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Schools in Bashaw · Shell Lake School District, Spooner Area School District

Bashaw’s public schools score below 52% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bashaw, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
38%
▼ 0 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 3 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 2% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Spooner Area
Students per teacher
12.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,070 students on the public path
In brief

Bashaw’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1339 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bashaw’s, its schools beat 55%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Bashaw’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Shell Lake spends $15,985 per student and Spooner Area $16,122, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bashaw’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1339)Better than 55%
Towns in Washburn County (21)Better than 33%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 820 test results and a graduating class of 95 could put Bashaw anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Bashaw’s students in the tested grades sat them (820 in math, 820 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Bashaw runs its own schools through grade 12 (Shell Lake School District). From grade PK, students attend the Spooner Area School District, shared with Bass Lake, Beaver Brook, Birchwood, Brooklyn, Casey, Chicog, Crystal, Evergreen, Gull Lake, Madge, Rusk, Sarona, Scott, Spooner, Spooner, Springbrook, Stone Lake and Trego. Its elementary school is in Spooner. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bashaw

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

Shell Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 584 students · 11.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,985WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Spooner Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,000 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,122WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Shell Lake School District38%
State average 38.1% · 325 students tested
Math · PK–12, Shell Lake School District39%
State average 38.7% · 325 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Spooner Area School District38%
State average 38.1% · 495 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spooner Area School District33%
State average 38.7% · 495 students tested

Bashaw vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BashawB−Shell Lake PK–12 · Spooner Area PK–12
Beaver Brook—Spooner Area PK–12 · Shell Lake PK–12
Shell LakeB−Shell Lake
Dewey—Shell Lake
Barronett—Shell Lake
SpoonerB−Spooner Area
EvergreenB−Spooner Area

4 of the 6 neighbors share Shell Lake with Bashaw for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bashaw

4 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 Bashawin other towns
Spooner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spooner
B−
363 students13:1Rate it →
Shell Lake Primary (K-2)
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Shell Lake
131 students9:1Rate it →
Spooner Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Spooner
C+
276 students11:1Rate it →
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Shell Lake
C
300 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Bashaw’s schools

Are Bashaw’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bashaw children attend score below 52% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bashaw in?

Two districts: Shell Lake School District runs grades PK–12, and Spooner Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bass Lake, Beaver Brook, Birchwood, Brooklyn, Casey, Chicog, Crystal, Evergreen, Gull Lake, Madge, Rusk, Sarona, Scott, Spooner, Spooner, Springbrook, Stone Lake and Trego.

What is Bashaw’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Spooner Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Bashaw spend per student?

$15,985 in Shell Lake School District and $16,122 in Spooner Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.