Enrollment
137
Elementary
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550588000646
Green Lake Elementary
612 Mill St, Green Lake, WI 54941 · (920) 294-6411 · Green Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
11.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
39 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 11 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 64% larger than its 6th grade class (11).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Green Lake Elementary→Green Lake High
Based on grade levels within Green Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 74.7% |
% 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Green Lake Elementary
Green Lake Elementary's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lake Elementary this school | 137 | 28.5% | 71.0% |
| Merrimac Community Merrimac | 134 | 26.9% | 77.8% |
| Albany Elementary Albany | 159 | 28.9% | 58.2% |
| Viroqua Area Montessori School Viroqua | 147 | 27.9% | 75.1% |
| Chain Exploration Center Waupaca | 139 | 33.1% | 74.7% |
| Yahara Elementary Edgerton | 120 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
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 Green Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #168 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #129 of 992 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #402 of 992 ▼ 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #1,018 of 1,157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #762 of 1,064 |
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
137
-20 (-13%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 137 | 12 | 11.4:1 | 28% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 12.4 | 12.3:1 | 36% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 12.8 | 11.9:1 | 42% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 12 | 13.1:1 | 38% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 11.7 | 13.2:1 | 32% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 12 | 11.6:1 | 26% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 33% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 160 | 13 | 12.3:1 | 11% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (155 to 137); teachers up 2% (11.7 to 12).
About Green Lake Elementary
Green Lake Elementary is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 137 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. It has 58% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
Green Lake Elementary falls under Green Lake School District, which has 2 schools enrolling 276 students.
The share of students at Green Lake Elementary who are White is 91%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Green Lake County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Green Lake Elementary scores 16%.
Green Lake Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1, with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Green Lake County, the school's rate is lower.
Green Lake Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.2%.
Green Lake County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $68,196 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Green Lake Elementary shares Green Lake County with 9 other public schools.
Green Lake High is less than a tenth of a mile from Green Lake Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Green Lake Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Green Lake Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 13% decline took enrollment from 157 in 2020-21 to 137 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.1:1 in 2020-21 to 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Green Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,263
Census ACS
Median income
$68,196
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Green Lake Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Green Lake Elementary. Green Lake Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Green Lake Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Green Lake High0.0 mi · 139
- Murray Park Elementary6.0 mi · 156
- Quest Charter School6.0 mi · 157
- Barlow Park Charter School6.2 mi · 157
- Barlow Park Elementary School6.2 mi · 398
- Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning6.3 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Green Lake ElementaryHow large is Green Lake Elementary?
Green Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 137 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Green Lake Elementary serve?
Green Lake Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Green Lake Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Green Lake Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Green Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Green Lake Elementary are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Green Lake Elementary in?
Green Lake Elementary is part of Green Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.