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Washington Junior High School

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Washington Junior High School ranks 938 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Washington Junior High School is a public middle school located in Rock Island, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 532 students. The school is part of the Rock Island School District 41, which is ranked 740 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Junior High School faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with only 41.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 16.6% proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with proficiency rates dropping in both subjects. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with subgroups such as Asian and English Language Learner students ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois middle schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Rockridge Junior High School and Orion Middle School, which are in different districts, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Washington Junior High School, despite similar funding and resources. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as student engagement, teacher effectiveness, and family and community support, may be crucial in improving the educational outcomes for the students at Washington Junior High School.

529

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,754

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3300 18th Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201-2946

(309) 793-5915

District: Rock Island School District 41

Students who attend Washington Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Rock Island High School

Feeder schools for Washington Junior High School:

Elementary:	Denkmann Elementary School
	Eugene Field Elementary School
	Longfellow Elementary School
	Rock Island Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.0%

African American:

30.6%

Hispanic:

19.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Illinois avg46%

938^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Rock Island School District 41

740^th of 811Rock Island School District 41 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	29.8	938 of 1368	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	972 of 1363	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	978 of 1367	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	916 of 1369	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	814 of 1241	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	940 of 1356	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1027 of 1293	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	1123 of 1293	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	1180 of 1294	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	1043 of 1302	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.6	1043 of 1322	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	1029 of 1367	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	1179 of 1365	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.5	1024 of 1344	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.0	882 of 1327	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.4	823 of 1318	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	812 of 1293	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.1	902 of 1287	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.0	654 of 1209	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.9	747 of 1204	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	61.5	510 of 1185	57.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	476 of 574	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	450 of 548	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	360 of 569	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	296 of 573	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	227 of 385	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	311 of 565	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	406 of 511	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	0.4	185 of 186	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	183 of 184	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	591 of 694	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	617 of 639	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	651 of 674	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	430 of 483	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	484 of 486	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	408 of 480	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	445 of 454	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	270 of 277	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	212 of 339	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	54 of 285	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	922 of 1248	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	876 of 1251	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	882 of 1275	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	845 of 1286	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	773 of 1017	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	933 of 1276	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1034 of 1226	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	397 of 669	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	554 of 643	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	579 of 661	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	594 of 662	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	487 of 517	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	561 of 639	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	573 of 590	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	916 of 1229	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1038 of 1219	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	964 of 1234	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	855 of 1221	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	414 of 1019	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	956 of 1217	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	990 of 1161	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	808 of 1271	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	926 of 1264	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	974 of 1292	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	870 of 1286	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	658 of 1048	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	845 of 1296	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	910 of 1223	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	152 of 204	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	139 of 184	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	163 of 194	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	171 of 195	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	75 of 97	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	173 of 179	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	599 of 812	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	753 of 802	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	745 of 805	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	582 of 781	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	422 of 548	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	537 of 792	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	570 of 602	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	633 of 884	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	604 of 875	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	730 of 895	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	608 of 898	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	496 of 813	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	613 of 905	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	748 of 889	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-22 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 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	3300 18th Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5915	529	33	16.2	64.5%	185 (35.0%)	162 (30.6%)	104 (19.7%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.0%)	29.8	938^th of 1368 public middle schools	31.4%		26.4	972^nd of 1363 public middle schools	28.7%	34		31.6			40.5	42.1	41.4			19.2	14.5	16.6	97.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.9	98.7	98.3	98.5	$14,754	$2,209	$12,545
John Deere Middle School	Public	6-8	2035 11th St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1622	770	50	15.4	64.2%	301 (39.1%)	90 (11.7%)	293 (38.1%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (9.5%)	25.4	1005^th of 1368 public middle schools	26.5%		27.5	953^rd of 1363 public middle schools	30.1%	52		30.9		34.5	24.9	32.5	30.7		20.5	18.8	17.4	18.9	96.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.0	97.2	97.7	91.3	$14,255	$979	$13,276
Edison Junior High School	Public	7-8	4141 9th St	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5920	398	27	14.9	77.4%	144 (36.2%)	139 (34.9%)	39 (9.8%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	18.8	1145^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.3%		18.9	1117^th of 1363 public middle schools	18.0%	28		26.6			23.3	24.2	23.8			16.5	14.1	15.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	97.6	$16,389	$1,952	$14,437
Coolidge RSSP	Public	7-8	3428 Avenue of The Cities	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Rock Island ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 743-8587	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 48th St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1623	860	52	16.5	63.1%	388 (45.1%)	144 (16.7%)	192 (22.3%)	51 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.5%)	36.9	823^rd of 1368 public middle schools	39.8%		25.8	985^th of 1363 public middle schools	27.7%	162		32.2		48.2	39.4	47.0	45.0		19.7	26.9	19.7	22.0	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	93.5	$13,428	$797	$12,631
Glenview Middle School	Public	5-8	3100 7th St	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 755-1919	1,092	87	12.5	99.6%	375 (34.3%)	316 (28.9%)	274 (25.1%)	50 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (6.6%)	23.3	1041^st of 1368 public middle schools	23.9%		24.7	1008^th of 1363 public middle schools	26.0%	33	27.6	27.9	39.8	29.1	29.7	38.1	34.0	14.4	11.9	19.0	16.4	15.6	96.6	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.6	98.1	97.4	72.5	$17,339	$2,539	$14,800
Northeast Junior High School	Public	6-8	4280 4th Ave	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	Silvis School District 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 203-1300	186	17	10.9	61.8%	99 (53.2%)	27 (14.5%)	46 (24.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.5%)	22.8	1052^nd of 1368 public middle schools	23.1%		24.6	1009^th of 1363 public middle schools	26.0%	43		24.5		37.0	29.0	40.7	35.0		16.7	14.3	7.5	13.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.5	99.0	95.6	$18,820	$2,919	$15,901
Sherrard Junior High School	Public	7-8	4701 176th Ave	Sherrard	61281	Rock Island County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 593-2135	189	16	11.5	35.4%	169 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	49.2	633^rd of 1368 public middle schools	53.7%		38.1	774^th of 1363 public middle schools	43.2%	141		58.6			44.4	45.5	44.9			37.4	18.2	28.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.6	$12,116	$56	$12,060
Rockridge Junior High School	Public	6-8	14110 134th Ave W	Taylor Ridge	61284	Rock Island County	Rockridge CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 793-8040	234	17	13.4	21.8%	222 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	55	555^th of 1368 public middle schools	59.4%		57.9	483^rd of 1363 public middle schools	64.6%	72		53.2		48.7	54.3	45.5	49.6		27.6	38.8	35.1	33.9	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	64.1	98.8	98.8	96.3	$12,967	$400	$12,567
Orion Middle School	Public	6-8	800 12th Ave	Orion	61273	Henry County	Orion CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 526-3392	244	17	14.2	19.3%	233 (95.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	76.8	282^nd of 1368 public middle schools	79.4%		70.8	336^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.3%	54		61.1		58.8	55.0	76.1	62.7		43.5	48.8	57.7	49.6	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.0	$12,499	$30	$12,469

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Washington Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Washington Junior High School usually go on to attend Rock Island High School

What district is Washington Junior High School in?

Rock Island School District 41

Is Washington Junior High School a good school?

Washington Junior High School ranks 938^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Junior High School?

Students at Washington Junior High School are 35% White, 31% African American, 20% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Washington Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Washington Junior High School.

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