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Washington Elem School

Regular School · Sterling, IL

Washington Elem School is a regular school school in Sterling, Illinois, serving grades 03–05 with 394 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
03 – 05
Enrollment
394
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 225 57%
Hispanic/Latino 132 34%
Two or more races 25 6%
Black or African American 7 2%
Asian 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 394 184M / 209F

English Language Learners: 31 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 20.0% -7.7pp 27.7% 323
Reading Proficiency 22.0% -10.7pp 32.7% 323

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)
-0.11 grade levels
Math
-0.23 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
32
8.1% 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.) 394 100%

Contact & Location

815 W Le Fevre Rd

Sterling, IL 61081

Phone: (815)625-2372

http://sterlingpublicschools.org

District

Sterling CUSD 5

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,493

District enrollment: 3,264

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

174231004260

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