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Washington Junior High School

210 NE 6th St, Washington, IN 47501 · (812) 254-2682 · Daviess County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Indiana public middle schools
  • 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
357
Middle
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
170 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 717449%
Grade 818351%
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
24067%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
8022%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
308%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
19254%
Female
16546%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Washington Junior High School→Washington High School
Feeds from
Washington Upper Elementary05–06
Based on grade levels within Washington Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
32.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.5%
IN avg 41.1%

What 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.

Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Washington Junior High School this school35747.6%30.8%
Edgewood Middle School
Warsaw
46948.6%50.5%
Central Elementary School
Beech Grove
38949.6%22.8%
Clarksville Middle School
Clarksville
43051.6%30.9%
Jimtown Junior High School
Elkhart
30542.6%49.3%
Lakeview Middle School
Warsaw
54550.3%43.5%
Matched among Indiana 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 Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
357
-73 (-17%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535730.811.6:148% (170)
2023-24401N/AN/A50% (202)
2022-2341630.313.8:163% (260)
2020-214303512.3:162% (267)
2017-183842118.3:167% (258)
2015-163952317.2:163% (249)
2010-113722614.3:151% (189)
2000-013802316.5:136% (137)
1990-913772217.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Junior High School.

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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Daviess County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
33,658
Census ACS
Median income
$68,503
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,753 students

Quick facts

School name
Washington Junior High School
District
Washington Community Schools
Address
210 NE 6th St, Washington, IN 47501
Phone
(812) 254-2682
County
Daviess County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
357
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
170 (48%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
181245002007
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Washington Community Schools
Other schools in Washington
Other Washington Junior High schools

6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Washington Junior High. Washington Junior High School is the 5th largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Washington Junior High School
What is the total enrollment at Washington Junior High School?
Washington Junior High School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 07-08.
Is Washington Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Washington Junior High School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Washington Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Washington Junior High School?
Student demographics at Washington Junior High School are roughly 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Washington Junior High School in?
Washington Junior High School is part of Washington Community Schools.
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