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Schools in Washington

Washington’s public schools

Bruce School District and Lake Holcombe School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Washington. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▲ 7% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Bruce
Students per teacher
10.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
632 students on the public path
In brief

Washington’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Washington’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Bruce Middle places highest (better than 78%); Holcombe High lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Washington, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Bruce High and Holcombe 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 Washington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD

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

Two districts serve Washington

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

Bruce School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 388 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,617WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Lake Holcombe School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 244 students, down 9% since 2022–23 · 10.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,044WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bruce School District33%
State average 38.1% · 210 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bruce School District46%
State average 38.7% · 210 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lake Holcombe School District27%
State average 38.1% · 138 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lake Holcombe School District22%
State average 38.7% · 138 students tested

Washington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Washington—Bruce PK–12 · Lake Holcombe PK–12
Big Bend—Bruce PK–12 · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area PK–12
Thornapple—Bruce
Willard—Lake Holcombe
Birch Creek—Lake Holcombe

2 of the 4 neighbors share Bruce with Washington for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Washington

6 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 Washingtonin other towns
Bruce Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bruce
C
199 students10:1Rate it →
Holcombe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holcombe
C
106 students10:1Rate it →
Bruce Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bruce
A−
73 students10:1Rate it →
Lake Holcombe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holcombe
52 students11:1Rate it →
Bruce High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bruce
D
116 students10:1Rate it →
Holcombe High
High · Grades 9–12 · Holcombe
D
86 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Washington’s schools

Are Washington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Washington. Bruce School District and Lake Holcombe School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Washington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Washington in?

Bruce School District and Lake Holcombe School District.

Where do Washington kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Bruce High and Holcombe High.

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What Washington families are saying about school.

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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.