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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

1492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School serves 282 students in kindergarten through sixth grade in Riverdale, within Dolton School District 148. Its latest results show math proficiency slightly above the district average but below the state average, while English language arts (ELA) is below both. The clearest academic concern is ELA: 22% of students were proficient, compared with 33% districtwide and 56% statewide.

Among nearby K–6 schools with comparable results, Washington had the lowest all-grades ELA proficiency; its result was 11 percentage points below the other comparable schools’ average of 33%. Math is a relative strength: Washington’s 16% proficiency was 2 points above the district’s 14%, though 23 points below the state’s 40%. It was higher than Franklin Elementary School at 13% and Roosevelt Elementary School at 13%, close to Lincoln Elementary School at 17%, and below Park Elementary School at 32%.

Results have improved, but Washington has not kept pace with statewide gains: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 6 points and math rose 5 points, while state results rose 15 and 11 points, respectively. Chronic absenteeism declined by 10 points from 61% in 2021–2022 to 51% in 2025–2026, but remains 27 points above the state rate and 10 points above the district rate. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking rose from the 6th percentile and 0 stars in 2024–2025 to the 14th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026. Its 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio is above the nearby-school average of 12.8:1. For 2024–2025, the school reports Community Eligibility Provision: all students receive free meals. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves African American students fell from the 58th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 24th in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 6th-percentile ranking that year.

282

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,869

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

97.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

13900 S School St
Riverdale, IL 60827-1925

(708) 201-2078

District: Dolton School District 148

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Junior High
High:	Thornton Township High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.3%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg24%

Illinois avg48%

1,492^nd of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Dolton School District 148

712^th of 738Dolton School District 148 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	15.2	1492 of 1737	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	1935 of 2056	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1615 of 2067	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1750 of 2077	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1877 of 2082	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1951 of 2086	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1178 of 2037	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	1328 of 2044	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.1	1450 of 2046	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	1758 of 2052	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.4	1598 of 2093	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.9	2001 of 2167	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	2114 of 2166	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	2093 of 2147	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.6	1970 of 2139	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	1971 of 2120	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	1961 of 2092	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	1752 of 2095	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	3.8	1998 of 2086	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.9	1833 of 2022	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.9	1845 of 2030	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.9	1821 of 2020	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	522 of 688	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	276 of 655	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	346 of 692	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	390 of 684	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	492 of 711	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	148 of 698	78.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	686 of 1049	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1764 of 1942	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1469 of 1942	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1590 of 1957	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1832 of 1970	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1870 of 2019	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	1029 of 1964	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	747 of 1001	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	1656 of 1800	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1223 of 1793	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1371 of 1808	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1499 of 1763	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1649 of 1816	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	53.2	727 of 1765	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1865 of 1947	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1522 of 1959	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1684 of 1984	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1704 of 1977	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1882 of 2019	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1303 of 1972	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1022 of 1292	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	895 of 1194	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)35th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-34 vs state

Science21%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

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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-6	13900 S School St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2078	282	21	13.7	—	1 (0.4%)	263 (93.3%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	15.2	1492^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	14.1%		10.3	1935^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.9%	443	21.3					41.8			22.3				27.3			16.3	97.2%		$23,869	$1,469	$22,400
Gen George Patton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13700 S Stewart Ave	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Gen George Patton School District 133	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 841-2420	184	17	10.8	86.4%	0 (0.0%)	179 (97.3%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)									29.8							16.0	94%		$44,782	$14,993	$29,789
Riverdale School	Public	K-4	325 W 142nd St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 849-7153	137	12	11.8	—	0 (0.0%)	128 (93.4%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)				36.1					29.9	32.3						25.4	94.3%		$24,029	$1,249	$22,781
Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	14200 S Wentworth Ave	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 849-9440	197	17	11.8	95.4%	1 (0.5%)	178 (90.4%)	11 (5.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	36.8	1063^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	38.8%		34.9	1319^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.8%	256	34.3		55.2	31.3	48.6	57.7			47.5	41.4			50.0			32.0	99.5%		$23,796	$1,179	$22,617
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-6	111 W 146th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2070	248	19	13.3	—	2 (0.8%)	238 (96.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	1580^th of 1737 public elementary schools	9.0%		11.3	1898^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.7%	318			20.0	39.0		43.4			33.0	17.9						12.5	93.9%		$23,386	$1,189	$22,197
Dubois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 E 133rd St	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5582	201	20	10.0	95.0%	0 (0.0%)	191 (95.0%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			52.4					55.6	40.4							10.1	96.9%		$29,594	$2,667	$26,927
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	14151 Lincoln Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2075	342	23	15.1	—	2 (0.6%)	293 (85.7%)	42 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	15.1	1499^th of 1737 public elementary schools	13.7%		12.4	1863^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	9.4%	364			37.3	38.6		30.0			32.6	33.3						16.8	99.7%		$24,016	$1,845	$22,170
CICS - Bond Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	13300 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 468-1300	279	17	16.4	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	275 (98.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)				34.0	23.8				27.3								92.2%		$22,355	$1,360	$20,995
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	14701 Chicago Rd	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2083	259	19	13.3	95.8%	1 (0.4%)	233 (90.0%)	21 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	11.4	1576^th of 1737 public elementary schools	9.3%		13.5	1827^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.1%	251			26.8		38.7				25.5	24.4						13.4	95.5%		$23,536	$1,179	$22,356
Aldridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	630 E 131st St	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5614	257	19	13.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	226 (87.9%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)								44.0	20.8								95.9%		$26,818	$2,392	$24,426

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 : Washington Junior High
High : Thornton Township High School

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Dolton School District 148

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Washington Elementary School.

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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