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Auburn-Washburn

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At a glance

77^thof 268 Kansas districts▲ 12

Better than 71% of Kansas districts

Elementary 7 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

5928 SW 53rd
Topeka, KS 66610·(785) 339-4000·All Kansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 71.3% of districts

Schools

5,866

Students

Top rankedJay Shideler Elementary85^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Farley Elementary up 96 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pauline South Intermediate 10.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Washburn Rural North Middle School

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The nine schools in Auburn-Washburn include seven elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, serving families in the Auburn-Washburn area from primary grades through high school. Among six elementary schools with current grade 3–5 results, average proficiency was 54% in ELA, 51% in math and 50% in grade 5 science—about 3, 7 and 4 percentage points above state averages. The most important finding for families is that results vary widely by school: grade 3 ELA ranged from 78% at Indian Hills Elementary to 25% at Pauline South Intermediate, a 53-point gap.

Jay Shideler Elementary led elementary schools with current all-grade results, at 67% in ELA and 65% in math; it also led grade 4 in both subjects, with 74% in each. Grade 5 leaders varied by subject: Farley Elementary had the top math result at 68%, Jay Shideler led ELA at 70%, and Wanamaker Elementary led science at 63%. Pauline South was lowest among current-result elementary schools in all-grade ELA, math and science, at 28%, 24% and 31%; in grade 5, it scored 27% in ELA and 21% in math, compared with state results of 51% and 45%. Results at the secondary schools are mixed by grade: Washburn Rural High was above state results in its reported grade-subject comparisons, while Washburn Rural Middle School was above in grade 7 ELA and grade 8 math but below in grade 8 ELA and science.

Recent changes show modest average gains in elementary, middle and high school all-grade ELA and math—about 3 points in each subject—while science fell about 4 points on average, compared with a 3-point state decline. Individual results differed: Farley’s ELA rose 12 points, Pauline South’s math fell 8 points, and Auburn Elementary’s science fell 12 points, while Wanamaker’s science rose 6 points. SchoolDigger ranks Farley 115th of 657 elementary schools (82nd percentile), Auburn 302nd (54th percentile) and Pauline South 581st (12th percentile). Context measures do not follow a simple pattern: Pauline South has the lowest student-teacher ratio among the comparable elementary schools, 10.2, yet the lowest grade 3–5 results; Wanamaker’s reported free/reduced-lunch rate is 40%, compared with Auburn’s 33%, but Wanamaker scored higher in all three grade 5 subjects. Pauline Central Primary has no 2025–26 test results in the supplied data.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Auburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Commercial	Auburn	66402	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 339-4400	336	30	11.1	33.3%	281 (83.6%)	7 (2.1%)	23 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	53.6	302^nd of 657 public elementary schools	54.0%		53.6	300^th of 656 public elementary schools	54.3%	2	53.8	50.7	51.2					51.7	43.6	55.9	39.0					48.0	46.3			46.3	$13,568	$543	$13,026
Pauline Central Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	6625 SW Westview	Topeka	66619	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 339-4700	406	37	10.9	70.7%	263 (64.8%)	29 (7.1%)	65 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)								(n/a)																					$13,559	$542	$13,017
Pauline South Intermediate	Public	3-5	7035 SW Morrill Rd	Wakarusa	66546	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 339-4750	277	27	10.2	69.0%	179 (64.6%)	26 (9.4%)	35 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.2%)	13.9	581^st of 657 public elementary schools	11.6%		24.9	510^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.3%	71	24.7	30.8	27.3					27.7	19.7	29.7	20.8					23.7	31.2			31.2	$13,575	$543	$13,032
Wanamaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6630 SW 10th	Topeka	66615	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4800	475	35	13.5	39.6%	286 (60.2%)	18 (3.8%)	78 (16.4%)	36 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.0%)	67.6	188^th of 657 public elementary schools	71.4%		59.8	260^th of 656 public elementary schools	60.4%	72	52.8	58.3	57.8					56.5	49.1	50.0	59.4					53.1	63.1			63.1	$13,557	$542	$13,015
Jay Shideler Elementary	Public	K-5	4948 SW Wanamaker	Topeka	66610	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4600	492	40	12.1	15.2%	392 (79.7%)	9 (1.8%)	42 (8.5%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	81.2	85^th of 657 public elementary schools	87.1%		85.2	70^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.3%	15	55.5	74.2	70.0					67.0	57.8	74.2	63.3					64.8	57.8			57.8	$13,560	$542	$13,018
Washburn Rural High	Public	9-12	5900 SW 61st	Topeka	66619	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4100	1,878	133	14.1	30.5%	1,361 (72.5%)	87 (4.6%)	219 (11.7%)	39 (2.1%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	161 (8.6%)	62.9	107^th of 340 public high schools	68.5%		64.7	100^th of 332 public high schools	69.9%	7							45.8	45.8							41.7	41.7			33.2	33.2	$13,562	$542	$13,020
Indian Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	7445 SW 29th	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4500	440	32	13.6	28.2%	297 (67.5%)	23 (5.2%)	47 (10.7%)	30 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.5%)	67.5	190^th of 657 public elementary schools	71.1%		67.9	183^rd of 656 public elementary schools	72.1%	7	77.8	61.3	44.6					61.0	64.1	62.9	43.1					56.5	44.6			44.6	$13,554	$542	$13,012
Washburn Rural Middle School	Public	6-8	5620 SW 61st	Topeka	66619	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4300	966	81	11.9	36.7%	703 (72.8%)	43 (4.5%)	102 (10.6%)	34 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (8.5%)	52.3	162^nd of 368 public middle schools	56.0%		60.4	121^st of 363 public middle schools	66.7%	41				40.8	50.6	37.2		42.7				39.7	45.0	50.0		45.0		32.2		32.2	$13,564	$542	$13,022
Farley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 SW 33rd Street	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 408-8300	596	43	13.7	32.7%	372 (62.4%)	31 (5.2%)	59 (9.9%)	41 (6.9%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (13.8%)	77.3	115^th of 657 public elementary schools	82.5%		66.4	211^th of 656 public elementary schools	67.8%	96	62.7	61.6	64.1					62.7	55.2	61.6	67.9					61.1	54.7			54.7	$13,555	$542	$13,013
Washburn Rural North Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 SW Auburn Rd	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(785) 408-8400	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	72.9	67^th of 368 public middle schools	81.8%					(n/a)				52.2	54.8	56.9		54.5				43.7	46.2	58.8		49.2		49.5		49.5

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Topeka Public Schools	7.94 mi	27	254^th
Santa Fe Trail	9.13 mi	3	183^rd
Mission Valley	9.96 mi	2	137^th
Burlingame Public School	10.39 mi	2	218^th
Shawnee Heights	10.44 mi	6	125^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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