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Schools in Washburn · Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21

Washburn’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Washburn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. In Washburn, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
32%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$16.4K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
313 students on the public path
In brief

Washburn’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1483 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Washburn’s, its schools beat 61%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 22% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,438 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Washburn’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 56% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1483)Better than 61%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 158 test results could put Washburn anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Washburn’s students in the tested grades sat them (149 in math, 166 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Washburn, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lowpoint-Washburn Elem SchoolLowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21B
6–12Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High SchLowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21C+

Washburn’s public schools are run by Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21, which also serves Bell Plain, Cazenovia, La Rose and Linn and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 313 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,438IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.9% · 166 students tested
Math22%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested

Washburn vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Washburn’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WashburnBLowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21

Every school in Washburn

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Washburnin other towns
Lowpoint-Washburn Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
157 students11:1Rate it →
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch
High · Grades 6–12
C+
156 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Washburn’s schools

Are Washburn’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Washburn children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Washburn in?

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 313 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Washburn spend per student?

$16,438 in Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Washburn families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.