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Washington Dual Language Academy

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Washington Dual Language Academy ranks 1036 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1036^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Washington Dual Language Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Maywood, Illinois, part of the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 school district. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with 57.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 34.2% in Mathematics, compared to 43.3% and 22.2% for the district, respectively.

Washington Dual Language Academy's strong academic performance extends to its diverse student subgroups as well. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school's African American students ranked 96th out of 692 Illinois elementary schools in ELA, with a 4-star rating, while its Hispanic students ranked 262nd out of 982 in ELA in the 2024-2025 school year, also with a 4-star rating. English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students at the school also performed well, ranking 151st and 444th, respectively, out of thousands of Illinois elementary schools in ELA.

However, the school faces some challenges, including relatively high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 20.9% to 30.9% in recent years. Additionally, while Washington Dual Language Academy outperforms other schools in its own district, it lags significantly behind the nearby Lincoln Elementary School in the River Forest School District 90, which is just 1.5 miles away. This highlights the importance of considering the broader context when evaluating a school's performance.

346

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,636

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 Washington Blvd
Maywood, IL 60153-1559

(708) 450-2065

District: Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

African American:

21.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2011 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2011

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg31%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,036^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

386^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 9 pts since 2022

From top 38% (2022) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89

610^th of 811Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1036 of 2056	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1119 of 2067	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1169 of 2077	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1101 of 2082	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1304 of 2086	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1002 of 2037	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	7.4	2014 of 2093	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	2024 of 2167	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.1	2116 of 2166	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.1	1964 of 2147	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	1899 of 2139	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.4	1295 of 2120	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.5	1637 of 2092	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	1876 of 2095	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	1964 of 2086	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.1	1881 of 2022	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	1995 of 2030	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	13.3	1741 of 2020	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	71.9	96 of 692	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	155 of 711	78.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	151 of 788	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	100 of 826	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	214 of 788	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	233 of 768	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	137 of 718	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	943 of 1942	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	1277 of 1942	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1202 of 1957	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	1090 of 1970	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1611 of 2019	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1222 of 1964	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	262 of 982	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	285 of 959	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	312 of 970	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	287 of 954	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	535 of 955	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.9	158 of 938	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	444 of 1800	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	597 of 1793	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	677 of 1808	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	571 of 1763	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	830 of 1816	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	303 of 1765	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	1040 of 1947	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	852 of 1959	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	994 of 1984	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	938 of 1977	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	1187 of 2019	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	745 of 1972	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	386 of 1368	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.3	593 of 1363	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	774 of 1367	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	516 of 1369	62.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	54.1	182 of 569	68.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	5 of 483	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	25 of 486	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	53.1	139 of 480	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	418 of 1248	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	854 of 1251	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	793 of 1275	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	652 of 1286	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	116 of 669	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	204 of 643	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	298 of 661	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	156 of 662	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	86 of 1229	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	65.4	300 of 1219	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	364 of 1234	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	189 of 1221	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	356 of 1271	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	301 of 1264	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	619 of 1292	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	381 of 1286	70.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2023)86th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

African American (2023)68th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-4 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	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	% 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 Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 Washington Blvd	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2065	346	22	15.8	59.2%	3 (0.9%)	74 (21.4%)	264 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	48.1	1036^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.6%		41.6	1119^th of 2067 public elementary schools	45.9%	83	30.0	58.1	53.3	51.9	35.0	65.4	51.9	77.4	57.1	50.0	25.9	15.0	42.3	33.3	32.3	34.2	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.2	94.9	95.4	11.6	27.0	$20,636	$2,276	$18,361
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Washington Blvd	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2002	364	27	13.4	57.4%	4 (1.1%)	181 (49.7%)	171 (47.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	18.6	1700^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.3%		27	1484^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.2%	216	17.0		40.7	32.1	31.3				35.0	18.6	5.7	8.3				11.3	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.9	92.6	92.6	8.0		$21,762	$2,690	$19,072
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1514 S 9th Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2009	411	32	12.7	60.6%	1 (0.2%)	210 (51.1%)	189 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	23.8	1584^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.0%		22.3	1612^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.0%	28	31.4		28.2	41.4	42.3				36.5	11.3	10.3	13.5				11.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	95.3	95.3	94.8	5.9		$24,149	$2,836	$21,313
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Chicago Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2036	431	38	11.2	55.7%	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.5%)	378 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	42	1165^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.3%		47	1002^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	51.5%	163	40.5		25.7	35.7	64.9				38.3	35.7	33.3	32.4				34.2	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	8.9		$23,125	$2,777	$20,348
Melrose Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1715 W Lake St	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2042	602	42	14.3	54.5%	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.7%)	576 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34.2	1341^st of 2056 public elementary schools	34.8%		34	1288^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.7%	53	27.3		30.5	39.3	63.6				41.2	29.5	29.5	16.4				26.2	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	7.9		$19,011	$2,334	$16,677
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Oak St	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3500	229	18	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	135 (59.0%)	84 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	20.8	1649^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.8%		17.7	1747^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.5%	98	18.4		37.0	2.5	47.4				29.0	30.4	2.5	13.2				16.1	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9			$27,003	$2,555	$24,448
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1927 S 15th Ave	Broadview	60155	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2047	345	26	13.2	60.9%	2 (0.6%)	232 (67.2%)	100 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	46.2	1076^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.7%		46.6	1010^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.1%	66	22.0		61.5	47.8	53.7				53.8	23.1	25.4	51.2				31.3	91.5	94.3	94.3	94.3	96.4	94.3	94.9	9.7		$21,803	$2,401	$19,402
Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 Division St	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2023	385	26	14.8	46.2%	21 (5.5%)	24 (6.2%)	331 (86.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	61	781^st of 2056 public elementary schools	62.0%		48.1	981^st of 2067 public elementary schools	52.5%	200	40.9		38.8	63.8	65.1				55.4	55.1	61.7	25.6				48.2	92.6	93.1	93.1	93.1	96.6	93.6	93.4	8.4		$20,418	$2,377	$18,041
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	3317 Butterfield Rd	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3600	304	19	16.0	98.7%	2 (0.7%)	176 (57.9%)	112 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	21.9	1619^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.3%		19	1710^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.3%	91	10.8		37.5	25.0	38.5				34.5	43.1	8.3	7.7				20.8	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9			$20,550	$1,422	$19,128
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	511 Park Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 366-7340	381	30	12.7		266 (69.8%)	14 (3.7%)	43 (11.3%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.8%)	97.1	24^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.5	20^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.0%	4			96.3	91.5					93.9	82.9	86.4					84.7	98.3	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.6	98.1	98.3			$19,628	$497	$19,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Dual Language Academy

How many students attend Washington Dual Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Washington Dual Language Academy.

Is Washington Dual Language Academy a good school?

Washington Dual Language Academy ranks 1036^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Washington Dual Language Academy in?

Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89

What is the racial makeup of Washington Dual Language Academy?

Students at Washington Dual Language Academy are 76% Hispanic, 21% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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