Gompers Junior High School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 615 students
Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm
402 Richards St, Joliet, IL 60433
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
724
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Joliet PSD 86
Will County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm
Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm is a magnet middle school in Joliet, Illinois, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Joliet PSD 86. The school is located in a large suburb in Will County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 724 students were enrolled, with about 14.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 724 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Joliet PSD 86
- County
- Will County
- NCES school ID
- 172058002348
Schools near Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.