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Schools in Barksdale

Barksdale’s public schools

Washburn School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barksdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 2% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
547 students on the public path
In brief

Barksdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Barksdale’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Washburn Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Washburn Middle lowest (33%). 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 Barksdale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Washburn Elementaryin WashburnB+
7–8Washburn Middlein WashburnC
9–12Washburn Highin WashburnB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Washburn School District.

The district

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

Washburn School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 547 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,770WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 38.1% · 287 students tested
Math34%
State average 38.7% · 286 students tested

Barksdale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Barksdale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Barksdale—Washburn
Eileen—Ashland
Washburn—Washburn
Tripp—South Shore
Pilsen—Ashland
Bayview—Washburn

2 of the 5 neighbors share Washburn with Barksdale, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Barksdale

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

Also serving Barksdalein other towns
Washburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Washburn
B+
285 students13:1Rate it →
Washburn Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Washburn
C
80 students9:1Rate it →
Washburn High
High · Grades 9–12 · Washburn
B
182 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Barksdale’s schools

Are Barksdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Barksdale. Washburn School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barksdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Barksdale in?

Washburn School District.

Where do Barksdale kids go to high school?

Washburn High.

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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.