📍 212 W Walnut St, Oglesby, LaSalle County, 61348
Washington Elem School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oglesby, LaSalle County. The school has 134 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Merritt Burns. It is part of the Oglesby ESD 125 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Elem School enrolls 134 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 101 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 4.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 134 students (47%) 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 Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 38, state house district 76.
Washington Elem School is one of 2 schools in Oglesby ESD 125, based in Oglesby, Illinois. The district serves 444 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 134 students, Washington Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 222 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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