Washington Junior High School

Washington Junior High School is one of the modestly sized junior highs in Washington, Indiana, one of the schools within Washington Community Schools, with 357 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so Washington Junior High School sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Washington Community Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,639 students; Washington Junior High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington Junior High School reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 22% Hispanic, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Washington Junior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Daviess County) shows that median household earnings sit near $68,503, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Daviess County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), of which Washington Junior High School is one.

Washington High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Washington Junior High School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Junior High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.3%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 384 students in 2018 compared to 357 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 3% to 8%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Washington Junior High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.