Enrollment
331
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000488
Washington Middle School
1801 Washington Ave, Evansville, IN 47714 · (812) 477-8983 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Indiana public middle schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
225 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 99 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 34% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 57% · US 70%
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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
19.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
12.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Middle School
Washington Middle School's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School this school | 331 | 68.0% | 17.6% |
| Barker Middle School Michigan City | 390 | 69.2% | 21.0% |
| McGary Middle School Evansville | 295 | 73.2% | 9.1% |
| Speedway Junior High School Speedway | 264 | 64.0% | 51.4% |
| John L McCulloch Junior High Sch Marion | 455 | 73.0% | 16.2% |
| Martin T Krueger Middle School Michigan City | 324 | 77.2% | 17.8% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #285 of 324 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #293 of 325 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #291 of 325 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #265 of 334 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #46 of 314 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #10 of 315 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #36 of 330 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #44 of 187 | #1 of 7 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
331
+34 (+11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 331 | 26.8 | 12.4:1 | 68% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 30.6 | 11.8:1 | 67% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 27.1 | 13.0:1 | 70% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 28 | 10.6:1 | 75% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 75% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 77% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 73% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 45% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Middle School.
About Washington Middle School
Federal records list Washington Middle School as a middle school in Evansville, Indiana. Its enrollment is 331 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 594.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp is made up of 38 schools with 21,589 students in all.
White students account for 36% of enrollment at Washington Middle School, more than any other group. Other groups include 32% Black, 15% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Vanderburgh County residents are about 81% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Washington Middle School lists 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is 3.3 students per teacher. About 68% of students at Washington Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Vanderburgh County, the school's rate is higher.
Washington Middle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Indiana public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Washington Middle School is 9.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 17.6% actual, 27.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
In the wider Vanderburgh County area, median household income comes to about $61,648, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vanderburgh County counts 44 public schools with about 22,423 students.
Among nearby public schools, Benjamin Bosse High School is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Washington Middle School. Washington Middle School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Washington Middle School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 331 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 297. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.6:1 to 12.4:1.
Washington Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other Washington Middle schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Washington Middle. Washington Middle School is the 26th largest of the 31.
- Washington MiddleSalinas, CA · 1,082 students
- Washington MiddleLong Beach, CA · 849 students
- Washington Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 748 students
- Washington Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WA · 702 students
- Washington Middle SchoolAurora, IL · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Bosse High School0.4 mi · 868
- Fairlawn Elementary School0.9 mi · 450
- Lodge Community School0.9 mi · 510
- Dexter Elementary School1.0 mi · 384
- Harper Elementary School1.1 mi · 344
- Glenwood Leadership Academy1.2 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 06-08.
Is Washington Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Washington Middle School have?
Washington Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School reports a student body of 36% White, 13% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School is overseen by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp in Vanderburgh County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.