State/Public Elementary Open

J L Hensey Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 304 E Almond Dr, Washington, Tazewell County, 61571

265
Pupils
10.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

J L Hensey Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Washington, Tazewell County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Josh Zaiser. It is part of the District 50 Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Josh Zaiser
School district
District 50 Schools

Enrollment & staffing

J L Hensey Elem School enrolls 265 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“3. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.

Male students
150 (57%)
Female students
115 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student-teacher ratio
10.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“3

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23488%
Hispanic or Latino186.8%
Two or more races93.4%
Black or African American31.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

163 of the school's 265 students (62%) 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“3Title I

J L Hensey Elem School 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 46, state house district 91.

School district: District 50 Schools

J L Hensey Elem School is one of 2 schools in District 50 Schools, based in Washington, Illinois. The district serves 577 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, J L Hensey Elem School is close to the district average of about 289 students per school.

577
District students
2
Schools
52
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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