Washington Attendance Center

Washington Attendance Center is a public middle school in Carmi, Illinois, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 255 students. The school has consistently outperformed the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.5% of all students at Washington Attendance Center were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate of 54.1% was significantly higher than the state average of 38.5%.

Despite serving a population with a higher percentage of students from low-income families, with free or reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 54.37% to 65.54%, Washington Attendance Center has been able to achieve strong academic results. This suggests that the school has effective strategies in place to address the unique needs of its student population and provide the necessary support for their academic and personal growth. The school's increased per-student spending, from $10,302 in 2020-2021 to $14,554 in 2023-2024, and the improvement in student-teacher ratio from 15 students per teacher in 2021-2022 to 12.9 students per teacher in 2023-2024, may have also contributed to its academic success.

Overall, Washington Attendance Center appears to be a high-performing middle school within the Carmi-White County CUSD 5 district, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in both ELA and Mathematics. The school's ability to effectively serve its student population, despite the socioeconomic challenges they may face, makes it a standout institution in the region.