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Washington Elementary School

Q: Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Washington Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Pontiac Junior High School High : Pontiac High School

Public Grades 4-5

1557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School serves 221 students in grades 4–5 in Pontiac, Illinois, as part of Pontiac CCSD 429. Its 2025–26 results are below state proficiency levels in ELA, math, and fifth-grade science; the largest shortfall is in math, where 16% of students were proficient compared with 40% statewide, a 24-point gap.

Washington’s results are also weaker than those of nearby schools with available same-grade data. In fourth grade, 36% were proficient in ELA and 21% in math, compared with 51% and 49% at Woodland Elementary/Junior High School, and 66% and 50% at Prairie Central Elementary School. In fifth grade, Washington had 37% proficiency in ELA and 30% in science, below Flanagan Elementary School at 50% and 46%, respectively. Washington’s all-grades results were also below its district’s reported figures by 6 points in ELA and 4 points in math. Its fifth-grade math result was suppressed, so a same-grade comparison for that subject is not available.

Results have improved overall since 2023–24 but fell in the latest year: ELA gained 11 points over the period, then dropped 5 points in 2025–26; math gained 4 points overall, then fell 9 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also declined from the 35th percentile and 2 stars in 2024–25 to the 10th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves students with low socioeconomic status fell from the 38th percentile to the 6th; its ranking for serving special education students rose from the 12th percentile in 2022–23 to the 40th in 2024–25. Context includes a 2024–25 student–teacher ratio of 10.2, the median among nearby schools, and 52% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, compared with a nearby-school average of 46%.

221

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,787

Per pupil spending ?

52.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

400 N Morrow St
Pontiac, IL 61764-1496

(815) 844-3687

District: Pontiac CCSD 429

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pontiac Junior High School
High:	Pontiac High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg31%

Illinois avg48%

1,557^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

706^th of 738Pontiac CCSD 429 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	12.3	1557 of 1737	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	1335 of 2056	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1461 of 2067	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1399 of 2077	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1241 of 2082	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	1158 of 1948	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1407 of 2086	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1200 of 2037	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.9	1123 of 2044	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	1239 of 2046	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	1329 of 2052	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.8	1078 of 2093	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	1226 of 2167	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.6	1416 of 2166	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.6	1429 of 2147	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.2	1116 of 2139	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.5	1138 of 2120	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.7	1101 of 2092	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.2	997 of 2095	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.2	1078 of 2086	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.6	1258 of 2022	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.3	1092 of 2030	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	35.5	1466 of 2020	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	562 of 1049	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	492 of 886	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	695 of 907	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	1129 of 1286	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.0	1128 of 1942	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1322 of 1942	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1394 of 1957	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1167 of 1970	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	951 of 1680	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1226 of 2019	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1064 of 1964	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	815 of 970	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	732 of 954	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	444 of 742	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	696 of 955	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	415 of 938	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	937 of 1001	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.0	1110 of 1800	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1118 of 1793	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1267 of 1808	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1032 of 1763	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	797 of 1514	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1028 of 1816	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	995 of 1765	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	1291 of 1311	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	1337 of 1947	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1370 of 1959	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1281 of 1984	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	1164 of 1977	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1172 of 1707	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1423 of 2019	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1202 of 1972	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	21.6	69 of 89	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	66 of 78	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	778 of 1292	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	887 of 1195	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1022 of 1156	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	652 of 1113	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	451 of 640	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	701 of 1194	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	346 of 763	54.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	1146 of 1149	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	1275 of 1389	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1292 of 1392	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1303 of 1419	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1207 of 1425	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1089 of 1308	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1328 of 1462	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1218 of 1463	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-20 vs state

Science30%-17 vs state

Mathematics16%-24 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	4-5	400 N Morrow St	Pontiac	61764	Livingston County	Pontiac CCSD 429	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 844-3687	221	22	10.2	52.0%	179 (81.0%)	6 (2.7%)	18 (8.1%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	12.3	1557^th of 1737 public elementary schools	10.4%		34.3	1335^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.1%	222	30.3			35.5	37.1				36.2		20.9					15.6	99.1%		$18,787	$1,255	$17,533
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	117 W Livingston St	Pontiac	61764	Livingston County	Pontiac CCSD 429	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 844-3023	361	27	13.3	67.3%	275 (76.2%)	12 (3.3%)	47 (13.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)								(n/a)																	99.1%		$19,774	$2,923	$16,852
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-3	514 S Main St	Pontiac	61764	Livingston County	Pontiac CCSD 429	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 844-3924	227	21	10.9	50.2%	159 (70.0%)	6 (2.6%)	43 (18.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)								(n/a)			33.3						33.3	30.6						30.6	97%		$17,805	$756	$17,049
Graymont Elementary School	Public	K-8	228 Lydia St	Graymont	61743	Livingston County	Rooks Creek CCSD 425	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 743-5346	52	8	6.6	13.5%	49 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									48.6							51.4	100%		$27,702	$3,547	$24,155
Cornell Elementary School	Public	K-8	300 N 7th St	Cornell	61319	Livingston County	Cornell CCSD 426	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 358-2216	114	11	10.3	26.3%	106 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)								(n/a)							73.3		60.6							36.6	100%		$20,853	$681	$20,172
Odell Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	203 N East St	Odell	60460	Livingston County	Odell CCSD 435	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 998-2272	155	18	8.6	75.5%	149 (96.1%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)		66.7						72.2	50.0							28.6	97.3%		$27,448	$1,629	$25,819
Saunemin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	39 Main St	Saunemin	61769	Livingston County	Saunemin CCSD 438	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 832-4421	102	13	7.8	59.8%	91 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								(n/a)									55.0							30.0	91.6%		$29,680	$418	$29,262
Prairie Central Elementary School	Public	2-4	600 S 1st St	Fairbury	61739	Livingston County	Prairie Central CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 692-2623	367	30	12.3	44.4%	314 (85.6%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	53.4	785^th of 1737 public elementary schools	54.8%		55.8	891^st of 2056 public elementary schools	56.7%	106			46.4	65.9					56.0	55.2	50.4					52.8	98.1%		$13,150	$292	$12,859
Prairie Central Primary West	Public	PK, KG-1	700 S Division St	Chenoa	61726	McLean County	Prairie Central CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 945-2971	244	17	14.5	45.1%	207 (84.8%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)								(n/a)																	95.1%		$15,510	$290	$15,221
Flanagan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	202 E Falcon Hwy	Flanagan	61740	Livingston County	Flanagan-Cornell District 74	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 796-2261	197	22	9.1	38.6%	180 (91.4%)	4 (2.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	51.8	808^th of 1737 public elementary schools	53.5%		41.3	1183^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	42.5%	375	46.4				50.0			55.6	42.2	69.2						30.5	70.1%		$18,486	$1,157	$17,329

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Pontiac Junior High School
High : Pontiac High School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Pontiac CCSD 429

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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