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Washington Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8
324th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 486 Indiana Middle Schools
Better than 33% of Indiana middle schools
Summary

Washington Junior High School is a 357-student school serving grades 7–8 in Washington, Indiana, a small southwestern Indiana community, and is part of Washington Community Schools. Over the past decade it has mostly ranked in the bottom half of Indiana middle schools, and in 2025–2026 it placed 324th of 486 (33rd percentile, 2 stars), down from 268th of 480 (44th percentile) in 2024–2025. Its district ranks 226th of 374 Indiana districts (40th percentile, 2 stars).

In 2025–2026, 24.01% of students were proficient in ELA and 27.83% in Math, with every grade-level result below state averages: 21.47% in 7th-grade ELA, 26.51% in 8th-grade ELA, 32.1% in 7th-grade Math, and 23.64% in 8th-grade Math. The school beats its own district in ELA (24.01% vs. 21.37%) but trails slightly in Math (27.83% vs. 28.45%). Among nearby schools, George Rogers Clark School posts 27.5% ELA and 26.71% Math, Pike Central Middle School 28.14% and 31.97%, and Loogootee Middle School far higher at 53.71% and 46.29%. Eighth-grade ELA is a relative bright spot; 7th-grade ELA and 8th-grade Math are the weakest areas.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest red flag at 24.3% in 2024–2025 — above the district (23.8%) and state (16.7%), and the highest among nearby schools (Loogootee Middle School 9.5%, George Rogers Clark School 14.4%, Washington Upper Elementary 19.0%, Pike Central Middle School 22.6%). The 0.0% reported for 2020–2021 is anomalous, not a real improvement. The school also has the highest per-student spending ($13,824) and smallest classes (student–teacher ratio 11.5) in this group, yet its results trail schools that spend less — though spending data is from 2023–2024 while scores are from 2025–2026, so comparisons are indicative rather than causal.

357
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,824
Per pupil spending ?
47.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 210 NE 6th St
       Washington, IN  47501

(812) 254-2682

District: Washington Community Schools


Students who attend Washington Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Washington High School

Feeder schools for Washington Junior High School:

Elementary:    Veale Elementary School
    Washington Intermediate
    Washington Primary
Racial breakdown:

White:
67.2%
Hispanic:
22.4%
African American:
8.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 17% Indiana)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school26%
District avg25%
324th of 486
Indiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
226th of 374Washington 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202633.8324 of 48633.3%★★☆☆☆
202545.2268 of 48044.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.5307 of 49137.5%★★☆☆☆
202347.0257 of 48947.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.6262 of 49046.5%★★☆☆☆
202151.0234 of 48351.6%★★★☆☆
201930.0351 of 47025.3%★☆☆☆☆
201838.6331 of 47330.0%★★☆☆☆
201739.9326 of 47230.9%★★☆☆☆
201642.4333 of 49432.6%★★☆☆☆
201542.1325 of 48533.0%★★☆☆☆
201438.5356 of 47024.3%★☆☆☆☆
201348.4271 of 44439.0%★★☆☆☆
201248.7274 of 44738.7%★★☆☆☆
201152.3263 of 45141.7%★★☆☆☆
201051.4242 of 42843.5%★★☆☆☆
200929.1345 of 42318.4%★☆☆☆☆
200845.9262 of 39233.2%★★☆☆☆
200740.1291 of 38223.8%★☆☆☆☆
200635.5301 of 37519.7%★☆☆☆☆
200542.4262 of 37029.2%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Math28%
English Language Arts24%

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In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Washington Junior High School.

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

Students at Washington Junior High School are 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Washington Junior High School ranks 324th of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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