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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 1007 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1007^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School serves 379 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Bloomington, Illinois, as part of Bloomington School District 87. Its clearest strength is English Language Arts (ELA): Washington had the highest all-grade proficiency among nine nearby K–5 schools with comparable results.

Washington’s results are strong locally, but more mixed against state and district benchmarks. In 2025–2026, 55% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 56% statewide and 40% in the district; the school was 15 points above the nearby K–5 average of 39%. Mathematics proficiency was 37%: second-highest among those nearby K–5 schools, but below the state’s 40%. Grade 5 science was a bright spot at 52%, 4 points above the state and 14 points above the district. Chronic absenteeism was also low at 11%, compared with 27% in the district and 24% statewide; only Oakland Elementary School had a lower rate among nearby K–5 schools.

Recent results have softened: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency fell by 3 points and mathematics by 8 points, while SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking declined from 68 to 42 and its rating changed from 3 stars to 2. The latest scores remain above their 2023–2024 levels, however. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Washington serves “White Students” was at the 18th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 42nd percentile; that group’s ranking fell from the 61st percentile in 2023–2024. For context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 16.1, higher than all but two nearby schools, and 41% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch.

379

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,195

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.7%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1201 E Washington St
Bloomington, IL 61701-4243

(309) 829-7034

District: Bloomington School District 87

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomington Junior High School
High:	Bloomington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

African American:

11.3%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bloomington School District 87

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg34%

Illinois avg48%

1,007^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Bloomington School District 87

644^th of 738Bloomington School District 87 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
2026	40.0	1007 of 1737	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.7	653 of 2056	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	642 of 2067	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	657 of 2077	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	716 of 2082	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	910 of 1948	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	637 of 2086	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.9	366 of 2037	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	264 of 2044	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	328 of 2046	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.1	404 of 2052	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	75.3	511 of 2093	75.6%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	642 of 2167	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	383 of 2166	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.7	514 of 2147	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	363 of 2139	83.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.2	377 of 2120	82.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.2	368 of 2092	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	640 of 2095	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.7	562 of 2086	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	312 of 2022	84.6%	★★★★☆
2004	84.1	207 of 2030	89.8%	★★★★☆
2003	86.5	135 of 2020	93.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	44.1	322 of 698	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	841 of 1286	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.6	619 of 1942	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	685 of 1942	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	613 of 1957	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	686 of 1970	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	725 of 1680	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	840 of 2019	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	482 of 1964	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	572 of 1800	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	510 of 1793	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	431 of 1808	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	589 of 1763	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	874 of 1514	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	633 of 1816	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	618 of 1765	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	910 of 1311	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.1	627 of 1947	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	536 of 1959	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	616 of 1984	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	646 of 1977	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	1004 of 1707	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	524 of 2019	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	303 of 1972	84.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	45.4	528 of 1194	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	939 of 1149	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.7	642 of 1389	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	548 of 1392	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	654 of 1419	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	627 of 1425	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	871 of 1308	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	648 of 1462	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	304 of 1463	79.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)56th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2018)54th percentile-28 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science52%+4 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 E Washington St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 829-7034	379	23	16.1	40.6%	253 (66.8%)	43 (11.3%)	39 (10.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	40	1007^th of 1737 public elementary schools	42.0%		67.7	653^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.2%	354	51.5		46.8	60.9	55.4				54.6	40.3	39.1	32.3				37.2	98.7%		$15,195	$322	$14,873
Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1605 E Oakland Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 662-4302	446	32	14.1	53.1%	193 (43.3%)	98 (22.0%)	47 (10.5%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.2%)	33.1	1135^th of 1737 public elementary schools	34.7%		51.5	975^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.6%	160	55.1		31.3	55.1	51.4				46.3	27.7	40.0	34.3				34.1	98.1%		$15,741	$904	$14,837
Bent Elementary School	Public	K-5	904 N Roosevelt Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 828-4315	389	27	14.4	66.8%	90 (23.1%)	56 (14.4%)	201 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	24.1	1292^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	25.6%		28.3	1476^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.2%	184	19.3		33.3	50.9	28.1				37.2	50.0	41.8					34.7	98.3%		$20,097	$1,184	$18,913
Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 W Jackson St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 827-8091	303	26	11.8	76.2%	80 (26.4%)	104 (34.3%)	54 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (21.1%)	17.1	1439^th of 1737 public elementary schools	17.2%		18.3	1712^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.7%	273	32.7		21.7	48.7	23.3				29.7		36.6					18.9	100%		$20,598	$1,488	$19,110
Glenn Elementary School	Public	K-5	306 Glenn Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4418	272	16	16.5	49.3%	91 (33.5%)	47 (17.3%)	35 (12.9%)	70 (25.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.9%)	28.6	1207^th of 1737 public elementary schools	30.5%		53	945^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.0%	262	58.1		26.1	37.8	50.0				37.8	34.8						23.7	97.4%		$15,013	$811	$14,202
Colene Hoose Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Grandview Dr	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4414	413	38	10.9	34.1%	213 (51.6%)	34 (8.2%)	51 (12.3%)	67 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	40.6	991^st of 1737 public elementary schools	42.9%		48.5	1026^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.1%	35	46.4		48.1	56.1	44.9				49.5	61.0	45.5	26.1				44.8	96.5%		$19,693	$1,188	$18,506
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2106 Arrowhead Dr	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 663-2351	299	34	8.7	55.5%	96 (32.1%)	105 (35.1%)	47 (15.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.1%)	34.1	1114^th of 1737 public elementary schools	35.9%		38.6	1239^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.7%	125	28.6		43.6	66.7	45.5				51.3	43.6	51.1	20.4				37.8	97.7%		$22,204	$1,501	$20,702
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1403 W Walnut St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 828-2359	314	28	11.0	82.8%	78 (24.8%)	148 (47.1%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (20.4%)	11.1	1582^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.9	1879^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.6%	297	28.6		31.0	35.0					28.5		20.0					14.5	97%		$21,502	$1,908	$19,594
Oakdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 S Adelaide St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4421	386	28	13.8	65.0%	137 (35.5%)	150 (38.9%)	48 (12.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.2%)	20	1382^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	20.4%		29.3	1451^st of 2056 public elementary schools	29.4%	69	37.5		35.2	50.0	30.4				39.6	40.7	20.8					22.5	96.6%		$17,758	$1,621	$16,138
Thomas Metcalf School	Public	PK, KG-8	ISU Campus Box 7000	Normal	61790	McLean County	ISU Laboratory Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 438-7621	459	53	8.6	7.0%	324 (70.6%)	15 (3.3%)	47 (10.2%)	40 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	80.1	298^th of 1737 public elementary schools	82.8%		83	327^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.1%	29	77.6	86.3	68.1	87.5	83.7	86.0	82.4	84.3	82.1	72.3	62.5	40.8	50.0	76.5	70.0	62.0	98.9%

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bloomington Junior High School
High : Bloomington High School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Washington Elementary School.

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 1007^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 67% White, 11% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Bloomington School District 87

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