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B−

Washburn Rural Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

5620 SW 61st, Topeka, KS 66619 · (785) 339-4300 · Part of Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

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

Directions
Students
966
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Washburn Rural Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Mission Township kids: Washburn Rural High

On the path

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

K–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Washburn Rural Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Washburn Rural Highin Topeka

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5620 SW 61st, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7449
Grade 8517
Enrollment over time
979’20
962’21
943’22
1,008’23
966’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%Black 4%Asian 4%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 Middle School 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.