Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260877004426
Washington Elementary School
525 HIGH ST, CHARLOTTE, MI 48813 · (517) 541-5170 · Eaton County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Michigan public elementary 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
157 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 80 | 31% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 34% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 35% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Washington Elementary School→Charlotte Upper Elementary School→Charlotte Public Schools Project Success
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Charlotte Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 255 | 61.6% | 30.6% |
| Riverside Elementary School CONSTANTINE | 256 | 59.0% | 29.9% |
| Eastside Elementary School CONSTANTINE | 230 | 63.0% | N/A |
| North Elementary School IRON MOUNTAIN | 263 | 63.5% | 55.5% |
| Morenci Elementary School MORENCI | 227 | 61.2% | N/A |
| Dawson Elementary School ALLEGAN | 278 | 62.9% | 46.2% |
Matched among Michigan elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Eaton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #933 of 1,085 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #905 of 1,072 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #965 of 1,139 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #1,257 of 1,630 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #837 of 1,424 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #756 of 1,424 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #669 of 1,563 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #314 of 979 | #5 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
255
+11 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 255 | 15.5 | 16.4:1 | 62% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 15 | 16.6:1 | 71% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 58% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 52% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 19.8 | 15.7:1 | 53% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 52% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 50% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 18 | 20.1:1 | 31% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (310 to 255); teachers down 22% (19.8 to 15.5).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a small elementary school in CHARLOTTE, Michigan. School enrollment was 255 students in 2024-25, in grades 1 through 3. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
Charlotte Public Schools is responsible for 7 schools, Washington Elementary School included, with 2,284 students in all.
Washington Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 81% White. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Eaton County as a whole is similar, at about 81%. Washington Elementary School has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1 at Washington Elementary School, with 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 62% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Eaton County is 42%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Washington Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Washington Elementary School is 8.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.6% actual, 39.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
In the county around the school, Eaton County, median household income is about $79,597, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 47 public schools operate in Eaton County, serving about 17,025 students.
Eaton County Youth Facility is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. Washington Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 36.8%, higher than Washington Elementary School's 30.6%.
The NCES locale for Washington Elementary School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 244 to 255. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Washington Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Eaton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,130
Census ACS
Median income
$79,597
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
17,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte Public Schools
- Charlotte Senior High SchoolHigh · 644 students
- Charlotte Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 527 students
- Charlotte Middle SchoolMiddle · 406 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Galewood Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 146 students
- Charlotte Public Schools Project SuccessHigh · 23 students
Other schools in CHARLOTTE
- Charlotte Senior High SchoolHigh · 644 students
- Charlotte Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 527 students
- Charlotte Middle SchoolMiddle · 406 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Galewood Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 146 students
- Eaton RESA Meadowview OffsiteCombined · 55 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 117th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolMARYSVILLE, MI · 460 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolWASHINGTON, MI · 428 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolWYANDOTTE, MI · 379 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolBAY CITY, MI · 362 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolSAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Eaton County Youth Facility0.9 mi · 24
- Charlotte Senior High School0.9 mi · 644
- Charlotte Public Schools Project Success0.9 mi · 23
- Galewood Early Elementary School1.0 mi · 146
- Charlotte Upper Elementary School1.2 mi · 527
- Charlotte Middle School1.2 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 01-03.
What age range does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Elementary School?
At Washington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary School public or private?
Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.