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Enrollment
499
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAC DU FLAMBEAU #1 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550462000488
Lac du Flambeau Elementary
2899 State Highway 47 S, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 · (715) 588-3838 · Vilas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
62 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
461 students
STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 46 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
25.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.1% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 22.7% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Lac du Flambeau Elementary
Lac du Flambeau Elementary's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lac du Flambeau Elementary this school | 499 | 92.4% | 26.5% |
| Keshena Primary Keshena | 394 | 90.6% | 11.4% |
| Howe Elementary Green Bay | 350 | 87.4% | 19.2% |
| Wilson Elementary Janesville | 256 | 92.2% | 33.3% |
| Fort Howard Elementary Green Bay | 241 | 88.4% | 39.8% |
| Strange Elementary Kenosha | 522 | 82.0% | 31.0% |
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 Lac du Flambeau Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vilas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #865 of 982 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #862 of 992 ▲ 18 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #890 of 992 ▼ 18 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #152 of 1,157 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #4 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #531 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #40 of 1,064 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #593 of 664 | N/A |
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
499
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 499 | 61.6 | 8.1:1 | 92% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 59.8 | 8.1:1 | 87% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 58.6 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 60 | 8.9:1 | 93% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 61.1 | 8.5:1 | 95% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 52 | 9.3:1 | 95% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 53 | 9.0:1 | 87% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 49 | 10.1:1 | 77% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 35 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lac du Flambeau Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (517 to 499); teachers up 1% (61.1 to 61.6).
About Lac du Flambeau Elementary
Lac du Flambeau Elementary serves students in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, as a large elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 499 students. That puts enrollment 54% bigger than the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
For district matters, Lac du Flambeau Elementary falls under Lac du Flambeau #1 School District.
The share of students at Lac du Flambeau Elementary who are Native American is 81%. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Lac du Flambeau Elementary totals 61.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lac du Flambeau Elementary is about 92%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Vilas County is 50%.
Lac du Flambeau Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Lac du Flambeau Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (26.5%) and its predicted rate (21.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Vilas County show that the median household earns about $68,431 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Vilas County, 13 public schools serve about 2,771 students.
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary is the nearest public school to Lac du Flambeau Elementary, about 9.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lac du Flambeau Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Lac du Flambeau Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 534 (2020-21) to 499 (2024-25).
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Vilas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,647
Census ACS
Median income
$68,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,771 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Lac du Flambeau ElementaryHow large is Lac du Flambeau Elementary?
Lac du Flambeau Elementary enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Lac du Flambeau Elementary serve?
Lac du Flambeau Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lac du Flambeau Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lac du Flambeau Elementary is approximately 8.1:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lac du Flambeau Elementary?
At Lac du Flambeau Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
What district is Lac du Flambeau Elementary in?
Lac du Flambeau Elementary is part of Lac du Flambeau #1 School District.
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