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Washington Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1031 5th Ave, Belvidere, IL 61008 · (815) 544-3124 · Part of Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

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Directions
Students
721
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Washington Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Belvidere Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Belvidere Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Washington AcademyYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1031 5th Ave, Belvidere

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K77
Kindergarten106
Grade 192
Grade 2127
Grade 3113
Grade 493
Grade 5113
Enrollment over time
635’20
707’21
689’22
698’23
721’24

Up 13.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%White 27%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Washington Academy from Belvidere Township families.

Other schools in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

The district →
Meehan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C−
688 students16:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
573 students14:1
Caledonia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
C+
449 students14:1
Perry Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
284 students19:1
Seth Whitman Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belvidere
B
622 students14:1
Belvidere Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belvidere
C
911 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Belvidere Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.