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Helen Griffith Elementary School
803 East National Hwy
Washington IN, 47501, Daviess County
Phone: 812-254-8360
Ranking: 
(959 out of 1,449, bottom 34%)*
(959 out of 1,449, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Washington Community School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 457 | 434 | 452 | 426 | 432 | 397 | 394 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 17.3% | 70 | 16.1% | 75 | 16.6% | 71 | 16.7% | 60 | 13.9% | 77 | 19.4% | 55 | 14.0% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 15.5% | 69 | 15.9% | 65 | 14.4% | 54 | 12.7% | 77 | 17.8% | 54 | 13.6% | 52 | 13.2% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 15.8% | 60 | 13.8% | 62 | 13.7% | 72 | 16.9% | 63 | 14.6% | 48 | 12.1% | 63 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 48 | 10.5% | 60 | 13.8% | 73 | 16.2% | 63 | 14.8% | 51 | 11.8% | 66 | 16.6% | 48 | 12.2% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 13.3% | 65 | 15.0% | 57 | 12.6% | 51 | 12.0% | 68 | 15.7% | 47 | 11.8% | 56 | 14.2% |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 15.1% | 51 | 11.8% | 54 | 11.9% | 68 | 16.0% | 50 | 11.6% | 54 | 13.6% | 59 | 15.0% |
| Grade 6: | 57 | 12.5% | 59 | 13.6% | 66 | 14.6% | 47 | 11.0% | 63 | 14.6% | 51 | 12.8% | 61 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 237 | 51.9% | 227 | 52.3% | 229 | 50.7% | 219 | 51.4% | 196 | 45.4% | 193 | 48.6% | 190 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 220 | 48.1% | 207 | 47.7% | 223 | 49.3% | 207 | 48.6% | 194 | 44.9% | 169 | 42.6% | 179 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 93 | 20.4% | 80 | 18.4% | 75 | 16.6% | 63 | 14.8% | 43 | 10.0% | 28 | 7.1% | 36 | 9.1% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 345 | 75.5% | 330 | 76.0% | 351 | 77.7% | 335 | 78.6% | 345 | 79.9% | 329 | 82.9% | 324 | 82.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.4% | 13 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.5% | 18 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 335 | 73.3% | 325 | 74.9% | 329 | 72.8% | 298 | 70.0% | 283 | 65.5% | 230 | 57.9% | 229 | 58.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.5% | 24 | 5.5% | 33 | 7.3% | 30 | 7.0% | 35 | 8.1% | 42 | 10.6% | 35 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.05 | 19.73 | 17.02 | 15.80 | 17.14 | 16.80 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 83.8% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 83.4% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 70.9% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79.9% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 80% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 80% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 77.7% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 82.3% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 78.9% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 77.5% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 68.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 90.1% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.4% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 72.5% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 56.1% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 68% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 72% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 76.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 72.5% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 75% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 83.8% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 82.6% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 54% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 54% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 63.3% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 62.7% | 64% |
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* Helen Griffith Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.