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Washington Elementary School

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Washington Elementary School ranks 531 st of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public middle school located in Oglesby, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 127 students. The school is part of the Oglesby Education Service District 125, which is ranked 510 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 61% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), which is higher than the district (48.6%) and state (53.1%) averages. However, in mathematics, the school had only 29.9% of students proficient or better, which is lower than the district (33.6%) and state (38.5%) averages. Compared to nearby schools, Washington Elementary School's ELA performance is generally on par or slightly better, but its math performance is lower.

The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 25.4% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average. This may be impacting the school's academic performance. Additionally, the school has shown disparities in performance among different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students with disabilities struggling the most. Addressing these equity gaps and improving attendance should be a priority for the school and district.

116

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,275

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

212 W Walnut St
Oglesby, IL 61348-1449

(815) 883-3517

District: Oglesby Education Service District 125

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

High:

La Salle-Peru Township High School

Feeder schools for Washington Elementary School:

Elementary:

Lincoln Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg41%

Illinois avg46%

531^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

510^th of 811Oglesby Education Service District 125 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	56.3	531 of 1368	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	739 of 1363	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	708 of 1367	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	880 of 1369	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	790 of 1241	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	847 of 1356	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	627 of 1293	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.6	749 of 1293	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	617 of 1294	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.9	825 of 1302	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.0	497 of 1322	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.1	510 of 1367	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	576 of 1365	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	715 of 1344	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.9	727 of 1327	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	817 of 1318	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.0	637 of 1293	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.6	657 of 1287	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.5	607 of 1272	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.1	608 of 1209	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.6	586 of 1204	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.4	593 of 1185	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	535 of 639	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	584 of 674	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	405 of 1248	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	527 of 1251	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	505 of 1275	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	825 of 1286	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	746 of 1017	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	891 of 1276	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	667 of 1226	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	460 of 517	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	634 of 639	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	472 of 1229	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	517 of 1219	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	767 of 1234	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	683 of 1221	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	621 of 1019	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	597 of 1217	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	417 of 1161	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	582 of 1271	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	826 of 1264	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	792 of 1292	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	815 of 1286	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	645 of 1048	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	744 of 1296	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	564 of 1223	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	761 of 802	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	788 of 805	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	767 of 781	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	229 of 792	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	586 of 884	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	654 of 875	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	685 of 895	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	769 of 898	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	649 of 813	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	762 of 905	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	619 of 889	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2024)16th percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2021)11th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+8 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 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 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 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 Elementary School	Public	6-8	212 W Walnut St	Oglesby	61348	LaSalle County	Oglesby Education Service District 125	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 883-3517	116	9	12.8	46.6%	91 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	56.3	531^st of 1368 public middle schools	61.2%		40.5	739^th of 1363 public middle schools	45.8%	208		40.0		68.4	39.5	73.8	61.0		36.8	26.3	26.8	29.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		97.5	$16,275	$964	$15,311
Lincoln Junior High School	Public	6-8	1165 Saint Vincents Ave	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	La Salle Education Service District 122	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 223-0786	269	23	11.6	75.1%	142 (52.8%)	20 (7.4%)	87 (32.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	19.7	1120^th of 1368 public middle schools	18.1%		11.6	1301^st of 1363 public middle schools	4.5%	181		37.8		33.7	22.5	26.2	27.4		12.4	6.7	7.3	8.8	99.2	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.6	98.1	99.2		96.6	$15,864	$1,817	$14,048
Parkside Middle School	Public	5-8	1800 Church St	Peru	61354	LaSalle County	Peru Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 223-1111	372	29	12.8	54.6%	254 (68.3%)	14 (3.8%)	72 (19.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	59.6	494^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.9%		57.9	482^nd of 1363 public middle schools	64.6%	12	37.8	58.0	56.1	52.6	57.0	64.2	57.2	29.6	27.8	37.2	25.9	30.1	97.8	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0		67.3	$13,626	$794	$12,832
Central Intermediate School	Public	5-6	711 E McKinley Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 433-3761	339	28	12.3	56.3%	246 (72.6%)	9 (2.7%)	64 (18.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)								(n/a)	39.5		43.5	54.6			48.9	25.6	27.0			26.3	98.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.8	97.2	98.8		48.6	$17,009	$923	$16,086
Shepherd Middle School	Public	7-8	701 E McKinley Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 433-1133	353	31	11.5	54.7%	247 (70.0%)	14 (4.0%)	69 (19.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	40.4	771^st of 1368 public middle schools	43.6%		37	793^rd of 1363 public middle schools	41.8%	22		46.0			42.2	50.0	46.2			25.3	14.4	19.7	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2		98.2	$18,253	$868	$17,385
Putnam County Junior High School	Public	6-8	13183 N 350th Ave	Mc Nabb	61335	Putnam County	Putnam County CUSD 535	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 882-2800	162	16	10.1	38.3%	136 (84.0%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	50.9	612^th of 1368 public middle schools	55.3%		40.9	731^st of 1363 public middle schools	46.4%	119		57.4		62.2	33.9	51.1	47.4		26.7	25.8	29.8	27.3	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8		97.7	$19,596	$943	$18,653
LaSalle County Detention Center 6-8	Public	6-8	707 Etna Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Wallace CCSD 195	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 434-8300	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northlawn Junior High School	Public	5-8	202 E 1st St	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Streator Education Service District 44	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 672-4558	614	39	15.6	71.7%	376 (61.2%)	28 (4.6%)	152 (24.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)	30.6	926^th of 1368 public middle schools	32.3%		20	1097^th of 1363 public middle schools	19.5%	171	31.8	34.0	32.3	49.7	45.1	36.4	40.4	15.8	12.7	11.4	15.2	13.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	100.0		72.4	$15,224	$2,614	$12,610
Fieldcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	102 W Elm St	Wenona	61377	Marshall County	Fieldcrest CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 853-4331	196	17	11.6	58.7%	168 (85.7%)	6 (3.1%)	16 (8.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	57.6	520^th of 1368 public middle schools	62.0%		67.7	367^th of 1363 public middle schools	73.1%	153		37.3		51.7	81.4	43.3	58.1		21.7	49.2	37.3	36.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.4	98.4	99.5		98.4	$17,789	$973	$16,815
Northbrook School	Public	5-8	1804 Guiles Ave	Mendota	61342	LaSalle County	Mendota CCSD 289	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 539-6237	526	38	13.8	58.6%	284 (54.0%)	12 (2.3%)	211 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	49.6	629^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.0%		44.2	685^th of 1363 public middle schools	49.7%	56	37.4	49.6	54.2	37.6	68.0	57.8	55.8	39.3	14.1	34.4	21.6	28.1	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	98.9	99.4	7.8	72.3	$16,233	$804	$15,429

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

What high school do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend La Salle-Peru Township High School

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Oglesby Education Service District 125

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks 531^st of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 116 students attended Washington Elementary School.

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