402 Richards St, Joliet, Will County, 60433
Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 774 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shavon Pittman. It is part of the Joliet PSD 86 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm enrolls 774 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 506 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 184 | 24% |
| White | 54 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
753 of the school's 774 students (97%) 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 Jr High & Academy Prgm 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 86.
Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm is one of 22 schools in Joliet PSD 86, based in Joliet, Illinois. The district serves 9,333 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 774 students, Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm is larger than the district average of about 424 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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