median household earns about $68,503 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Washington Junior High School shares Daviess County with 9 other public schools.
Washington High School is the nearest public school to Washington Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Washington Junior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Washington Junior High School ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 430 to 357, a 17% decline.
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