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Washburn School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Washburn School is an elementary school located in Auburn, Maine, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 223 students. It is part of the Auburn Public Schools district, which is ranked 113 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washburn School faces significant challenges, particularly in terms of student academic performance and chronic absenteeism. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the district and state averages, and it has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.7% to 27.2% over the past few years. Additionally, Washburn School has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.06% to 73.25% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the other nearby schools in the Auburn district.

When compared to other schools in the Auburn Public Schools district, Washburn School consistently performs worse than schools like East Auburn Community School and Fairview School, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. However, Washburn School generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Lewiston Public Schools district, which have even higher percentages of students eligible for free/reduced lunch.

219

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,138

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Lake Auburn Avenue
Auburn, ME 04210

(207) 784-5467

District: Auburn Public Schools

Students who attend Washburn School usually attend:

Middle:	Auburn Middle School
High:	Edward Little High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

African American:

13.2%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (43% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

Maine avg57%

267^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Auburn Public Schools

113^th of 176Auburn Public Schools among Maine districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	267 of 289	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	280 of 288	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	224 of 290	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	186 of 210	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	214 of 228	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	253 of 258	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	251 of 254	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	249 of 256	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	224 of 255	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	215 of 284	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	255 of 261	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	246 of 258	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.0	172 of 186	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	167 of 193	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	171 of 209	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.4	138 of 195	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.9	159 of 198	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	231 of 251	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	222 of 248	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	229 of 251	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	88 of 90	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	92 of 192	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	134 of 150	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	0.0	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+44 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-14 vs state

Mathematics36%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Washburn School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Washburn School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Lake Auburn Avenue	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 784-5467	219	20	11.2	78.5%	164 (74.9%)	29 (13.2%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.8%)	14.1	267^th of 289 public elementary schools	7.6%		4.8	280^th of 288 public elementary schools	2.8%	13	49.6	35.7		$21,138
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	161 Park Avenue	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 333-6657	390	31	12.5	91.8%	165 (42.3%)	187 (47.9%)	19 (4.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	27.1	238^th of 289 public elementary schools	17.6%		25.1	249^th of 288 public elementary schools	13.5%	11	58.5	38.6		$18,341
Fairview School	Public	PK, KG-6	397 Minot Avenue	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 784-3559	489	32	15.2	44.2%	432 (88.3%)	17 (3.5%)	17 (3.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	78.4	64^th of 289 public elementary schools	77.9%		81.1	50^th of 288 public elementary schools	82.6%	14	78.6	69.2	18.6	$18,167
Robert V. Connors Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Bartlett Street	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4130	737	74	9.9	73.7%	266 (36.1%)	361 (49.0%)	43 (5.8%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	0.4	288^th of 289 public elementary schools	0.3%		0.5	287^th of 288 public elementary schools	0.3%	1	23.4	11.8		$23,307
Walton School	Public	PK, KG-6	92 Mary Carroll Street	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 784-1528	156	13	12.0	72.4%	121 (77.6%)	21 (13.5%)	6 (3.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	58.7	136^th of 289 public elementary schools	52.9%		38.4	209^th of 288 public elementary schools	27.4%	73	71.9	47.9		$19,596
Farwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84-110 Farwell St	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4110	401	39	10.2	54.6%	206 (51.4%)	139 (34.7%)	15 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.7%)	8.4	279^th of 289 public elementary schools	3.5%		19.3	258^th of 288 public elementary schools	10.4%	21	46.0	31.9	9.8	$26,255
Sherwood Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	32 Sherwood Drive	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 783-8526	291	26	11.0	75.6%	217 (74.6%)	36 (12.4%)	18 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	37.6	209^th of 289 public elementary schools	27.7%		33.2	229^th of 288 public elementary schools	20.5%	20	60.8	44.9		$22,519
Montello School	Public	PK, KG-6	407 East Avenue	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4150	675	57	11.8	70.1%	184 (27.3%)	403 (59.7%)	42 (6.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	0.6	287^th of 289 public elementary schools	0.7%		0.4	288^th of 288 public elementary schools	0.0%	1	27.4	14.8		$23,217
Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 College Street	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4160	572	52	10.9	66.4%	248 (43.4%)	230 (40.2%)	31 (5.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.3%)	10	275^th of 289 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.7	269^th of 288 public elementary schools	6.6%	6	49.2	31.6	6.9	$24,106
East Auburn Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Andrew Drive	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 782-4142	152	12	12.8	46.1%	131 (86.2%)	11 (7.2%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	80.9	53^rd of 289 public elementary schools	81.7%		76.6	68^th of 288 public elementary schools	76.4%	15	75.6	63.2		$19,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Washburn School

Is Washburn School a good school?

Washburn School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Maine elementary schools.

What district is Washburn School in?

Auburn Public Schools

How many students attend Washburn School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Washburn School.

What schools do graduates of Washburn School attend?

Students who attend Washburn School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Auburn Middle School
High : Edward Little High School

What is the racial makeup of Washburn School?

Students at Washburn School are 75% White, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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