Wakarusa’s public schools
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakarusa. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Wakarusa’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Wakarusa’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Jay Shideler Elementary places highest (better than 92%); Pauline Central Primary lowest (31%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Six elementary schools serve Wakarusa, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Washburn Rural High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Wakarusa, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Wakarusa
Washburn Rural Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 966 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
8th grade in Wakarusa
Washburn Rural Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 966 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
9th grade in Wakarusa
Washburn Rural High
Grades 9–12 · 1,878 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
10th grade in Wakarusa
Washburn Rural High
Grades 9–12 · 1,878 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Wakarusa vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Wakarusa’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wakarusa | — | Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 |
| Ridgeway | C− | Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 |
| Williamsport | B+ | Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 · Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 PK–12 |
Every school in Wakarusa
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Wakarusa’s schools
Are Wakarusa’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Wakarusa. Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakarusa. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Wakarusa in?
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437.
Where do Wakarusa kids go to high school?
Washburn Rural High.
Parents talk
What Wakarusa families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wakarusa → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, 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). Stars are from neighbors.