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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 653 rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bloomington, Illinois, serving 356 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bloomington School District 87, which is ranked 667 out of 811 districts in the state.

Washington Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 57.9% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.5% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 45.4% of students were proficient or better, compared to 24% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's 5th-grade students performed exceptionally well, with 84.4% proficient or better in ELA and 53.3% in Mathematics.

While Washington Elementary School outperforms nearby Stevenson Elementary School and Sheridan Elementary School, both part of the Bloomington School District 87, the nearby Colene Hoose Elementary School and Glenn Elementary School, which are part of the McLean County Unified School District 5, perform comparably or even better in certain areas. The school's higher per-student spending may contribute to its academic success, but the concerning increase in chronic absenteeism is an area that requires attention.

379

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,452

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 80th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (57% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Illinois median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg32%

Illinois avg44%

653^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

667^th of 811Bloomington 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
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
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
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
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

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

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

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

White (2025)54th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+28 vs state

English Language Arts58%+5 vs state

Mathematics45%+7 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	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	% 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	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%)	67.7	653^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.4	642^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	68.9%	11	68.9		51.4	46.9	84.4				57.9	47.3	37.5	53.3				45.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.0	98.6			$13,452	$1,990	$11,463
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%)	51.5	975^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.6%		45.4	1038^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.8%	63	50.7		40.0	51.3	49.3				46.8	37.3	40.8	38.6				38.9	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6		98.8	98.3			$14,549	$2,058	$12,491
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%)	28.3	1476^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.2%		26.1	1514^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.8%	38	20.5		44.0	35.7	26.7				35.8	46.0	23.2	11.1				27.2	96.6	96.9	96.9	96.9		95.5	96.1			$18,844	$3,131	$15,714
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%)	18.3	1712^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.7%		22.2	1617^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.8%	95	19.6		15.2	37.0	26.8				26.9	10.9	29.6	12.5				17.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	17.3	98.0	96.7			$17,915	$3,787	$14,128
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%)	53	945^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.0%		48.8	966^th of 2067 public elementary schools	53.3%	21	45.0		41.7	43.6	66.7				50.9	38.9	43.6	35.0				39.1	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5		96.9	96.5			$12,744	$706	$12,038
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%)	48.5	1026^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.1%		50.9	914^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.8%	112	42.3		44.6	36.2	47.9				42.9	47.7	43.5	33.8				41.5	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.1	97.3			$18,246	$1,107	$17,139
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%)	38.6	1239^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.7%		22.1	1624^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.4%	385	23.5		57.4	44.4	27.5				42.8	53.2	33.3	11.8				32.2	97.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	99.2	98.9			$21,795	$4,626	$17,169
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%)	11.9	1879^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.4	1960^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.2%	81	15.7		32.9	5.7	25.5				22.4	20.0	3.8	0.0				9.2	95.8	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.5	96.4	96.1			$18,445	$4,084	$14,361
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%)	29.3	1451^st of 2056 public elementary schools	29.4%		22.6	1603^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	22.4%	152	23.3		50.7	26.9	38.3				39.9	43.7	17.3	10.2				25.3	96.8	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.3	97.1			$16,930	$2,278	$14,652
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%)	83	327^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.1%		86	251^st of 2067 public elementary schools	87.9%	76	72.0	89.8	66.0	81.3	74.0	72.0	66.7	75.0	72.4	53.2	68.1	58.0	40.0	86.3	85.4	65.2	98.0	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.0	98.2	11.1	29.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

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.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

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

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Bloomington School District 87

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

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 653^rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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