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Washburn Rural High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5900 SW 61st, Topeka, KS 66619 · (785) 339-4100 · Part of Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

Mission Township’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
1,878
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Washburn Rural High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state

On the path

Where Mission Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Washburn Rural Middle Schoolin Topeka
9–12Washburn Rural HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5900 SW 61st, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9479
Grade 10473
Grade 11454
Grade 12460
Ungraded12
Enrollment over time
1,914’20
1,868’21
1,884’22
1,885’23
1,878’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 9%Black 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Washburn Rural High from Mission Township families.

Other schools in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

The district →
Farley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Topeka
A
596 students14:1
Wanamaker Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Topeka
A−
475 students14:1
Pauline Central Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Topeka
C
406 students11:1
Auburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Auburn
B+
336 students11:1
Jay Shideler Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Topeka
A
492 students12:1
Indian Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Topeka
A−
440 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Mission Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.