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Washington Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1201 E Washington St, Bloomington, IL 61701 · (309) 829-7034 · Part of Bloomington School District 87

Bloomington City Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
379
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Washington Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Bloomington City Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Washington Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1201 E Washington St, Bloomington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten69
Grade 162
Grade 261
Grade 376
Grade 464
Grade 547
Enrollment over time
352’20
349’21
353’22
356’23
379’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Black 11%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 9%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Washington Elem School from Bloomington City Township families.

Other schools in Bloomington School District 87

The district →
Sarah A Raymond Sch of Early Educ
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Bloomington
260 students22:1
Oakland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
C
446 students14:1
Bent Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
C−
389 students14:1
Sheridan Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
D
314 students11:1
Irving Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
D
303 students12:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
C
299 students9:1

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; Bloomington City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.