📍 13900 S School St, Riverdale, Cook County, 60827
Washington Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Riverdale, Cook County. The school has 131 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua Markward. It is part of the Dolton SD 148 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Junior High enrolls 131 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 126 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 131 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Washington Junior High is one of 10 schools in Dolton SD 148, based in Riverdale, Illinois. The district serves 2,077 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 131 students, Washington Junior High is smaller than the district average of about 208 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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