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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 1456 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Elgin, Illinois, with an enrollment of 436 students. The school is part of the School District U-46, which is ranked 594 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams are significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 34.6% of students proficient in ELA and 22.2% proficient in Math in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 34.9% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.43% to 72.43%.

When comparing Washington Elementary School to other nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that the school is one of the lowest-performing in the area. For example, Hillcrest Elementary and Creekside Elementary, both within 2 miles of Washington, consistently outperform it on state assessments and have higher proficiency rates. The fact that Washington Elementary School and other schools in the School District U-46 are consistently low-performing suggests that there may be district-level challenges that need to be addressed to improve student outcomes.

446

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,313

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

819 W Chicago St
Elgin, IL 60123-6243

(847) 888-5270

District: School District U-46

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Abbott Middle School
High:	Larkin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.3%

African American:

12.6%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

Illinois avg44%

1,456^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 38Elementary Schools in the School District U-46

594^th of 811School District U-46 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1456 of 2056	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1517 of 2067	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1504 of 2077	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1613 of 2082	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1644 of 1948	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1624 of 2086	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1785 of 2037	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1650 of 2044	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	1621 of 2046	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	1427 of 2052	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.8	1695 of 2093	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	1820 of 2167	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.8	1663 of 2166	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.9	1814 of 2147	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	1551 of 2139	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	1712 of 2120	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.5	1532 of 2092	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.7	1477 of 2095	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.0	1625 of 2086	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.4	1602 of 2022	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.1	1563 of 2030	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	30.8	1523 of 2020	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	39.7	382 of 692	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	387 of 684	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	390 of 698	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	887 of 1049	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	766 of 886	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	429 of 788	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	367 of 826	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	338 of 788	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	422 of 768	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	388 of 537	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	647 of 743	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	526 of 718	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1556 of 1942	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1524 of 1942	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1487 of 1957	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1568 of 1970	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1452 of 1680	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1427 of 2019	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1588 of 1964	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	544 of 982	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	608 of 959	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	668 of 970	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	828 of 954	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	665 of 742	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	828 of 955	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	876 of 938	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1159 of 1800	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1236 of 1793	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1390 of 1808	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1259 of 1763	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	1178 of 1514	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1450 of 1816	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1480 of 1765	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1136 of 1947	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1308 of 1959	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1336 of 1984	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1473 of 1977	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1503 of 1707	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1701 of 2019	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1851 of 1972	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	880 of 1292	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	979 of 1195	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	946 of 1156	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	992 of 1113	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1298 of 1389	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2023)45th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Science31%-10 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	819 W Chicago St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5270	446	25	17.6	72.2%	41 (9.2%)	56 (12.6%)	327 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	29.1	1456^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.2%		25.8	1517^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.6%	61	30.6	31.3	17.9	46.9	43.6	34.6	31.9	12.5	30.6	16.4	22.2	97.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	100.0	95.6	96.4		15.2	$17,313	$1,818	$15,496
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 N Melrose Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5280	616	38	16.0	77.1%	39 (6.3%)	56 (9.1%)	480 (77.9%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	18	1717^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.5%		27.1	1482^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	28.3%	235	12.7	20.5	30.4	20.3	26.4	24.2	31.4	21.0	16.5	15.3	21.4	98.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	98.9	98.9		14.8	$18,014	$1,693	$16,320
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	240 S Clifton Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5195	460	29	16.1	79.1%	21 (4.6%)	98 (21.3%)	325 (70.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	19.9	1671^st of 2056 public elementary schools	18.7%		25.5	1528^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.1%	143	19.7	10.4	21.8	25.8	43.6	25.9	18.8	27.3	21.0	12.7	20.0	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6		11.7	$17,926	$1,783	$16,144
Lowrie Elementary School	Public	K-6	264 Oak St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5260	397	22	17.8	75.8%	18 (4.5%)	25 (6.3%)	341 (85.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	11.9	1877^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.7%		23.8	1575^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.8%	302	14.3	13.9	4.0	24.5	32.7	19.5	16.7	14.3	6.1	9.1	11.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.7	98.5	98.5		12.8	$18,429	$1,589	$16,841
Channing Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-6	63 S Channing St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5185	491	32	15.1	83.5%	21 (4.3%)	32 (6.5%)	418 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	12.3	1865^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.3%		15.9	1813^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.3%	52	16.7	15.3	21.7	16.7	21.6	18.6	22.2	13.3	11.1	7.8	14.3	95.8	97.3	97.3	97.3	99.8	95.4	96.0		16.2	$18,728	$2,088	$16,640
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	258 Lovell St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5262	395	25	15.6	77.5%	28 (7.1%)	11 (2.8%)	346 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	17.3	1737^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.5%		20.3	1674^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.0%	63	12.2	26.3	31.5	29.3	16.7	25.5	33.3	25.5	7.3	5.0	18.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		11.8	$18,061	$1,805	$16,256
Ronald D O Neal	Public	K-6	510 Franklin Blvd	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5266	445	30	14.9	80.4%	27 (6.1%)	20 (4.5%)	388 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	24.2	1574^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.1	1705^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.5%	131	14.8	42.4	23.3	31.5	25.5	31.3	49.2	18.6	14.8	12.7	24.6	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	99.8	97.1	97.1		17.7	$17,510	$1,796	$15,714
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 N Airlite St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5282	509	30	16.9	68.0%	62 (12.2%)	22 (4.3%)	401 (78.8%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	29.2	1453^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	29.3%		30.2	1394^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.6%	59	16.7	34.5	44.3	40.7	14.3	33.6	38.2	43.3	18.5	10.7	28.0	97.1	96.7	96.7	96.7	97.6	96.4	97.1		11.8	$17,382	$1,689	$15,693
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	655 N Airlite St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 289-6270	469	34	13.9	62.5%	70 (14.9%)	37 (7.9%)	322 (68.7%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	27.1	1505^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.8%		17.4	1756^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.0%	251	19.0	41.4	28.8	41.9	32.2	36.4	43.1	17.6	14.3	16.9	22.9	96.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	99.6	96.5	96.7		10.9	$18,466	$1,554	$16,912
Huff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 Hastings St	Elgin	60120	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5285	577	32	18.2	76.3%	39 (6.8%)	14 (2.4%)	498 (86.3%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	20.2	1662^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.5	1697^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.9%	35	24.4	16.0	19.5	39.7	25.3	25.2	16.2	25.6	25.6	12.0	20.1	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.5	98.5	98.6	9.3	12.2	$17,975	$1,779	$16,196

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

School District U-46

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 1456^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abbott Middle School
High : Larkin High School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Washington Elementary School.

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