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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1910^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Champaign, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 372 students. The school is part of the Champaign CUSD 4 district, which is ranked 631 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School consistently performs below the Champaign CUSD 4 district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics is even lower, with only 12.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 29.6% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 695 out of 2,046 Illinois elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1,910 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with particularly low performance for African American students, female students, students of low socioeconomic status, and students with disabilities.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student at $19,178 in the 2023-2024 school year, its academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages. Nearby schools, such as Bottenfield Elementary, South Side Elementary, and Dr. Howard Elementary, generally outperform Washington Elementary School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. Addressing the school's challenges, including the high chronic absenteeism rates and the high percentage of students from low-income families, will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes at Washington Elementary School.

265

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,658

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

606 E Grove St
Champaign, IL 61820-3241

(217) 351-3901

District: Champaign CUSD 4

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.4%

White:

11.7%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

1,910^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 55 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Champaign CUSD 4

631^st of 811Champaign CUSD 4 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	11.0	1910 of 2056	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1918 of 2067	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1965 of 2077	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1679 of 2082	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.8	697 of 1948	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	701 of 2086	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	757 of 2037	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	858 of 2044	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	695 of 2046	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.3	778 of 2052	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.3	1067 of 2093	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	1373 of 2167	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	1535 of 2166	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.8	1532 of 2147	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.0	1553 of 2139	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	1583 of 2120	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	1565 of 2092	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.6	1566 of 2095	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	1642 of 2086	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.4	1397 of 2022	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.2	1404 of 2030	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.7	1253 of 2020	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	613 of 688	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	624 of 655	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	666 of 692	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	667 of 684	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	404 of 428	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	640 of 711	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	502 of 698	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	633 of 1049	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	830 of 907	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1856 of 1942	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1850 of 1942	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1864 of 1957	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1630 of 1970	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.5	635 of 2019	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	862 of 1964	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	53.8	366 of 955	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1753 of 1800	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1696 of 1793	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1761 of 1808	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1730 of 1763	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1400 of 1816	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1443 of 1765	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1640 of 1947	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1685 of 1959	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1864 of 1984	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1564 of 1977	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.3	599 of 1707	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	727 of 2019	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	618 of 1972	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	913 of 1292	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	576 of 1195	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.6	878 of 1156	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	376 of 1194	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	77.5	238 of 1425	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	97.8	5 of 1462	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	21 of 1463	98.6%	★★★★★

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)

White (2022)83rd percentile+64 vs school

Hispanic (2019)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)40th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-35 vs state

Science16%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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 7th 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 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	606 E Grove St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3901	265	14	19.6	75.8%	31 (11.7%)	176 (66.4%)	25 (9.4%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	11	1910^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.5	1918^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.2%	8	16.3	14.6	23.7	16.3			18.0	14.3	15.4	7.0			12.1	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	97.1	96.0	95.7			$17,658	$1,515	$16,142
M L King Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	1108 Fairview Ave	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3675	322	25	12.8	85.1%	40 (12.4%)	178 (55.3%)	22 (6.8%)	61 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	7.6	2011^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.8	1984^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.0%	27	9.4	13.0	11.5	13.0			12.5	19.6	5.8	3.7			9.2	98.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	100.0	96.1	98.1			$16,597	$1,776	$14,820
Stratton Elementary School	Public	K-5	902 N Randolph St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 373-7330	454	32	14.4	75.6%	38 (8.4%)	309 (68.1%)	70 (15.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	14.5	1801^st of 2056 public elementary schools	12.4%		22.5	1609^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.2%	192	14.1	15.4	28.8	16.7			20.1	20.9	25.8	10.1			18.4	97.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	100.0	97.9	97.4			$17,559	$1,025	$16,534
Leal Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 W Oregon St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3618	373	28	13.3	59.5%	145 (38.9%)	118 (31.6%)	29 (7.8%)	22 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.7%)	39.7	1220^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.7%		46.4	1012^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.0%	208	46.9	36.6	35.2	45.3			39.2	35.2	30.9	29.7			32.1	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	97.9	98.7			$15,524	$1,950	$13,574
South Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 S New St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3890	307	21	14.6	42.7%	142 (46.3%)	73 (23.8%)	34 (11.1%)	20 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.7%)	67.8	647^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.5%		69.7	556^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.1%	91	33.3	69.4	61.2	44.7			58.6	79.6	61.2	40.4			60.7	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6			$15,942	$340	$15,602
Dr Howard Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 N. James	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3866	426	31	13.7	66.4%	91 (21.4%)	205 (48.1%)	50 (11.7%)	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.2%)	18.5	1704^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.1%		36.8	1223^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	40.8%	481	15.3	29.4	35.3	10.2			25.6	30.9	25.0	5.1			21.0	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8			$17,146	$421	$16,725
Westview Elementary School	Public	K-5	703 S Russell St	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3905	434	29	14.9	55.3%	146 (33.6%)	170 (39.2%)	63 (14.5%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	42.5	1153^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	43.9%		30.4	1385^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.0%	232	48.5	32.9	28.8	53.6			38.5	36.2	28.8	40.0			35.1	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.0	98.3	98.3			$14,872	$810	$14,061
Garden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2001 Garden Hills Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3872	411	26	16.1	78.6%	28 (6.8%)	238 (57.9%)	111 (27.0%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	9.7	1955^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.9%		14.1	1883^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	8.9%	72	6.8	8.6	20.8	15.2	24.0	9.1	14.8	10.2	13.6	2.2	11.5	3.1	8.2	98.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.5	98.4	98.1	5.5	7.4	$14,949	$836	$14,114
Bottenfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 S Prospect Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3807	456	31	14.8	46.9%	171 (37.5%)	145 (31.8%)	34 (7.5%)	55 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.0%)	45.4	1101^st of 2056 public elementary schools	46.4%		55.5	810^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.8%	291	36.3	53.1	38.4	36.3			41.7	59.4	31.5	28.6			38.2	96.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	100.0	96.2	96.6			$14,823	$863	$13,960
Yankee Ridge Multilingual School	Public	K-5	2102 S Anderson St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 384-3608	482	35	13.8	62.9%	84 (17.4%)	58 (12.0%)	321 (66.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 66% African American, 12% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Champaign CUSD 4

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Washington Elementary School.

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