Washburn Elementary

As a reasonably sized primary school in Washburn, Wisconsin, Washburn Elementary teaches 285 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Washburn School District.

Washburn School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 547 students; Washburn Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washburn Elementary logs that nearly all students (80%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Native American, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Bayfield County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Washburn Elementary records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washburn Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.6%, the actual is 61.1%, a residual of +6.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bayfield County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,151 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bayfield County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,540 students), of which Washburn Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Washburn High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washburn Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washburn Elementary has contracted 4%, going from 298 students in 2018 to 285 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Washburn Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.