Washington Junior High School

Set in Washington, Pennsylvania, Washington Junior High School is a minimally staffed middle-grades school, overseen by Washington SD. It hosts 205 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in Washington SD (1,456 students total), Washington Junior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Washington Junior High School lists that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 29% Black, 26% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 97% of students at Washington Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 32.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $78,958, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,079 students), of which Washington Junior High School is one.

Washington HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Junior High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Junior High School has shrank 4%, going from 213 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 52% to 35% over that span.

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