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How has Lake Mills Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE MILLS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550771000889
Lake Mills Elementary
155 E Pine St, Lake Mills, WI 53551 · (920) 648-2338 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
135 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 103 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (110).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lake Mills Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 58.9% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Lake Mills Elementary
Lake Mills Elementary's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mills Elementary this school | 613 | 22.0% | 61.5% |
| Wrightstown Elementary Wrightstown | 540 | 20.6% | 72.3% |
| Saint Croix Central Elementary Roberts | 629 | 23.2% | 67.3% |
| Winnequah School Monona | 602 | 20.3% | 68.7% |
| Belleville Elementary Belleville | 550 | 21.1% | 67.8% |
| Freedom Elementary Freedom | 691 | 20.0% | 61.1% |
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 Lake Mills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #367 of 982 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #383 of 992 ▲ 72 | #8 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #326 of 992 ▲ 44 | #6 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #53 of 1,157 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #631 of 901 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #595 of 901 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #862 of 1,064 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #647 of 664 | #11 of 11 |
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
613
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 613 | 42.6 | 14.4:1 | 22% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 39.6 | 15.6:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 39.7 | 15.4:1 | 22% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 29% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 34.5 | 18.0:1 | 26% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 29% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 27% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 12% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Mills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (620 to 613); teachers up 23% (34.5 to 42.6).
About Lake Mills Elementary
Lake Mills Elementary, located in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, is a large elementary school. The latest federal count shows 613 students in pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 90% larger than average.
Lake Mills Elementary reports to Lake Mills Area School District, which has 3 schools and 1,473 students.
At Lake Mills Elementary, White students make up 84% of the student body. The school is also 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Lake Mills Elementary has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Lake Mills Elementary total 42.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 14.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 22%. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Lake Mills Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Lake Mills Elementary is 2.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
In the county around the school, Jefferson County, median household income is about $83,750, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Lake Mills Elementary is among the 31 public schools in Jefferson County.
Nearest public school: Lake Mills Middle, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Lake Mills Elementary places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Lake Mills Elementary is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 626 students in 2020-21 and 613 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 17.9:1 to 14.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Mills Area School District
- Lake Mills HighHigh · 447 students
- Lake Mills MiddleMiddle · 413 students
Other schools in Lake Mills
- Lake Mills HighHigh · 447 students
- Lake Mills MiddleMiddle · 413 students
Other Lake Mills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lake Mills Elementary. Lake Mills Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Lake Mills Elementary SchoolLake Mills, IA · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Mills Middle0.5 mi · 413
- Lake Mills High1.2 mi · 447
- Johnson Creek Public School6.2 mi · 634
- West Elementary7.1 mi · 233
- Jefferson Middle7.2 mi · 349
- Jefferson High7.2 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Mills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Mills Elementary?
Lake Mills Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades PK-04.
Is Lake Mills Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Mills Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Lake Mills Elementary have?
Lake Mills Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Lake Mills Elementary?
Lake Mills Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Mills Elementary?
Lake Mills Elementary is overseen by Lake Mills Area School District in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.