Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm

Regular School · Joliet, IL

Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm is a regular school school in Joliet, Illinois, serving grades 06–08 with 724 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

724

Teachers (FTE)

51.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	532	73%
Black or African American	144	20%
White	28	4%
Two or more races	20	3%
Total enrollment	724	347M / 377F

English Language Learners: 190 (26% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	22.0% -5.7pp	27.7%	415
Reading Proficiency	25.0% -7.7pp	32.7%	421

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.21 grade levels

Math

+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

163

22.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	724	100%

Contact & Location

402 Richards St

Joliet, IL 60433

Phone: (815)727-5271

District

Joliet PSD 86

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,578

District enrollment: 9,553

Other Schools in District

A O Marshall Elem School Elementary
Carl Sandburg Elementary Elementary
Edna Keith Elem School Elementary
Eisenhower Academy Elementary
Farragut Elem School Elementary
Forest Park Individual Ed School Elementary
Isaac Singleton Elem Sch Elementary
Lynne Thigpen Elem School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 60433) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

172058002348

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD