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What advice would you give to incoming students at Lake Superior Elementary?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550051000077
Lake Superior Elementary
1101 Binsfield Rd, Ashland, WI 54806 · (715) 682-7085 · Ashland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
13.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
345 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 74 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Ashland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
36.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 33.3% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Superior Elementary
Lake Superior Elementary's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Superior Elementary this school | 603 | 57.2% | 38.6% |
| Red Creek Elementary Black River Falls | 436 | 58.9% | 44.6% |
| Hillcrest Primary School Shawano | 472 | 60.4% | N/A |
| Waupaca Learning Center Elementary Waupaca | 602 | 51.7% | 55.2% |
| Washington Elementary Janesville | 410 | 56.8% | 57.5% |
| Clintonville Elementary School Clintonville | 505 | 59.4% | 54.7% |
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 Superior Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #771 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #773 of 992 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #771 of 992 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #61 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #455 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #262 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #306 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.9% | #19 of 240 |
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
603
+50 (+9%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 603 | 45.5 | 13.3:1 | 57% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 46.1 | 13.0:1 | 61% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 50.6 | 11.9:1 | 61% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 50 | 11.1:1 | 65% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 29.3 | 14.5:1 | 56% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 65% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 61% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 35 | 11.4:1 | 42% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 18 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Superior Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (425 to 603); teachers up 55% (29.3 to 45.5).
About Lake Superior Elementary
Located in Ashland, Wisconsin, Lake Superior Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school's enrollment of 603 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 87% higher than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Lake Superior Elementary sits within Ashland School District, which has 4 schools and 1,759 students.
White students are the majority at Lake Superior Elementary, with 63% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 20% Native American, 12% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The school's White share is 20 points below the 83% share among Ashland County residents. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligible students account for 57% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 56% average for public schools in Ashland County.
The allk12 Grade for Lake Superior Elementary is C-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lake Superior Elementary is 4.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.6% versus 42.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Within Ashland County, the median household income is $62,462, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Ashland County has 11 public schools and roughly 2,352 students.
The closest public school to Lake Superior Elementary is Ashland High, about 0.3 miles away. Lake Superior Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Lake Superior Elementary comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Lake Superior Elementary in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Enrollment at Lake Superior Elementary grew 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 553 to 603 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.1:1 to 13.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ashland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,080
Census ACS
Median income
$62,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,352 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland School District
- Ashland HighHigh · 589 students
- Ashland MiddleMiddle · 383 students
- Marengo Valley ElementaryElementary · 184 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Ashland HighHigh · 589 students
- Ashland MiddleMiddle · 383 students
- Marengo Valley ElementaryElementary · 184 students
Other Lake Superior Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lake Superior Elementary. Lake Superior Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Lake Superior ElementarySuperior, WI · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Ashland High0.3 mi · 589
- Ashland Middle1.1 mi · 383
- Washburn Middle7.3 mi · 80
- Washburn High7.3 mi · 182
- Washburn Elementary7.6 mi · 285
- Marengo Valley Elementary8.6 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Superior ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Superior Elementary?
Lake Superior Elementary enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lake Superior Elementary serve?
Lake Superior Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lake Superior Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Lake Superior Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Lake Superior Elementary?
Student demographics at Lake Superior Elementary are roughly 63% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Lake Superior Elementary in?
Lake Superior Elementary is part of Ashland School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.