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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550588000647

Green Lake High

612 Mill St, Green Lake, WI 54941 · (920) 294-6411 · Green Lake County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Wisconsin public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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 high schools

Enrollment
139
High
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 475
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
51 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 71914%
Grade 82216%
Grade 92216%
Grade 102216%
Grade 112921%
Grade 122518%
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
12086%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
96%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
43%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
43%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
6547%
Female
7453%

School pathway

Feeds from
Green Lake ElementaryPK–06
Based on grade levels within Green Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
68.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2568.6%45.7%
2023-2456.1%39.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 High

Green Lake High's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Green Lake High this school13936.7%54.5%
Greenwood High
Greenwood
15538.7%56.8%
Osseo-Fairchild High
Osseo
21937.4%35.6%
Ithaca High
Richland Center
10541.9%42.1%
Williams Bay High
Williams Bay
17031.8%54.9%
Royall High
Elroy
20136.3%41.6%
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Wisconsin
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.5%#107 of 402
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.7%#34 of 64
▲ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.6%#3 of 64
▲ 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
139#383 of 532
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.7%#186 of 418
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
139
-19 (-12%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2513915.68.9:137% (51)
2023-2413415.48.7:134% (45)
2022-2314516.19.0:135% (51)
2020-21158169.9:126% (41)
2017-1814214.110.1:115% (21)
2015-161311310.1:117% (22)
2010-111331310.2:126% (35)
2000-011971910.4:111% (22)
1990-91104147.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Lake High.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (142 to 139); teachers up 11% (14.1 to 15.6).

About Green Lake High

Green Lake High is classified as a high school. It is located in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 139 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 475-student average for high schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 71% lower.

Green Lake High is one of 2 schools in Green Lake School District, which enrolls 276 students in total.

White students make up 86% of enrollment at Green Lake High. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Green Lake High's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.

The teaching staff at Green Lake High is 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 8.9:1. This ratio sits 5.7 below the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 37%.

The allk12 Grade for Green Lake High is B+. Compared with Wisconsin public high schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Green Lake High is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 54.5%. Predicted: 55.1%.

Green Lake County census figures show that the median household income is $68,196, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 10 public schools in Green Lake County, enrolling about 2,479 students in all.

Nearby, Green Lake Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Green Lake High ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 54.5% versus a 62.8% average.

The federal government classifies Green Lake High's location as Rural: Distant.

Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Green Lake High had 158 students, to 2024-25, when it had 139.

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Green Lake County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Green Lake High
District
Green Lake School District
Address
612 Mill St, Green Lake, WI 54941
Phone
(920) 294-6411
County
Green Lake County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
139
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
8.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
51 (37%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
550588000647
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Green Lake High
How large is Green Lake High?
Green Lake High enrolls approximately 139 students in grades 07-12.
Is Green Lake High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green Lake High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Green Lake High have?
Green Lake High employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Green Lake High?
Student demographics at Green Lake High are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Green Lake High in?
Green Lake High is part of Green Lake School District.
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