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Washington Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

4835 Michigan Ave, Schiller Park, IL 60176 · (847) 671-1816 · Part of Schiller Park School District 81

Leyden Township’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
267
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Washington Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts25%
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 ↗

4835 Michigan Ave, Schiller Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4124
Grade 5143
Enrollment over time
301’20
280’21
285’22
295’23
267’24

Down 11.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 42%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Washington Elem School from Leyden Township families.

Other schools in Schiller Park School District 81

The district →
John F Kennedy Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Schiller Park
B−
603 students11:1
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Schiller Park
B−
474 students14:1

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