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Best Elementary Schools in Washburn County, WI

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

911

Students

Districts

Top rankedShell Lake Elementary (3-6)301^st of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Birchwood Elementary up 68 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

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

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Newly ranked this year

Birchwood Public Montessori

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	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 (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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th 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%)	32.3	792^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	24.1%		23.6	860^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.9%	68	35.7	50.0	42.9		28.6	18.8	14.3		62.5	56.3	$24,740	$1,452	$23,289
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%)	47.1	630^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.7%					(n/a)		44.4				33.3			55.6	77.8	$24,843	$903	$23,940
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 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%)	19.4	877^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.0%		35.6	774^th of 1061 public elementary schools	27.0%	103	0.0	36.4	47.1		7.7	27.3	17.7		50.0	31.8	$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%)	70.9	301^st of 1044 public elementary schools	71.2%		77.8	189^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.2%	112	58.1	46.3	76.0	76.5	77.4	65.9	76.0	72.6	63.4	51.2	$16,784	$1,606	$15,178
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%)	53.4	548^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.5%		56	553^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	47.9%	5	59.7	50.7			68.1	48.0			57.3	48.0	$14,721	$1,034	$13,687

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.