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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 1139 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade and enrolls 264 students in Jacksonville, Illinois, as part of Jacksonville School District 117. The most important finding is that results vary sharply by grade: third-grade math is a bright spot, while fourth-grade math and fifth-grade ELA are much weaker.

Overall, the school is below state and district benchmarks, and it ranked second-lowest among six same-district schools in both tested all-grade subjects. ELA proficiency was 50%, compared with 52% in the district and 56% statewide; math was 33%, narrowly below the district’s 33% and below the state’s 40%. The grade-level contrast is more striking: third-grade math was 58%, above the district’s 45% and the state’s 49%, while fourth-grade math was 23%, versus 32% and 42%. Fifth-grade ELA was 40%, the lowest reported among same-district schools, compared with 59% in the district and 55% statewide. Fifth-grade science was also low at 31%, versus 49% in the district and 48% statewide; only Lincoln Elementary School had a lower nearby result.

Results improved considerably since 2023–24 but have stalled: ELA rose from 24% to 50%, and math from 15% to 33%, with neither subject improving in 2025–26. Both remain below state levels, and the gaps widened slightly in the latest year. Chronic absenteeism also increased, from 18% to 24%, putting the school about 1 point above the state and 2 above the district. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 34th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26; only Lincoln ranked lower among nearby schools with results that year. Its statewide ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was notably stronger, at the 65th percentile, up from the 34th percentile two years earlier. The school’s 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 74%, among the highest nearby, while its student-teacher ratio was 13.4:1, near the middle of the local range.

264

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,045

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.5%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

524 S Kosciusko St
Jacksonville, IL 62650-2865

(217) 243-6711

District: Jacksonville School District 117

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jacksonville Middle School
High:	Jacksonville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

African American:

15.2%

Two or more races:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the Illinois average

!Near the bottom of Jacksonville School District 117's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg45%

Illinois avg48%

1,139^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Jacksonville School District 117

541^st of 738Jacksonville School District 117 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	33.0	1139 of 1737	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	1047 of 2056	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1391 of 2067	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1499 of 2077	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1257 of 2082	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	972 of 1948	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	1349 of 2086	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1369 of 2037	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	1387 of 2044	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.4	1387 of 2046	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.2	1435 of 2052	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.1	1673 of 2093	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	1689 of 2167	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	1578 of 2166	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	59.8	1047 of 2147	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.6	1339 of 2139	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	75.9	521 of 2120	75.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.7	695 of 2092	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	979 of 2095	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.8	1028 of 2086	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.8	1047 of 2022	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.7	1417 of 2030	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	69.1	737 of 2020	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	632 of 1049	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	852 of 886	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	356 of 907	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	740 of 1286	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	1121 of 1942	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1304 of 1942	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1586 of 1957	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1125 of 1970	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	921 of 1680	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1324 of 2019	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1170 of 1964	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	352 of 1001	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.9	846 of 1800	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	1183 of 1793	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1205 of 1808	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1126 of 1763	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	538 of 1514	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	1158 of 1816	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1230 of 1765	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	851 of 1311	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	898 of 1947	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.5	1306 of 1959	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1289 of 1984	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1269 of 1977	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	819 of 1707	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	1307 of 2019	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1448 of 1972	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	34.0	53 of 78	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	812 of 1292	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1128 of 1195	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	740 of 1156	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	557 of 1113	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	387 of 763	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	831 of 1149	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	1022 of 1389	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1158 of 1392	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1344 of 1419	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1180 of 1425	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	866 of 1308	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1184 of 1462	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1236 of 1463	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)65th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)32nd percentile~ school

White (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-7 vs state

Mathematics33%-7 vs state

Science31%-16 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-5	524 S Kosciusko St	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 243-6711	264	20	13.4	73.5%	160 (60.6%)	40 (15.2%)	21 (8.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.2%)	33	1139^th of 1737 public elementary schools	34.4%		47.6	1047^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.1%	92	31.4		53.5	53.2	40.0				49.6	58.1	23.4					32.8	98.5%		$15,045	$1,097	$13,948
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 W Independence Ave	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 245-8720	246	20	12.1	86.2%	121 (49.2%)	59 (24.0%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (21.1%)	16.9	1443^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	16.9%		40	1212^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.1%	231	30.8		30.2	41.0	48.1				40.3	23.3						20.1	99.2%		$14,915	$1,297	$13,618
South Jacksonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 S West St	South Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 245-5514	311	20	15.2	58.5%	237 (76.2%)	28 (9.0%)	17 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	43.8	941^st of 1737 public elementary schools	45.8%		53.6	933^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	54.6%	8	50.9		53.6	60.0	64.2				59.1	46.4	40.0	22.6				36.4	95.6%		$12,728	$812	$11,916
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 W Lafayette Ave	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 245-5107	349	22	15.6	50.7%	266 (76.2%)	25 (7.2%)	27 (7.7%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	69.5	489^th of 1737 public elementary schools	71.8%		72.4	546^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.4%	57	75.4		66.7	59.6	78.7				68.7	50.0	43.9	70.5				55.4	96.9%		$15,373	$760	$14,613
North Jacksonville School	Public	K-5	1626 State Highway 78 N	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 245-4084	135	14	9.8	70.4%	104 (77.0%)	10 (7.4%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.9%)	36.4	1070^th of 1737 public elementary schools	38.4%		44.3	1122^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	45.4%	52			50.0		46.4				50.0	45.8		35.7				39.4	99.3%		$16,468	$1,001	$15,468
Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 Masters St	Murrayville	62668	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 882-3121	109	13	8.6	58.7%	88 (80.7%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.8%)								(n/a)				55.6					57.7							36.5	98.2%		$20,794	$824	$19,970
Triopia Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	2206 Concord Arenzville Rd	Concord	62631	Morgan County	Triopia CUSD 27	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 457-2284	204	17	11.9	39.2%	197 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	84.5	216^th of 1737 public elementary schools	87.6%		87.5	232^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	88.7%	16	71.4		93.8	96.0		68.8			75.6	93.8	52.0					52.6	93.5%		$14,099	$603	$13,496
Franklin Elementary School	Public	3-5	1412 Wyatt Street	Franklin	62638	Morgan County	Franklin CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 675-2395	47	5	9.5	—	45 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	81.4	276^th of 1737 public elementary schools	84.1%		69.3	617^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.0%	341	63.6		71.4	83.3	69.6				73.2							42.9	96.4%		$14,943	$627	$14,316
Franklin East Grade School	Public	PK, KG-2	412 Wyatt Ave	Franklin	62638	Morgan County	Franklin CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 675-2395	80	6	13.9	42.5%	77 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	91.8%		$17,165	$658	$16,507
Winchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	283 S Elm St	Winchester	62694	Scott County	Winchester CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 742-9551	401	29	13.9	47.6%	384 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	50.3	834^th of 1737 public elementary schools	52.0%		60.6	793^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	61.4%	41	44.0	68.2	71.0	57.9	42.0	72.7	75.8	77.3	64.6	61.3	50.0	38.0	30.3	30.3	22.7	38.0	97.2%		$13,657	$1,061	$12,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 61% White, 15% African American, 15% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 1139^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Jacksonville School District 117

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Jacksonville Middle School
High : Jacksonville High School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Washington Elementary School.

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