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Washington Middle School

Q: Is Washington Middle School a good school?

Washington Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Illinois middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Washington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Washington Middle School.

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

Students at Washington Middle School are 51% African American, 31% White, 14% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What high school do graduates of Washington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Washington Middle School usually go on to attend Lanphier High School

Public Grades 6-8

1355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Washington Middle School is a public middle school located in Springfield, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 521 students. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which is ranked 714 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Illinois middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1151 and 1355 out of around 1,300-1,400 middle schools in the state. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in Illinois. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only 9.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 3.3% in Mathematics. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 59.5% over the past few years.

In contrast, the nearby Jefferson Middle School, Benjamin Franklin Middle School, and U.S. Grant Middle School all perform significantly better than Washington Middle School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, the Lincoln Magnet School, also part of the Springfield School District 186, stands out as a high-performing outlier, suggesting that the district has the capacity to support high-performing schools. However, the challenges faced by Washington Middle School appear to be more deeply rooted and will require a targeted, comprehensive approach to address.

516

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,399

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 E Jackson St
Springfield, IL 62703-1545

(217) 525-3182

District: Springfield School District 186

Students who attend Washington Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lanphier High School

Feeder schools for Washington Middle School:

Elementary:	Fairview Elementary School
	Matheny-Withrow Elementary School
	McClernand Elementary School
	Wilcox Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.8%

White:

31.4%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (8% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg28%

Illinois avg46%

1,355^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Springfield School District 186

714^th of 811Springfield School District 186 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	7.1	1355 of 1368	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1318 of 1363	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1291 of 1367	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1281 of 1369	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1151 of 1241	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1203 of 1356	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1167 of 1293	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	1228 of 1293	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	1219 of 1294	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	1210 of 1302	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	1217 of 1322	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	1226 of 1367	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	1257 of 1365	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	1209 of 1344	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	1207 of 1327	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	1214 of 1318	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	1208 of 1293	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	1193 of 1287	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.5	1203 of 1272	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	1040 of 1209	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	1074 of 1204	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.7	1017 of 1185	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	567 of 574	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	498 of 548	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	545 of 569	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	532 of 573	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	351 of 385	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	514 of 565	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	464 of 511	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	643 of 694	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	587 of 639	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	540 of 674	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1224 of 1248	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1215 of 1251	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1194 of 1275	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1210 of 1286	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	957 of 1017	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1116 of 1276	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1145 of 1226	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1215 of 1229	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1167 of 1219	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1173 of 1234	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1176 of 1221	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	938 of 1019	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1105 of 1217	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1057 of 1161	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1260 of 1271	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1207 of 1264	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1201 of 1292	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1162 of 1286	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	995 of 1048	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1143 of 1296	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1062 of 1223	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	203 of 204	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	182 of 184	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	185 of 194	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	193 of 195	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	167 of 179	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	785 of 812	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	775 of 802	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	743 of 805	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	619 of 781	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	460 of 548	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	625 of 792	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	420 of 602	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	880 of 884	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	862 of 875	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	878 of 895	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	877 of 898	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	786 of 813	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	873 of 905	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	854 of 889	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science11%-34 vs state

English Language Arts10%-43 vs state

Mathematics3%-35 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 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 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 E Jackson St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3182	516	50	10.3	79.8%	162 (31.4%)	262 (50.8%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (14.1%)	7.1	1355^th of 1368 public middle schools	1.0%		10.9	1318^th of 1363 public middle schools	3.3%	37		11.2			9.9	7.8	11.6	9.9			4.3	2.1	3.4	3.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.5	$24,399	$2,138	$22,262
Lincoln Magnet School	Public	6-8	300 S 11th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 525-3236	300	25	12.0	37.7%	150 (50.0%)	84 (28.0%)	9 (3.0%)	17 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.7%)	83.9	193^rd of 1368 public middle schools	85.9%		84	191^st of 1363 public middle schools	86.0%	2		67.7			78.1	75.8	80.6	78.1			44.8	45.5	45.2	45.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$22,394	$1,936	$20,458
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 S Allis St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 585-5810	517	43	12.0	80.7%	133 (25.7%)	290 (56.1%)	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.3%)	9.4	1323^rd of 1368 public middle schools	3.3%		12.1	1287^th of 1363 public middle schools	5.6%	36		16.7			11.6	17.6	19.0	16.0			3.5	8.5	2.3	4.6	99.8	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	$21,634	$2,145	$19,489
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Outer Park Dr	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 787-3006	709	54	13.1	53.5%	237 (33.4%)	288 (40.6%)	48 (6.8%)	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (12.3%)	36.6	833^rd of 1368 public middle schools	39.1%		41.1	726^th of 1363 public middle schools	46.7%	107		32.9			42.0	44.9	37.4	41.4			24.0	33.0	16.6	24.4	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	99.0	97.7	$20,785	$1,936	$18,848
U S Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 W Monroe St	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3170	498	46	10.9	72.1%	151 (30.3%)	262 (52.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.1%)	11.9	1278^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.6%		14.2	1247^th of 1363 public middle schools	8.5%	31		18.8			24.2	18.6	15.9	19.6			9.6	8.8	3.4	7.4	99.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.0	$23,059	$2,144	$20,915
Rochester Junior High School	Public	7-8	3 Rocket Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 498-9761	288	20	14.4		252 (87.5%)	7 (2.4%)	5 (1.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	69.6	367^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.2%		53.5	550^th of 1363 public middle schools	59.6%	183		56.0				68.0	65.3	66.7				38.8	33.6	36.2									$13,584	$505	$13,079
Riverton Middle School	Public	5-8	1014 E Lincoln St	Riverton	62561	Sangamon County	Riverton CUSD 14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 629-6002	347	30	11.5	52.4%	291 (83.9%)	16 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	42.2	741^st of 1368 public middle schools	45.8%		43.3	699^th of 1363 public middle schools	48.7%	42	42.5	37.6		52.8	53.8	45.9	60.0	52.7		34.7	23.1	17.4	15.5	21.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	75.6	$14,800	$1,486	$13,314
Rochester Intermediate School	Public	4-6	900 Jack Taylor Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 498-6215	394	27	14.5	15.2%	349 (88.6%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)								(n/a)	45.8		55.6	42.7	58.5			52.3	49.2	42.7	39.3			43.6									$12,952	$505	$12,446
Glenwood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	465 Chatham Rd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-1183	672	37	18.1	22.5%	527 (78.4%)	28 (4.2%)	25 (3.7%)	38 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)								(n/a)	48.2			67.3	67.2			67.2		43.6	48.2			45.8	97.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	50.4	97.4	97.7	49.1	$11,393	$332	$11,061
Glenwood Middle School	Public	7-8	595 Chatham Rd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-2481	735	43	17.1	22.7%	539 (73.3%)	37 (5.0%)	32 (4.4%)	45 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.2%)	68	390^th of 1368 public middle schools	71.5%		63.5	410^th of 1363 public middle schools	69.9%	20		55.6				69.7	51.4	60.4				44.8	36.2	40.4	98.8	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.8	98.5	98.7	97.0	$12,465	$299	$12,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle School

How many students attend Washington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Washington Middle School.

What district is Washington Middle School in?

Springfield School District 186

Is Washington Middle School a good school?

Washington Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle School?

Students at Washington Middle School are 51% African American, 31% White, 14% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Washington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Washington Middle School usually go on to attend Lanphier High School

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