Washington Elementary School
815 West Le Fevre Rd
Sterling IL, 61081, Whiteside County
Phone: 815-625-2372
Ranking: 
(1,535 out of 3,028, bottom 49%)*
(1,535 out of 3,028, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Sterling Community Unit District 5
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: | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 371 | 367 | 373 | 412 | 421 | 404 | 407 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 105 | 28.3% | 134 | 36.5% | 132 | 35.4% | 116 | 28.2% | 152 | 36.1% | 125 | 30.9% | 129 | 31.7% |
| Grade 4: | 135 | 36.4% | 125 | 34.1% | 107 | 28.7% | 152 | 36.9% | 137 | 32.5% | 133 | 32.9% | 140 | 34.4% |
| Grade 5: | 131 | 35.3% | 108 | 29.4% | 134 | 35.9% | 144 | 35.0% | 132 | 31.4% | 146 | 36.1% | 138 | 33.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 196 | 52.8% | 192 | 52.3% | 193 | 51.7% | 213 | 51.7% | 184 | 43.7% | 169 | 41.8% | 184 | 45.2% |
| Female: | 175 | 47.2% | 175 | 47.7% | 180 | 48.3% | 199 | 48.3% | 168 | 39.9% | 170 | 42.1% | 184 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 136 | 36.7% | 137 | 37.3% | 135 | 36.2% | 155 | 37.6% | 106 | 25.2% | 102 | 25.2% | 104 | 25.6% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.3% | 20 | 5.4% | 14 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.9% |
| White: | 204 | 55.0% | 196 | 53.4% | 204 | 54.7% | 232 | 56.3% | 236 | 56.1% | 228 | 56.4% | 253 | 62.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.1% | 11 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 60.4% | 185 | 50.4% | 96 | 25.7% | 203 | 49.3% | 174 | 41.3% | 170 | 42.1% | 141 | 34.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 9.0% | 116 | 31.1% | 24 | 5.8% | 34 | 8.1% | 47 | 11.6% | 46 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.46 | 15.62 | 14.35 | 15.26 | 15.31 | 16.20 | 22.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 90.5% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 84.8% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 91.3% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 95.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93.1% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 92.8% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 93.7% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.2% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84.2% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 56.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 69.3% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 70.4% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 80.6% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 75.2% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 81.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 79.8% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 84.4% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.1% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 82.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93.0% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 90.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 92% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 89.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.7% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 91.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 55.9% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 77.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.8% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 80.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 81.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 80.4% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 83.3% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 61.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 74.7% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 70.7% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 77.2% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.9% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.4% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 86.2% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 86.5% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 83.6% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 85.3% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 90.1% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 82.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 70.2% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 78.5% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.3% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 86.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88.7% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.6% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 90.6% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 90.5% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 88.4% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.0% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 57.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 62.0% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 67.6% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 71.1% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 73.3% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.6% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 81.1% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 82.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.3% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 78.2% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 84.7% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 65.6% | 58.9% |
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* Washington Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.