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Enrollment
864
Elementary
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON SD·NCES 422499000184
Washington Park Elementary School
801 E Wheeling St, Washington, PA 15301 · (724) 223-5150 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL864 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
849 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (121).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Washington SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -18.0pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.4% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 24.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Park Elementary School
Washington Park Elementary School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Park Elementary School this school | 864 | 98.3% | 32.7% |
| Washington Intrmd School New Castle | 707 | 99.9% | 31.8% |
| Roy A. Hunt Elementary School Arnold | 609 | 96.1% | 26.2% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Levittown | 975 | 96.2% | 27.8% |
| Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School Pottstown | 646 | 99.5% | 50.1% |
| Keystone Elementary School Croydon | 988 | 98.9% | 39.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #1,142 of 1,396 | #25 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,198 of 1,511 ▲ 13 | #24 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,290 of 1,511 ▼ 205 | #25 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 864 | #53 of 1,638 | #1 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #499 of 1,528 | #8 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #121 of 1,531 | #1 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #441 of 1,600 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #291 of 450 | #6 of 8 |
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
864
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 1,115
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 864 | 70.9 | 12.2:1 | 98% (849) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 67.4 | 12.6:1 | 100% (849) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 66.6 | 12.5:1 | 100% (828) |
| 2020-21 | 870 | 62 | 14.0:1 | 99% (865) |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 64.6 | 12.7:1 | 100% (819) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 64 | 13.1:1 | 100% (839) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | 66 | 12.9:1 | 70% (595) |
| 2000-01 | 1,115 | 72 | 15.5:1 | 84% (933) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (819 to 864); teachers up 10% (64.6 to 70.9).
About Washington Park Elementary School
Washington Park Elementary School, located in Washington, Pennsylvania, is a high-enrollment elementary school. There are 864 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Washington SD counts 3 schools and 1,456 students, including Washington Park Elementary School.
The biggest share of students at Washington Park Elementary School, 42%, is White. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 22% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That compares with about 90% White among all Washington County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
There are 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.2:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Washington County is 49%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Washington Park Elementary School outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 35.5% for a school in Pennsylvania with Washington Park Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Washington Park Elementary School posts 32.7%.
For Washington County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $78,958 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Washington Park Elementary School, Washington County has 56 public schools.
The closest school to Washington Park Elementary School is Trinity SHS, located about 1.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 32.7% is below the 57.0% average for nearby schools.
Washington Park Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 870 to 864, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Washington Park Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington SD
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 387 students
- Washington Junior High SchoolMiddle · 205 students
Other schools in Washington
- Trinity SHSHigh · 1,054 students
- Trinity Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Trinity Intermediate SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 387 students
- Trinity West Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Trinity East Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Other Washington Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Washington Park Elementary. Washington Park Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Washington Park Elementary SchoolMonticello, GA · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Trinity SHS1.3 mi · 1,054
- Washington Junior High School1.6 mi · 205
- Washington High School1.6 mi · 387
- Trinity East Elementary School1.7 mi · 257
- Trinity West Elementary School2.2 mi · 303
- Trinity Intermediate School2.4 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Park Elementary School?
Washington Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 864 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Washington Park Elementary School serve?
Washington Park Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Washington Park Elementary School have?
Washington Park Elementary School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Park Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Park Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 7% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 22% Two or more.
What district is Washington Park Elementary School in?
Washington Park Elementary School is part of Washington SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.