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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1718^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School serves 523 students in grades K–5 in Rockford, Illinois. Its latest reported proficiency rates—20% in English language arts (ELA) and 13% in mathematics—are below both Rockford School District 205 and Illinois, making low achievement the school’s most important challenge.

Washington is not at the bottom of the nearby-school results: it ranked third in ELA among seven nearby K–5 schools with results and third in math among five. Its ELA result was close to McIntosh Elementary (21%), while Haskell STEAM Academy scored much higher in both ELA (66%) and math (50%). Math is closer than ELA to district and state results: Washington’s 13% in math compares with 21% for the district and 40% for the state; its 20% in ELA compares with 35% and 56%. Grade 4 ELA is a relative bright spot at 27%, though still below district and state results.

ELA proficiency has risen from 6% in 2023–2024 to 18% in 2024–2025 and 20% in 2025–2026, but the gap with the state has not narrowed; math increased only from 12% to 13% between the last two years. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 69% in 2021–2022 to 41% in 2025–2026, yet remains above the state’s 24%. SchoolDigger placed Washington at the 1st percentile statewide in 2025–2026, with 0 stars. Its student–teacher ratio was 18, below the nearby average of 21.1, and 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, above the nearby average of 72%. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner effectiveness ranking was notably higher than the school’s overall ranking in 2022–2023 (24th percentile versus 5th), but fell to the 5th percentile by 2024–2025; Disabled Students ranked at the 21st percentile in 2023–2024, compared with 3rd overall that year.

523

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,348

Per pupil spending ?

83.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1421 West St
Rockford, IL 61102-3232

(815) 966-3740

District: Rockford School District 205

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy
	Thurgood Marshall School
High:	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

African American:

19.3%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (16% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Illinois avg48%

1,718^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Rockford School District 205

672^nd of 738Rockford School District 205 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	3.9	1718 of 1737	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	1932 of 2056	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	2006 of 2067	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1971 of 2077	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1997 of 2082	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1711 of 1948	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	2008 of 2086	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1999 of 2037	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1966 of 2044	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	1919 of 2046	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.8	1939 of 2093	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.9	2069 of 2167	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	2127 of 2166	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	2028 of 2147	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	1989 of 2139	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	1841 of 2120	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	1839 of 2092	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	5.4	1979 of 2095	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.9	2014 of 2086	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.7	1966 of 2022	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.6	1907 of 2030	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	1958 of 2020	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	661 of 688	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	614 of 655	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	676 of 692	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	506 of 684	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	193 of 428	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	576 of 711	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	664 of 698	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	704 of 886	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	750 of 788	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	708 of 826	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	599 of 788	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	610 of 768	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	258 of 537	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.9	687 of 743	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	630 of 718	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1880 of 1942	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1918 of 1942	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1885 of 1957	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1913 of 1970	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1551 of 1680	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1874 of 2019	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1931 of 1964	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	531 of 536	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	887 of 982	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	918 of 959	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	904 of 970	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	928 of 954	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	626 of 742	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	940 of 955	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	919 of 938	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	959 of 1001	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1659 of 1800	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1728 of 1793	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1669 of 1808	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1603 of 1763	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1203 of 1514	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1658 of 1816	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1704 of 1765	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1758 of 1947	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1823 of 1959	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1858 of 1984	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1829 of 1977	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1507 of 1707	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1968 of 2019	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1896 of 1972	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	18.7	1102 of 1195	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1071 of 1113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	565 of 640	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1168 of 1194	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	751 of 763	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)21st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-36 vs state

Mathematics13%-27 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	K-5	1421 West St	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3740	523	29	18.0	83.0%	27 (5.2%)	101 (19.3%)	370 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	3.9	1718^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.1%		10.3	1932^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.0%	214			16.0	27.0	17.6				20.3	17.3	16.1					12.7	97.9%		$16,348	$1,909	$14,440
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion	Public	K-8	1506 Clover Ave	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 490-4100	628	33	19.2	72.1%	39 (6.2%)	23 (3.7%)	560 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	16.2	1467^th of 1737 public elementary schools	15.5%		27.7	1493^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	27.4%	26	25.4	47.5	21.9	52.3	34.9	48.4	59.0	72.9	47.9	28.1	23.1	23.8		32.8		22.5	99.2%		$14,406	$1,228	$13,179
Julia Lathrop Elementary School	Public	K-5	2603 Clover Ave	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3285	357	22	16.6	84.3%	41 (11.5%)	53 (14.8%)	242 (67.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)								(n/a)									10.0	13.9						10.7	96.7%		$18,253	$1,975	$16,279
Constance Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	620 Gregory St	Rockford	61104	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3380	623	39	15.8	90.5%	74 (11.9%)	357 (57.3%)	110 (17.7%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.6%)	1.3	1737^th of 1737 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.8	2051^st of 2056 public elementary schools	0.2%	314	12.5			11.2	14.3				9.7								97.8%		$17,537	$2,204	$15,332
Ellis Elementary School	Public	K-5	222 S Central Ave	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3909	457	35	13.0	92.8%	32 (7.0%)	306 (67.0%)	76 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	3.5	1722^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.8	1916^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.8%	194			15.2	15.0	19.3				16.6	21.2		13.3				14.0	98.2%		$20,392	$2,374	$18,018
Lewis Lemon Elementary	Public	K-5	1993 Mulberry St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 967-8000	378	23	16.3	91.8%	39 (10.3%)	200 (52.9%)	107 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)								(n/a)									9.2								97.4%		$22,241	$2,829	$19,412
Haskell STEAM Academy	Public	K-5	515 Maple St	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3355	301	20	15.0	62.1%	91 (30.2%)	107 (35.5%)	57 (18.9%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	63.8	602^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	65.3%		70.6	587^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.4%	15	66.0		54.2	65.3	78.0				66.0	39.6	51.0	60.0				50.3	99.7%		$18,738	$1,683	$17,055
Galapagos Rockford Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2605 School St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 708-7946	384	12	32.0	24.7%	36 (9.4%)	205 (53.4%)	108 (28.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	14.4	1511^th of 1737 public elementary schools	13.0%		20.4	1661^st of 2056 public elementary schools	19.2%	150		35.3	26.2		39.0	40.5			28.5							9.1	90.4%		$18,358	$1,290	$17,068
Jackson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	315 Summit St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 316-0093	243	5	45.0	36.2%	15 (6.2%)	188 (77.4%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)								(n/a)									11.9								87.8%		$21,930	$1,131	$20,800
McIntosh Elementary	Public	K-5	525 N Pierpont Ave	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3275	398	23	17.2	91.5%	57 (14.3%)	227 (57.0%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)								(n/a)			17.5		31.5				21.1							7.9	98%		$19,770	$2,237	$17,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Rockford School District 205

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy
Middle : Thurgood Marshall School
High : Jefferson High School

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