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Washington High School

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Washington High School ranks 309 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 28% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Washington High School is a public high school located in Washington, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 813 students. The school is part of the Washington Community Schools district, which is ranked 237 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Washington High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 140 out of 394 Indiana high schools (2015-2016) to 314 out of 398 (2022-2023). Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied between 1 and 3 stars, currently at 2 stars. The school's performance across different student subgroups is concerning, as it ranks in the bottom quartile for several groups. Additionally, Washington High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 33.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Lincoln High School, Washington Learning Academy, and Pike Central High School, Washington High School generally performs worse on academic measures like test scores and graduation rates. Despite increased per-student spending, from $10,485 in 2020-2021 to $13,313 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance remains well below state averages, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices and support systems.

827

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,313

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

608 E Walnut St
Washington, IN 47501

(812) 254-3860

District: Washington Community Schools

Feeder schools for Washington High School:

Elementary:	Veale Elementary School
	Washington Intermediate
	Washington Primary
Middle:	Washington Junior High School
	Washington Upper Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Hispanic:

27.9%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Indiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Indiana avg42%

309^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

237^th of 380Washington Community Schools among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	309 of 429	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	290 of 432	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	314 of 398	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	283 of 409	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	277 of 388	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	256 of 389	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	257 of 385	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	296 of 380	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	59.2	140 of 394	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.5	240 of 400	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.8	232 of 379	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.0	119 of 353	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.3	115 of 373	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	26.0	295 of 364	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	302 of 362	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	280 of 364	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	294 of 360	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.6	272 of 354	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.8	306 of 349	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.7	306 of 349	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	114 of 119	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	84 of 94	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	288 of 387	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	242 of 392	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	311 of 388	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	162 of 181	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	130 of 184	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.3	159 of 166	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	120 of 164	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	294 of 377	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	273 of 377	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	330 of 379	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	313 of 386	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	301 of 392	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	306 of 383	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	194 of 298	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	226 of 289	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	225 of 285	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	253 of 377	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	271 of 381	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	309 of 375	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	256 of 378	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing47%-7 vs state

Mathematics15%-10 vs state

Biology3%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Washington High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington High School	Public	9-12	608 E Walnut St	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 254-3860	827	48	17.1	43.8%	501 (60.6%)	61 (7.4%)	231 (27.9%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	29.2	309^th of 429 public high schools	28.0%		34.3	290^th of 432 public high schools	32.9%	19	47.1	15.0											3.5	$13,313	$377	$12,936
Barr Reeve Middle/High School	Public	6-12	627 N 3rd St	Montgomery	47558	Daviess County	Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc	No	No	No	No	(812) 486-3265	522	36	14.5	26.1%	498 (95.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	88.1	20^th of 429 public high schools	95.3%		93.3	8^th of 432 public high schools	98.1%	12	66.7	45.5	40.2	42.7	42.3	41.6	53.3	48.5	56.4	52.9	39.1	39.1	69.1	$12,750	$222	$12,528
Loogootee High School	Public	9-12	201 Brooks Ave	Loogootee	47553	Martin County	Loogootee Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 295-3254	229	18	12.4	30.6%	211 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	64	115^th of 429 public high schools	73.2%		62.5	122^nd of 432 public high schools	71.8%	7	57.5	21.3											56.4	$13,104	$468	$12,636
South Knox Middle-High School	Public	7-12	6136 E Sr 61	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	South Knox School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 726-4450	562	34	16.5	35.1%	543 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	62.8	121^st of 429 public high schools	71.8%		57.9	147^th of 432 public high schools	66.0%	26	53.9	26.4		25.0	38.0	31.5		21.7	33.7	27.7			50.0	$11,770	$218	$11,552
North Daviess Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5494 E Sr 58	Elnora	47529	Daviess County	North Daviess Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 636-8000	464	37	12.7	48.7%	432 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	54.1	178^th of 429 public high schools	58.5%		68.2	85^th of 432 public high schools	80.3%	93	63.5	16.2		41.9	41.7	41.8		25.7	11.9	18.4			41.3	$13,922	$721	$13,201
North Knox Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	10890 N Sr 159	Bicknell	47512	Knox County	North Knox School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 735-2990	541	35	15.4	56.9%	482 (89.1%)	8 (1.5%)	37 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	38.7	271^st of 429 public high schools	36.8%		41	257^th of 432 public high schools	40.5%	14	49.4	14.1		30.4	32.0	31.2		23.5	28.4	26.0			31.1	$11,572	$590	$10,982
Pike Central High School	Public	9-12	1810 E Sr 56	Petersburg	47567	Pike County	Pike County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 354-8478	450	41	11.1	42.7%	427 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	32.3	300^th of 429 public high schools	30.1%		35	283^rd of 432 public high schools	34.5%	17	36.9	10.7											41.2	$13,916	$187	$13,730
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	1545 S Hart Street Road	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 882-8480	704	47	14.9	45.2%	600 (85.2%)	33 (4.7%)	31 (4.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.5%)	44.4	232^nd of 429 public high schools	45.9%		32.2	298^th of 432 public high schools	31.0%	66	49.4	16.9											38.3	$12,072	$741	$11,332
Washington Learning Academy	Public	6-12	2134 Washington Ave	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 882-5167	117	4	30.4	71.8%	103 (88.0%)	2 (1.7%)	10 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	8.9	395^th of 429 public high schools	7.9%		5.5	420^th of 432 public high schools	2.8%	25	9.4	6.3		11.8	7.1	7.9		0.0	0.0	0.0			11.1	$3,132	$114	$3,019

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington High School

How many students attend Washington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 827 students attended Washington High School.

What district is Washington High School in?

Washington Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Washington High School?

Students at Washington High School are 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Washington High School?

Washington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Veale Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Intermediate
Elementary : Washington Primary
Middle : Washington Junior High School
Middle : Washington Upper Elementary

Is Washington High School a good school?

Washington High School ranks 309^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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