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Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm

Public Grades 6-8

1139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm is a public middle school located in Joliet, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 739 students. The school is part of the Joliet PSD 86 district, which is ranked 755 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a ranking between 540 and 1139 out of around 1,300-1,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's rating has fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars out of 5 on the SchoolDigger scale, indicating below-average performance compared to other Illinois middle schools. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students, Disabled students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 40-50% of Illinois middle schools. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly below the state averages, with only around 30% of students proficient in ELA and 12% proficient in Mathematics. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 28.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast, the nearby New Lenox School District 122 schools, such as Alex M Martino Junior High School, Liberty Junior High School, and Bentley Elementary School, significantly outperform Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm and the Joliet PSD 86 schools on various metrics, including higher academic proficiency, lower chronic absenteeism, and better statewide rankings. Despite relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm has not been able to achieve better academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just resource allocation may be contributing to the school's challenges.

724

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,028

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

402 Richards St
Joliet, IL 60433-2218

(815) 727-5271

District: Joliet PSD 86

Students who attend Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm usually attend:

High:

Joliet Central High School

Feeder schools for Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm:

Elementary:	Edna Keith Elementary School
	T E Culbertson Elementary School
	Woodland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

African American:

19.9%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

Illinois avg46%

1,139^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Joliet PSD 86

755^th of 811Joliet PSD 86 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	19.0	1139 of 1368	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1100 of 1363	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	854 of 1367	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	729 of 1369	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	540 of 1241	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	806 of 1356	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	827 of 1293	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	794 of 1293	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.6	757 of 1294	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.9	642 of 1302	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	31.4	958 of 1322	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.7	953 of 1367	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.2	1025 of 1365	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	1019 of 1344	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	1032 of 1327	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	1044 of 1318	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	958 of 1293	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.5	1059 of 1287	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	1092 of 1272	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	1026 of 1209	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1016 of 1204	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.3	1090 of 1185	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	294 of 574	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	371 of 548	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	297 of 569	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	226 of 573	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	89 of 385	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	229 of 565	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	282 of 511	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	592 of 694	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	562 of 639	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	473 of 674	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	276 of 483	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	180 of 486	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	242 of 480	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	201 of 454	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	161 of 277	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	245 of 339	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	120 of 285	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1020 of 1248	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1012 of 1251	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	810 of 1275	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	722 of 1286	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	498 of 1017	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	772 of 1276	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	810 of 1226	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	566 of 669	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	513 of 643	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	342 of 661	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	285 of 662	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	128 of 517	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	285 of 639	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	266 of 590	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	33 of 70	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	26 of 53	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	910 of 1229	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	862 of 1219	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.4	462 of 1234	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	317 of 1221	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	178 of 1019	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	417 of 1217	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	470 of 1161	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1077 of 1271	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1056 of 1264	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	786 of 1292	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	645 of 1286	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	513 of 1048	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	780 of 1296	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	766 of 1223	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	152 of 184	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.5	90 of 195	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	101 of 179	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.5	138 of 164	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	745 of 812	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	740 of 802	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	492 of 805	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	533 of 781	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	477 of 792	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	469 of 602	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	687 of 884	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.4	232 of 895	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	122 of 898	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	150 of 813	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	198 of 905	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	192 of 889	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2024)53rd percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Science22%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 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)	% 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 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 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm	Public	6-8	402 Richards St	Joliet	60433	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-5271	724	51	14.1	98.5%	28 (3.9%)	144 (19.9%)	532 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	19	1139^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.7%		19.8	1100^th of 1363 public middle schools	19.3%	39		21.9			29.8	30.0	34.1	31.4			9.7	13.8	11.8	11.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.1	99.0	99.0	94.0	$20,028	$1,528	$18,499
Gompers Junior High School	Public	6-8	1501 Copperfield Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-5276	615	61	10.0	99.2%	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.1%)	548 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	22.2	1066^th of 1368 public middle schools	22.1%		28	941^st of 1363 public middle schools	31.0%	125		23.9			32.2	35.2	38.9	35.5			7.1	17.3	13.4	12.8	97.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.5	97.3	99.0	95.5	$21,008	$1,585	$19,423
Dirksen Junior High School	Public	6-8	203 S Midland Ave	Joliet	60436	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 729-1566	653	46	14.1	98.2%	55 (8.4%)	145 (22.2%)	426 (65.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	20.3	1110^th of 1368 public middle schools	18.9%		27	960^th of 1363 public middle schools	29.6%	150		21.1			28.4	26.3	34.0	29.5			15.6	14.2	16.0	15.3	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	99.3	99.3	95.2	$21,491	$1,843	$19,648
Hufford Junior High School	Public	6-8	1125 N Larkin Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-3540	1,072	81	13.1	97.3%	124 (11.6%)	208 (19.4%)	694 (64.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	19.1	1137^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.9%		25.9	984^th of 1363 public middle schools	27.8%	153		23.3			33.3	26.2	31.2	30.2			12.7	10.8	12.7	12.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	96.4	$18,530	$1,671	$16,859
Will County Detention Center 6-8	Public	6-8	3200 McDonough St	Joliet	60431	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 730-7233	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	Public	4-8	808 Adams St	Lockport	60441	Will County	Lockport School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 838-0737	260	30	8.6	36.5%	200 (76.9%)	8 (3.1%)	42 (16.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	82.3	216^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.2%		70.5	337^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.3%	121	58.3	52.6	72.5	89.8	85.4	73.5	63.2	76.7	54.9	61.0	65.9	46.9	50.9	55.6	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.1	97.5	56.4	$19,511	$248	$19,263
Oster-Oakview School	Public	4-6	809 N Cedar Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 485-2125	373	26	14.3	19.8%	280 (75.1%)	8 (2.1%)	68 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)	47.9		52.2	45.8	53.9			50.6	55.7	43.7	34.8			44.7	97.0	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.3	31.4	$14,278	$389	$13,889
Nelson Ridge School	Public	4-6	2470 Nelson Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 462-2870	432	22	19.6	11.1%	349 (80.8%)	5 (1.2%)	62 (14.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)								(n/a)	53.8		62.2	63.9	76.5			67.8	56.3	59.0	48.4			54.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	34.4	$12,472	$389	$12,083
Liberty Junior High School	Public	7-8	151 Lenox St	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 462-7951	573	45	12.7	16.8%	445 (77.7%)	12 (2.1%)	97 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	82.4	213^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.4%		84.2	189^th of 1363 public middle schools	86.1%	24		54.1				74.1	69.5	71.8				61.5	49.3	55.3	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.3	98.8	99.1	98.1	$13,867	$389	$13,478
Bentley Elementary School	Public	4-6	513 E Illinois Hwy	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 485-4451	380	19	20.0	16.8%	299 (78.7%)	4 (1.1%)	57 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)								(n/a)	59.4		73.8	79.6	86.4			79.8	63.1	59.9	63.6			62.1	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	33.4	$12,000	$389	$11,611

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm

What high school do graduates of Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm attend?

Students who attend Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm usually go on to attend Joliet Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm?

Students at Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm are 73% Hispanic, 20% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm?

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm.

Is Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm a good school?

Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Illinois middle schools.

What district is Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm in?

Joliet PSD 86

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