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Schools in Washburn

Washburn’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 16% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
825 students on the public path
In brief

Washburn’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Washburn’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Neillsville Elementary places highest (better than 33%); Neillsville High lowest (14%). 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 Washburn, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Neillsville Elementaryin NeillsvilleC
6–8Neillsville Middlein NeillsvilleC
9–12Neillsville Highin NeillsvilleD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Neillsville 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.

Neillsville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 825 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,898WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 38.1% · 417 students tested
Math36%
State average 38.7% · 417 students tested

Washburn vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Washburn—Neillsville
Levis—Neillsville
City Point—Pittsville
Grant—Neillsville PK–12 · Granton Area PK–12
Sherwood—Pittsville PK–12 · Neillsville PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Neillsville with Washburn, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Washburn

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 Washburnin other towns
Neillsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neillsville
C
399 students13:1Rate it →
Neillsville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Neillsville
C
180 students12:1Rate it →
Neillsville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Neillsville
D
246 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Washburn’s schools

Are Washburn’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Washburn. Neillsville School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Washburn. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Washburn in?

Neillsville School District.

Where do Washburn kids go to high school?

Neillsville 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.