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Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm Middle School
402 Richards St
Joliet IL, 60433, Will County
Phone: 815-727-5271
Ranking: 
(2,523 out of 3,028, bottom 17%)*
(2,523 out of 3,028, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Joliet Public School District 86
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: | 47 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 728 | 730 | 724 | 710 | 638 | 676 | 634 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 241 | 33.1% | 260 | 35.6% | 248 | 34.3% | 233 | 32.8% | 218 | 34.2% | 234 | 34.6% | 217 | 34.2% |
| Grade 7: | 248 | 34.1% | 242 | 33.2% | 238 | 32.9% | 245 | 34.5% | 217 | 34.0% | 223 | 33.0% | 221 | 34.9% |
| Grade 8: | 239 | 32.8% | 228 | 31.2% | 238 | 32.9% | 232 | 32.7% | 203 | 31.8% | 219 | 32.4% | 196 | 30.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 332 | 45.6% | 357 | 48.9% | 371 | 51.2% | 368 | 51.8% | 319 | 50.0% | 311 | 46.0% | 302 | 47.6% |
| Female: | 396 | 54.4% | 373 | 51.1% | 353 | 48.8% | 342 | 48.2% | 271 | 42.5% | 333 | 49.3% | 305 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 307 | 42.2% | 288 | 39.5% | 267 | 36.9% | 238 | 33.5% | 176 | 27.6% | 222 | 32.8% | 196 | 30.9% |
| Black: | 269 | 37.0% | 295 | 40.4% | 296 | 40.9% | 319 | 44.9% | 308 | 48.3% | 333 | 49.3% | 312 | 49.2% |
| White: | 111 | 15.2% | 102 | 14.0% | 116 | 16.0% | 110 | 15.5% | 111 | 17.4% | 96 | 14.2% | 100 | 15.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 36 | 4.9% | 38 | 5.2% | 40 | 5.5% | 39 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 512 | 70.1% | 270 | 37.3% | 510 | 71.8% | 470 | 73.7% | 390 | 57.7% | 367 | 57.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 45 | 6.2% | 279 | 38.5% | 41 | 5.8% | 60 | 9.4% | 44 | 6.5% | 61 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.41 | 13.26 | 15.40 | 15.25 | 14.00 | 15.10 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.4% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 78.6% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 83.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 78.3% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 80.9% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 81.9% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 85.8% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 58.8% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 59.5% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 57.6% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 70.2% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 67.5% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 70.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.3% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 43.6% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 58.4% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.6% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 85.6% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.8% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 84.9% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 61.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 57.3% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 67.8% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.7% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 65.8% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.2% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 47.5% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 51.3% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 51.5% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 58.3% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 62.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 61.2% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 64.3% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 58.6% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 66.8% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 68.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66.5% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 68.3% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 31.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 35.8% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.0% | 35.8% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 64.9% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 72.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 78.6% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 76.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 81.3% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 86.0% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 84.4% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 61.0% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 40.1% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 49.2% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 52.9% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 64.6% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 69.2% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.5% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73.8% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 77.8% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 78.7% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 47.5% | 59.8% |
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* Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.