📍 5620 SW 61st, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66619
Washburn Rural Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 943 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Auburn Washburn school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 80.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washburn Rural Middle School enrolls 943 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 80.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 674 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 96 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 19 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 943 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washburn Rural Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 20, state house district 52.
Washburn Rural Middle School is one of 9 schools in Auburn-Washburn, based in Topeka, Kansas. The district serves 5,873 students district-wide and employs 495 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 943 students, Washburn Rural Middle School is larger than the district average of about 653 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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