Washington School
301 East Sellar St
Bessemer MI, 49911, Gogebic County
Phone: 906-663-4515
Ranking: 
(582 out of 2,213, top 26%)*
(582 out of 2,213, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Bessemer Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 228 | 230 | 243 | 220 | 212 | 270 | 246 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 30 | 13.2% | 42 | 18.3% | 40 | 16.5% | 37 | 16.8% | 39 | 18.4% | 34 | 12.6% | 43 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 18.9% | 29 | 12.6% | 28 | 11.5% | 33 | 15.0% | 26 | 12.3% | 31 | 11.5% | 37 | 15.0% |
| Grade 2: | 30 | 13.2% | 29 | 12.6% | 32 | 13.2% | 25 | 11.4% | 30 | 14.2% | 37 | 13.7% | 27 | 11.0% |
| Grade 3: | 35 | 15.4% | 30 | 13.0% | 25 | 10.3% | 30 | 13.6% | 40 | 18.9% | 28 | 10.4% | 23 | 9.3% |
| Grade 4: | 30 | 13.2% | 26 | 11.3% | 35 | 14.4% | 43 | 19.5% | 26 | 12.3% | 23 | 8.5% | 27 | 11.0% |
| Grade 5: | 28 | 12.3% | 31 | 13.5% | 43 | 17.7% | 26 | 11.8% | 26 | 12.3% | 25 | 9.3% | 40 | 16.3% |
| Grade 6: | 32 | 14.0% | 43 | 18.7% | 26 | 10.7% | 26 | 11.8% | 25 | 11.8% | 39 | 14.4% | 49 | 19.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 125 | 54.8% | 132 | 57.4% | 128 | 52.7% | 123 | 55.9% | 111 | 52.4% | 137 | 50.7% | 132 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 103 | 45.2% | 98 | 42.6% | 115 | 47.3% | 97 | 44.1% | 93 | 43.9% | 124 | 45.9% | 110 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 6 | 2.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.6% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.8% | 5 | 2.2% | 9 | 3.7% | 8 | 3.6% | 6 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.6% |
| White: | 215 | 94.3% | 217 | 94.3% | 225 | 92.6% | 206 | 93.6% | 201 | 94.8% | 259 | 95.9% | 234 | 95.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 48.7% | 119 | 51.7% | 129 | 53.1% | 104 | 47.3% | 86 | 40.6% | 100 | 37.0% | 82 | 33.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 6.1% | 10 | 4.3% | 12 | 4.9% | 11 | 5.0% | 20 | 9.4% | 28 | 10.4% | 29 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.62 | 15.75 | 14.64 | 12.50 | 11.92 | 16.20 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.6% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.8% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 22.9% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 37.8% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 42.9% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 37.5% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 35.7% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.7% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 14.3% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 25.8% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.6% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.6% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 75.7% |
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* Washington School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.