Enrollment
80
Middle
DISTRICT 182 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551554001984
Washburn Middle
305 W 4th St, Washburn, WI 54891 · (715) 373-6199 · Bayfield County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
34 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 38 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 53% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Washburn Middle→Washburn High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Washburn School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 49.4% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Washburn Middle
Washburn Middle's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Middle this school | 80 | 42.5% | 57.7% |
| Turtle Lake Middle Turtle Lake | 96 | 39.6% | 56.8% |
| Manawa Middle Manawa | 112 | 42.9% | 46.3% |
| Ithaca Middle Richland Center | 69 | 43.5% | 45.0% |
| Drummond Junior High Drummond | 53 | 39.6% | 57.3% |
| Loyal Middle School Loyal | 108 | 42.6% | 50.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Washburn Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #346 of 389 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
80
-12 (-13%) vs 2020
-81% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80 | 8.7 | 9.2:1 | 43% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 8.6 | 9.7:1 | 46% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 7.2 | 11.4:1 | 51% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 92 | 8 | 11.5:1 | 48% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 6.6 | 13.2:1 | 36% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 9 | 13.8:1 | 43% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 9 | 14.0:1 | 38% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 10 | 19.8:1 | 24% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washburn Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (87 to 80); teachers up 31% (6.6 to 8.7).
About Washburn Middle
The public middle school Washburn Middle is located in Washburn, Wisconsin. It had 80 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll about 381 students on average.
Washburn School District counts 3 schools and 547 students, including Washburn Middle.
Federal enrollment data show Washburn Middle is 75% White. Next come 15% Native American and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 84% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washburn Middle is 9.2:1, based on 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Washburn Middle counts 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 45% average for public schools in Bayfield County.
Washburn Middle earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Washburn Middle would be expected to post about 51.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.7%.
For the population of Bayfield County, median household income comes to about $71,151, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bayfield County's 12 public schools enroll about 1,540 students and include Washburn Middle.
Of the public schools around it, Washburn Middle is closest to Washburn High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.9%; Washburn Middle's is 57.7%, ranking 3rd of 8.
NCES assigns Washburn Middle the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 13% across 4 years, from 92 in 2020-21 to 80 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.5:1 to 9.2:1.
The discussion board for Washburn Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bayfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,575
Census ACS
Median income
$71,151
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washburn School District
- Washburn ElementaryElementary · 285 students
- Washburn HighHigh · 182 students
Other schools in Washburn
- Washburn ElementaryElementary · 285 students
- Washburn HighHigh · 182 students
Nearby schools
- Washburn High0.0 mi · 182
- Washburn Elementary0.3 mi · 285
- Ashland Middle6.2 mi · 383
- Ashland High7.1 mi · 589
- Lake Superior Elementary7.3 mi · 603
- La Pointe Elementary9.1 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Washburn MiddleHow large is Washburn Middle?
Washburn Middle enrolls approximately 80 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Washburn Middle serve?
Washburn Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washburn Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washburn Middle is approximately 9.2:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washburn Middle?
At Washburn Middle, the student body is approximately 75% White, 1% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
Is Washburn Middle public or private?
Washburn Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washburn School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.