Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 2675 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 744 students attended Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Lindsay Senior High

Washington Elementary

Summary:

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Lindsay, CA, with 724 students and a student-teacher ratio of 23.3. The school is part of the Lindsay Unified School District, which is ranked 1001 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary outperforms the Lindsay Unified School District and the state of California in several academic areas, particularly for Hispanic students and English Language Learners. In the 2023-2024 school year, Washington Elementary ranked 1355 out of 5102 California elementary schools for Hispanic students and 404 out of 3160 for English Language Learners in English Language Arts/Literacy. The school also ranked 1 out of 74 California elementary schools for Migrant students in English Language Arts/Literacy for the same year. However, Washington Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.2% in 2017-2018 to 30.2% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern.

Compared to other schools in the Lindsay Unified School District, Washington Elementary performs better, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, Washington Elementary had 42.26% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at the end of course, compared to 38.84% for the district and 47.04% for the state of California. In Mathematics, Washington Elementary had 37.12% of students proficient or better at the end of course, compared to 27.13% for the district and 35.54% for the state.

Detail:

Public K-8

451 East Samoa St.
Lindsay, CA 93247-2160

(559) 562-5916

District: Lindsay Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2675^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,338

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lindsay Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.9

Number of students: 744

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.3%

White:

1.2%

Two or more races:

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary ranks better than 54.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.84. (See more...)

Compare Details Washington Elementary ranks better than 53.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.54. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Washington Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Lindsay Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.3%), White (1.2%), two or more races (0.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lindsay Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary is 23.9. 4 elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary is $7,338. 4 elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary 2675^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary 1289^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Washington Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lindsay Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lindsay Unified 1001^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Washington Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.88	4349^th	4809	9.6%
2005	14.92	4340^th	4822	10.0%
2006	19.54	4032^nd	4818	16.3%
2007	23.15	4058^th	5113	20.6%
2008	19.78	4355^th	5113	14.8%
2009	16.77	4631^st	5193	10.8%
2010	15.66	4874^th	5314	8.3%
2011	19.45	4720^th	5377	12.2%
2012	22.33	4489^th	5390	16.7%
2013	31.41	3932^nd	5530	28.9%
2015	26.39	3990^th	5611	28.9%
2016	31.40	3658^th	5614	34.8%
2017	38.01	3241^st	5692	43.1%
2018	40.94	3089^th	5662	45.4%
2019	43.74	2964^th	5789	48.8%
2022	32.18	3684^th	5883	37.4%
2023	44.56	2852^nd	5874	51.4%
2024	47.84	2675^th	5862	54.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.09	2391^st	3246	26.3%
2019	34.85	2143^rd	3275	34.6%
2022	32.25	2434^th	3311	26.5%
2023	46.32	1397^th	3250	57.0%
2024	70.48	404^th	3160	87.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.20	2216^th	5084	56.4%
2019	50.25	2389^th	5173	53.8%
2022	43.26	2745^th	5264	47.9%
2023	59.09	1797^th	5374	66.6%
2024	59.48	1826^th	5511	66.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Migrant students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	86.23	2^nd	68	97.1%
2024	89.66	1^st	74	98.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	27.83	290^th	356	18.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.43	2923^rd	5413	46.0%
2019	41.55	3011^th	5492	45.2%
2022	35.36	3299^th	5635	41.5%
2023	49.09	2457^th	5617	56.3%
2024	45.53	2685^th	5605	52.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.08	3043^rd	5431	44.0%
2019	45.95	2681^st	5510	51.3%
2022	29.75	3801^st	5663	32.9%
2023	39.05	3119^th	5650	44.8%
2024	49.43	2494^th	5636	55.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.56	1930^th	4830	60.0%
2019	58.99	1752^nd	4963	64.7%
2022	45.04	2520^th	5084	50.4%
2023	61.49	1580^th	5098	69.0%
2024	66.03	1355^th	5102	73.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2012	28.42	1683^rd	2259	25.5%
2013	31.42	1663^rd	2379	30.1%
2015	47.43	1161^st	2477	53.1%
2016	54.24	1004^th	2497	59.8%
2017	55.99	958^th	2508	61.8%
2018	54.77	970^th	2480	60.9%
2019	54.05	1051^st	2715	61.3%
2022	44.05	1337^th	2740	51.2%
2023	45.75	1290^th	2802	54.0%
2024	45.54	1289^th	2777	53.6%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.53	240^th	1364	82.4%
2019	41.90	616^th	1442	57.3%
2022	41.39	707^th	1540	54.1%
2023	34.86	988^th	1529	35.4%
2024	55.70	335^th	1477	77.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.23	436^th	2230	80.4%
2019	71.79	459^th	2369	80.6%
2022	45.65	1149^th	2458	53.3%
2023	60.26	741^st	2549	70.9%
2024	56.26	839^th	2575	67.4%

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Rank History for middle school Migrant students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	77.33	13^th	86	84.9%
2024	88.02	5^th	94	94.7%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	37.66	232^nd	394	41.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.76	880^th	2262	61.1%
2019	62.14	790^th	2380	66.8%
2022	41.52	1294^th	2509	48.4%
2023	53.94	965^th	2547	62.1%
2024	52.56	991^st	2546	61.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.88	994^th	2273	56.3%
2019	45.00	1155^th	2407	52.0%
2022	46.75	1146^th	2527	54.6%
2023	38.08	1405^th	2558	45.1%
2024	36.14	1463^rd	2547	42.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.52	438^th	2072	78.9%
2019	69.34	495^th	2213	77.6%
2022	58.20	771^st	2359	67.3%
2023	61.68	694^th	2391	71.0%
2024	59.89	730^th	2383	69.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Washington Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	254	2	16	672	0	n/a	n/a	0	944
1989	135	1	7	420	1	n/a	n/a	0	564
1990	141	0	7	456	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
1991	130	0	10	529	0	n/a	n/a	0	669
1992	124	2	9	504	1	n/a	n/a	0	640
1993	112	1	12	496	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1994	98	0	12	467	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
1995	85	0	9	479	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1996	85	0	9	479	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1997	77	0	8	561	0	n/a	n/a	0	646
1998	95	1	5	556	0	n/a	n/a	0	657
1999	75	3	3	504	0	n/a	n/a	1	586
2000	69	3	4	573	0	n/a	n/a	1	650
2001	63	3	4	598	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
2002	45	2	1	611	0	n/a	n/a	0	659
2003	45	2	1	611	0	n/a	n/a	0	659
2004	51	6	0	601	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
2005	49	5	0	638	0	n/a	n/a	0	692
2006	46	2	7	689	1	n/a	n/a	1	746
2007	49	1	8	678	1	n/a	n/a	11	748
2008	53	1	5	685	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	744
2009	50	1	3	717	1	0	15	0	787
2010	64	0	11	764	1	0	0	0	840
2011	50	0	9	835	1	0	1	0	896
2012	30	1	8	613	0	0	0	0	652
2013	29	0	9	619	0	0	1	0	658
2014	29	0	9	641	0	0	2	0	681
2015	24	0	9	642	0	0	3	0	678
2016	17	0	8	674	0	0	2	0	701
2017	11	0	9	680	0	0	7	0	707
2018	15	0	11	664	1	1	7	0	699
2019	14	0	6	699	2	2	6	0	729
2020	10	0	4	699	2	1	4	0	720
2021	11	0	4	712	1	2	5	0	735
2022	11	0	2	685	1	2	3	0	704
2023	9	0	2	707	1	2	3	0	724
2024	9	1	3	724	1	2	4	0	744

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	944	40.6	23.2	n/a
1989	564	23.9	23.5	n/a
1990	604	24.0	25.1	n/a
1991	669	26.0	25.7	n/a
1992	640	26.4	24.2	89.4
1993	621	26.0	23.9	93.1
1994	577	25.0	23.1	63.1
1995	573	25.0	22.9	88.1
1996	573	25.0	22.9	88.1
1997	646	28.0	23.1	89.6
1998	657	36.0	18.3	87.7
1999	586	33.7	17.4	89.4
2000	650	30.0	21.7	82.4
2001	668	35.0	19.1	74
2002	659	33.6	19.6	87.7
2003	659	33.6	19.6	87.7
2004	658	34.5	19.1	79
2005	692	38.0	18.2	87
2006	746	38.9	19.2	80.8
2007	748	36.0	20.8	80.5
2008	744	42.0	17.7	81
2009	787	38.0	20.2	80.1
2010	840	37.0	22.7	80.8
2011	896	n/a	n/a	80
2012	652	28.0	23.2	n/a
2013	658	26.0	25.3	99.5
2014	681	26.0	26.1	82.5
2015	678	28.0	24.2	79.8
2016	701	29.0	24.1	86
2017	707	27.5	25.7	88.7
2018	699	27.0	25.8	93.1
2019	729	27.5	26.5	88.6
2020	720	n/a	n/a	89
2021	735	28.0	26.2	82.9
2022	704	31.0	22.7	88.2
2023	724	31.0	23.3	89.6
2024	744	31.0	23.9	92.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	944	40.6	23.2	n/a
1989	564	23.9	23.5	n/a
1990	604	24.0	25.1	n/a
1991	669	26.0	25.7	n/a
1992	640	26.4	24.2	89.4
1993	621	26.0	23.9	93.1
1994	577	25.0	23.1	63.1
1995	573	25.0	22.9	88.1
1996	573	25.0	22.9	88.1
1997	646	28.0	23.1	89.6
1998	657	36.0	18.3	87.7
1999	586	33.7	17.4	89.4
2000	650	30.0	21.7	82.4
2001	668	35.0	19.1	74
2002	659	33.6	19.6	87.7
2003	659	33.6	19.6	87.7
2004	658	34.5	19.1	79
2005	692	38.0	18.2	87
2006	746	38.9	19.2	80.8
2007	748	36.0	20.8	80.5
2008	744	42.0	17.7	81
2009	787	38.0	20.2	80.1
2010	840	37.0	22.7	80.8
2011	896	n/a	n/a	80
2012	652	28.0	23.2	n/a
2013	658	26.0	25.3	99.5
2014	681	26.0	26.1	82.5
2015	678	28.0	24.2	79.8
2016	701	29.0	24.1	86
2017	707	27.5	25.7	88.7
2018	699	27.0	25.8	93.1
2019	729	27.5	26.5	88.6
2020	720	n/a	n/a	89
2021	735	28.0	26.2	82.9
2022	704	31.0	22.7	88.2
2023	724	31.0	23.3	89.6
2024	744	31.0	23.9	92.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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