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Washington Community High School

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Washington Community High School ranks 72 nd of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 90% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Washington Community High School is a public high school serving 1,451 students in grades 9-12 in Washington, Illinois. The school is part of the Washington CHSD 308 district, which is ranked 74th out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Community High School consistently outperforms the state averages in academic assessments, with 72.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%, and 56.2% proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 39.3%. The school also maintains a high graduation rate of 89.0%, significantly higher than the state average, and a low dropout rate of 2.4%. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is higher than the previous year, it is still lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Peoria Heights High School and East Peoria High School, Washington Community High School stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher academic achievement. The school has maintained a consistently high level of performance over the years, ranking between 43rd and 72nd out of all Illinois high schools in the past 10 years. This consistent excellence, along with the school's investment of $14,619 per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.8, contribute to the school's success in providing a quality education to its students.

1,399

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,943

Per pupil spending ?

26.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Bondurant St
Washington, IL 61571-2448

(309) 444-3167

District: Washington CHSD 308

Feeder schools for Washington Community High School:

Elementary:	Central Primary School
	J L Hensey Elementary School
	Lincoln Grade School
Middle:	Beverly Manor Elementary School
	Central Intermediate School
	Washington Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (63% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Illinois high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Illinois avg48%

72^nd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 811Washington CHSD 308 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	86.8	72 of 698	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	60 of 697	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	66 of 699	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	43 of 699	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	72 of 688	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	112 of 701	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	132 of 647	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	97 of 642	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	66.9	128 of 643	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	54.8	235 of 614	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.4	133 of 670	80.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	158 of 670	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	108 of 665	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.5	177 of 655	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.9	117 of 643	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	102 of 632	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.3	163 of 624	73.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	193 of 612	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.3	165 of 596	72.3%	★★★★☆
2005	74.7	137 of 590	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.1	133 of 592	77.5%	★★★★☆
2003	69.7	164 of 586	72.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	97 of 491	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	125 of 429	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	160 of 428	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	75 of 685	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	70 of 664	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	82 of 656	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	30 of 658	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	99 of 639	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	121 of 665	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	160 of 620	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	33 of 366	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	29 of 336	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	45 of 333	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	28 of 335	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	41.2	161 of 317	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	233 of 317	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	213 of 291	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	129 of 672	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	105 of 639	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	51 of 644	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	40 of 626	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	74.4	96 of 611	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	115 of 639	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	213 of 585	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	76 of 685	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	62 of 668	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	58 of 668	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	60 of 664	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	62 of 653	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	110 of 675	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	134 of 619	78.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	73 of 211	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	97 of 182	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.1	44 of 163	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	39.6	99 of 170	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.5	45 of 160	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	36.0	101 of 165	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	66 of 527	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	138 of 482	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	136 of 476	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	215 of 453	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	220 of 473	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	111 of 374	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	106 of 564	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	85 of 554	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	97 of 557	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	58 of 560	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	94 of 553	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	145 of 552	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	177 of 548	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+20 vs state

Science67%+18 vs state

Mathematics56%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% 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 Community High School	Public	9-12	115 Bondurant St	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	Washington CHSD 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 444-3167	1,399	86	16.2	26.9%	1,229 (87.8%)	22 (1.6%)	59 (4.2%)	20 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.8%)	86.8	72^nd of 698 public high schools	89.7%		91.7	60^th of 697 public high schools	91.4%	12	70.8	66.0	53.5	52.8	64.4	64.0	72.1	56.2	66.8	97.0	97.3	97.2	97.3	97.7	96.0	98.0	96.6	$15,943	$378	$15,564
ROE 53 Safe School	Public	6-12	110 Fandel Rd	Germantown Hills	61548	Woodford County	Mason/Tazewell/Woodford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 383-3002	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROE 53 Academy	Public	9-12	110 Fandel Rd	Germantown Hills	61548	Woodford County	Mason/Tazewell/Woodford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 383-3002	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morton High School	Public	9-12	350 N Illinois Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 266-7182	1,061	72	14.8	15.6%	938 (88.4%)	15 (1.4%)	45 (4.2%)	31 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	90.7	54^th of 698 public high schools	92.3%		92.6	58^th of 697 public high schools	91.7%	4	79.7	75.2	47.7	46.6	71.3	72.5	74.5	61.1	77.3	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.8	95.7	96.4	95.1	$14,526	$172	$14,355
Metamora High School	Public	9-12	101 W Madison St	Metamora	61548	Woodford County	County of Woodford School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 367-4151	896	59	15.2	22.1%	807 (90.1%)	7 (0.8%)	27 (3.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	87	71^st of 698 public high schools	89.8%		85	89^th of 697 public high schools	87.2%	18	76.8	65.1	56.5	51.7	68.1	59.8	67.9	58.4	62.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	94.7	$15,774	$339	$15,435
Eureka High School	Public	9-12	200 W Cruger Ave	Eureka	61530	Woodford County	Eureka CUD 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 467-2361	513	29	17.4	23.2%	476 (92.8%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	88.6	61^st of 698 public high schools	91.3%		93.9	51^st of 697 public high schools	92.7%	10	78.3	64.6	60.0	50.8	68.3	63.1	69.4	59.0	67.2	96.9	96.7	96.7	96.7	97.1	96.9	96.9	94.2	$11,960	$488	$11,471
East Peoria High School	Public	9-12	1401 E Washington St	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria CHSD 309	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 694-8300	823	57	14.4	56.3%	665 (80.8%)	30 (3.6%)	57 (6.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.0%)	35.6	479^th of 698 public high schools	31.4%		40	390^th of 697 public high schools	44.0%	89	45.5	40.7	26.1	19.1	34.5	33.3	44.3	26.3	36.6	98.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.1	99.1	96.8	$19,342	$615	$18,727
Woodruff Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	1800 NE Perry Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 672-6665	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greeley Alternative School	Public	6-12	3202 N Wisconsin Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 282-1919	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Peoria Heights High School	Public	9-12	508 E Glen Ave	Peoria Heights	61616	Peoria County	Peoria Heights CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 686-8803	215	20	10.8	66.5%	115 (53.5%)	53 (24.7%)	16 (7.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.1%)	15.1	588^th of 698 public high schools	15.8%		21.2	536^th of 697 public high schools	23.1%	52	39.3	31.9	3.6	12.8	23.2	19.6	28.6	11.9	16.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,872	$585	$16,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Community High School

How many students attend Washington Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,399 students attended Washington Community High School.

What schools feed into Washington Community High School?

Washington Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Primary School
Elementary : J L Hensey Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Grade School
Middle : Beverly Manor Elementary School
Middle : Central Intermediate School
Middle : Washington Middle School

What district is Washington Community High School in?

Washington CHSD 308

Is Washington Community High School a good school?

Washington Community High School ranks 72^nd of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Community High School?

Students at Washington Community High School are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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