North Elementary

North Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school in Hartland, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District. The school hosts 405 students in grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 25% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,091 students. North Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, North Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Waukesha County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,076 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Waukesha County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students), North Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Arrowhead High, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Elementary has ticked up 9%, going from 370 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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