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Central Primary Sch

Washington, IL · Central SD 51

Regular public school · Grades PK - 4 · Suburb, large

612th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 71% Declining

1400 Newcastle Rd, Washington, IL 61571

(309)444-3580NCES ID 170915006096Directory 202324

685
Students
2023–24 enrollment
16.3:1
Student / teacher ratio
20%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
6.2%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Central Primary Sch 612th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 71% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 95th in 2019 to 71th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%71%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4

English Language Arts
Central Primary Sch
57%
IL average
52%
Math
Central Primary Sch
57%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Central Primary Sch IL average
25%50%75%57%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Central Primary Sch IL average
25%50%75%57%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%59%30%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%60%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 685 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2009, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White87%5%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 87%97%20092023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White92.9%86.7% 6.2 pts
Two or more races2.5%5.4% 2.9 pts
Hispanic2.0%4.2% 2.2 pts
Black0.4%2.0% 1.6 pts
Asian1.8%1.5% 0.3 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 2009. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $234K in zip 61571 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2004

$58K$116K$173K$231K$220K20042010201520202025

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What school district is Central Primary Sch in?

Central Primary Sch is part of the Central SD 51 district in Washington, Illinois.

Is Central Primary Sch a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Central Primary Sch 612th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 71% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Central Primary Sch?

White 87%, Two or more races 5%, Hispanic 4%, Black 2% (685 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Central Primary Sch cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61571 is $234K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.