Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Joliet, Illinois
Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm in Joliet, Illinois enrolled 724 students in 2024-25 with 51.0 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 21% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
774 students in 2022-23, 739 students in 2023-24, 724 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.2 to 51.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 774 | 55.2 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 51.2 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 724 | 51.0 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm enrolled 724 students and reported no counselor; it reported 70 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions70
- Chronically absent35.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.5% of students were Hispanic, 19.9% Black, 3.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic73.5%
- Black19.9%
- White3.9%
- Two or more races2.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm scored proficient or above: 21% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 21% | 14% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 18% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Joliet
5 public middle schools in Joliet report 2024-25 enrollment; Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hufford Junior High School | 1,072 | 13.2 | not reported |
| Aux Sable Middle School | 844 | 15.1 | not reported |
| Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm | 724 | 14.2 | not reported |
| Dirksen Junior High School | 653 | 14.1 | not reported |
| Gompers Junior High School | 615 | 10.1 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm
- Gompers Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 615 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Dirksen Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 653 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm with Gompers Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Joliet Public Schools District 86 spends per student$22,414 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,414
- The largest public schools in IllinoisWashington Jr High & Academy Prgm is the number 124 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#124 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.14.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm
How many students attend Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm?
724 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 774 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Joliet, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm?
14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm a Title I school?
Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm do on state tests?
The students tested at Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm scored proficient or above: 21% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm in?
Joliet Public Schools District 86, NCES district ID 1720580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172058002348 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.