Summary:
ZIP code 54891 is home to a single middle school — Washburn Middle — which serves grades 7–8 to roughly 80 students in Washburn, Wisconsin, as part of the Washburn School District. Because it is the only middle school in the area, there are no local peers to compare against; the most useful benchmarks are the state and the school's own prior-year results. The district overall ranks 201 of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it at the 53rd percentile with 3 stars.
Washburn Middle's profile is mixed. Resources look favorable, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.2 and per-student spending of $16,255. About 42.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school reports a 0.0% dropout rate versus 1.1% at both district and state levels, though that measure carries less weight for grades 7–8. The clearest concern is chronic absenteeism at 40.3%, well above the district's 32.3% and more than double the state's 17.3%. Performance has also been volatile: the school sat at the 74th percentile (4 stars) in 2024–25 but fell to the 44th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–26, after a 63rd percentile (3 stars) showing in 2023–24.
Test results show a dramatic shift in 8th grade. In 2024–25, 8th graders were far above the state in ELA (+16.30 points), math (+17.21), social studies (+15.87) and science (+12.12). In 2025–26, 8th grade ELA and math were near or slightly below state averages, while social studies fell 13.02 points below the state and science 9.92 points below. Seventh grade looks steadier: ELA stayed slightly above the state, and math rose from 48.48% to 55%, moving from 7.05 points below the state to 0.67 points below. With only 80 students, a few students changing proficiency can swing these percentages sharply, so multi-year trends are more reliable than any single year. The areas to watch are 8th grade science and social studies and the school's absenteeism rate.
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