The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Math. The lowest is 58% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Washington School
Washington School is a PreK-3 building in Monticello, a small county seat in central Illinois. The school enrolls students across five grades, from pre-kindergarten through third grade, with a total enrollment that spans just over half a thousand students. Demographically, the student body is predominantly white, with a very small percentage of students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. Free-and-reduced-price lunch data was not available, and information about special education enrollment and English learners was also not reported.
The most recent state testing results come from third grade in math and English language arts. In math, about two-thirds of third graders demonstrated proficiency. In English language arts, the proficiency rate was lower, with roughly three-fifths meeting the standard. These represent the testable grades at this school; because Washington School serves only through grade 3, there are no testing results for the higher grades shown in the grade-band assessment table. A science proficiency result from grade 5 appears in the historical data but dates to 2020-21, before the assessment system underwent changes that make direct comparison uncertain.
Washington School's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the four districts in Piatt County when compared on tested subjects and grades. This is a strength: the school's academic performance sits in the top quartile of its county peers.
The school sits on the Sage Drive campus that houses the district's upper grades and administrative offices, south of Monticello's historic downtown. Monticello itself is a walkable courthouse-square town with a compact retail and civic core, historic residential districts, and a recent pattern of new suburban subdivision development on the periphery. The area's principal employers include Kirby Medical Center, the school district itself, and county government. Housing values in the Monticello zip code are below the Illinois state benchmark and well below the national benchmark. The locale remains anchored by agriculture and small business but has been adding residential growth on the town's edges.
District-level information about recent pedagogy changes, curriculum overhauls, or board referendums was not available in public sources. The district completed a facilities bond-funded expansion, including a new auditorium and classroom addition at Washington Elementary, in 2020-21, but no other significant recent changes were confirmed in the available record. A parent may want to reach out to the school or district directly to learn about current classroom practices and instructional priorities.
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