Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLY HILL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550008003077
Friess Lake Elementary
1750 State Road 164, Hubertus, WI 53033 · (262) 628-2380 · Washington County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
50 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (49).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Friess Lake Elementary→Richfield Middle
Based on grade levels within Holy Hill Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 79.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Friess Lake Elementary
Friess Lake Elementary's state test result (76.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friess Lake Elementary this school | 279 | 17.9% | 76.9% |
| North Hudson Elementary Hudson | 276 | 14.9% | 71.3% |
| Westlawn Elementary Cedarburg | 297 | 14.8% | 82.4% |
| Lakeview Elementary Neenah | 317 | 14.8% | 80.4% |
| Harmony Elementary Janesville | 288 | 14.9% | 78.1% |
| Trempealeau Elementary Trempealeau | 309 | 19.4% | 69.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Friess Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #68 of 982 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #90 of 992 ▼ 14 | #6 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #84 of 992 ▲ 134 | #3 of 18 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #681 of 1,157 | #18 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #126 of 901 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #784 of 901 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #916 of 1,064 | #12 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
279
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 279 | 25.7 | 10.9:1 | 18% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 23.5 | 12.4:1 | 16% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 23.2 | 13.0:1 | 16% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 14% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friess Lake Elementary.
About Friess Lake Elementary
In Hubertus, Wisconsin, Friess Lake Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 4 attend, and enrollment is 279 students.
Holy Hill Area School District has 485 students spread across 2 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Friess Lake Elementary is 90% White. The school is also 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 91% White share among all Washington County residents. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1, with 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Friess Lake Elementary is 18%.
Friess Lake Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Friess Lake Elementary is 66.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.9%.
Washington County has these Census figures: the median household income is $96,359, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County is home to 34 public schools and about 17,746 public school students.
Richfield Middle is the public school closest to Friess Lake Elementary, about 3.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Friess Lake Elementary is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school enrolled 279 students in 2024-25, 16 fewer than the 295 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.1:1 to 10.9:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,879
Census ACS
Median income
$96,359
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holy Hill Area School District
- Richfield MiddleMiddle · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Richfield Middle3.4 mi · 206
- Amy Belle Elementary4.3 mi · 356
- Slinger Middle5.4 mi · 740
- Slinger High5.5 mi · 1,065
- Slinger Elementary5.5 mi · 571
- Erin Elementary6.2 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Friess Lake ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Friess Lake Elementary?
Friess Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 279 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Friess Lake Elementary serve?
Friess Lake Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friess Lake Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Friess Lake Elementary is approximately 10.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Friess Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Friess Lake Elementary are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Friess Lake Elementary?
Friess Lake Elementary is overseen by Holy Hill Area School District in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.