Summary:
Ellis has two schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Washington Elementary (PK–6, 182 students) and Ellis Junior/Senior High (grades 7–12, 161 students). In 2025–26, their simple average proficiency was 55% in English language arts (ELA), 43% in math and 55% in science, versus statewide rates of 46%, 41% and 38%. The clearest shared strength is science, where the schools’ average was 17 points above the state; math was only 2 points above, with one school below the state rate.
Which school stands out depends on the subject: the high school led in ELA by 3 points and science by 4, while Washington led in math by 9 points. Both schools were above the state in ELA and science; in math, Washington was 7 points above the state, while the high school was 3 points below. All-grade figures also hide differences by grade: Washington’s fifth-grade ELA and math results were 16 points below state rates, while its sixth-grade results were 17 points above state in ELA and 13 points above in math. At the high school, grade-10 math was 3 points below the state. These grade-specific results cover different grade spans, so they are not direct comparisons between the schools.
Recent changes also differ: Washington’s ELA fell 10 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while the high school’s rose 15; science declined at both, by 14 points at Washington and 6 at the high school. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for Washington fell from 68 to 60 in the latest year, while the high school rebounded from 57 to 82. Other measures provide context: Washington’s student–teacher ratio was 14.1, compared with 9.4 at the high school, and its chronic absenteeism rate was 6% versus 16% at the high school and 18% statewide. The high school’s graduation rate was 93%, compared with 90% statewide. Free/reduced-lunch rates were 41% at Washington and 36% at the high school; these figures describe the schools and do not explain their differing subject results.
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