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Best Public Schools in Washburn County, WI

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Schools

2,094

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedBirchwood High44^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Spooner Elementary up 153 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shell Lake Primary (K-2) 9.4 students per teacher

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Birchwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Wilson St	Birchwood	54817	Washburn County	Birchwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 354-3471	86	11	7.8	43.0%	78 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	35.4	760^th of 1039 public elementary schools	26.9%		32.3	792^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	24.1%	32				33.3	54.6	52.9				16.7	36.4	29.4				63.6			54.6		$24,740	$1,452	$23,289
Birchwood High	Public	9-12	300 S Wilson St	Birchwood	54817	Washburn County	Birchwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 354-3471	59	9	6.6	30.5%	56 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	86.3	44^th of 533 public high schools	91.7%		84.1	45^th of 431 public high schools	89.6%	1	64.3	57.1	71.4															64.3			$30,363	$1,396	$28,967
Birchwood Public Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	201 E Birch St	Birchwood	54817	Washburn County	Birchwood School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 354-3471	25	4	6.4	48.0%	23 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)						62.5						12.5									$24,843	$903	$23,940
Bobcat Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 S Wilson St	Birchwood	54817	Washburn County	Birchwood School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 354-3471	11	1	14.6	72.7%	11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$17,563	$708	$16,855
Birchwood Middle	Public	6-8	300 S Wilson St	Birchwood	54817	Washburn County	Birchwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 354-3471	36	6	6.1	50.0%	36 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.4	540^th of 643 public middle schools	16.0%		62.8	236^th of 628 public middle schools	62.4%	304							33.3	50.0	0.0				25.0	66.7	0.0		33.3			16.7	$24,455	$1,091	$23,364
Birchwood Steam and Career Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	300 S Wilson St	Birchwood	54817	Washburn County	Birchwood School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 354-7921	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									50.0						33.3		83.3			66.7
NorthStar Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	N14463 Highway 53	Minong	54859	Washburn County	Northwood School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 466-2297	20	2	10.0	25.0%	20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$15,961	$295	$15,667
Northwood High/Middle	Public, Charter	6-12	N14463 Highway 53	Minong	54859	Washburn County	Northwood School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 466-2297	140	14	10.0	48.6%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	33.6	382^nd of 533 public high schools	28.3%		43.5	263^rd of 431 public high schools	39.0%	119	28.6	28.6	28.6				53.3	33.3	50.0				20.0	13.3	25.0		56.3	45.8		37.5	$17,689	$669	$17,020
Northwood Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	N14463 Highway 53	Minong	54859	Washburn County	Northwood School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 466-2297	133	14	9.6	54.9%	116 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	23.2	846^th of 1039 public elementary schools	18.6%		19.4	877^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.0%	31				34.8	0.0	47.1				30.4	0.0	29.4				71.4			28.6		$17,024	$1,455	$15,569
Shell Lake Primary (K-2)	Public	PK, KG-2	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 468-7815	131	14	9.4	53.4%	119 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)								(n/a)																					$15,891	$828	$15,063
Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)	Public	3-6	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 468-7816	153	16	9.6	52.9%	140 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	79.2	174^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.3%		70.9	301^st of 1044 public elementary schools	71.2%	127				68.4	62.9	60.0	86.2			73.7	85.7	57.5	79.3			80.0			71.4		$16,784	$1,606	$15,178
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 468-7816	300	22	13.4	40.7%	272 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	65.7	176^th of 533 public high schools	67.0%		74.4	82^nd of 431 public high schools	81.0%	94	59.2	46.9	53.1					71.7	76.1					66.0	73.9		69.6	42.2		54.4	$16,862	$378	$16,484
Spooner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1821 Scribner St	Spooner	54801	Washburn County	Spooner Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 635-2174	363	27	13.4	53.2%	321 (88.4%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	64	395^th of 1039 public elementary schools	62.0%		53.4	548^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.5%	153				57.6	66.2					68.2	48.7					74.3			55.4		$14,721	$1,034	$13,687
Spooner High	Public	9-12	801 County Highway A	Spooner	54801	Washburn County	Spooner Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 635-2172	361	25	14.3	41.3%	327 (90.6%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	54.6	259^th of 533 public high schools	51.4%		48.9	232^nd of 431 public high schools	46.2%	27	41.8	40.5	43.0															54.3			$14,481	$706	$13,775
Spooner Middle	Public	5-8	750 Oak St	Spooner	54801	Washburn County	Spooner Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 635-2173	276	24	11.3	48.9%	247 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	52.1	344^th of 643 public middle schools	46.5%		57.1	289^th of 628 public middle schools	54.0%	55						57.3	53.6	50.0	52.7			44.7	47.8	65.4	59.5		56.8			50.0	$15,674	$1,285	$14,389

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