Lake Superior Elementary

Lake Superior Elementary, a cozy elementary-level community in Superior, Wisconsin, part of Superior School District, works with 141 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 56% smaller than the state mean of about 323.

Within Superior School District, which oversees 9 schools and 4,041 students, Lake Superior Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lake Superior Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Douglas County's rate of about 24%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lake Superior Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Douglas County put median household earnings sit near $75,099, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Douglas County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,519 students), Lake Superior Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Great Lakes Elementary, around 4.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lake Superior Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Lake Superior Elementary has declined 33%, going from 211 students in 2018 to 141 in 2024. Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 78%.

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