Enrollment
365
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550930002268
North Lake Elementary
N75W31283 Highway VV, Hartland, WI 53029 · (262) 966-2033 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A+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
14.7:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
4 students
STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
17%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
79.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
76.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.7% | 76.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.9% | 79.3% |
% 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
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 North Lake Elementary
North Lake Elementary's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Lake Elementary this school | 365 | 1.1% | 79.5% |
| Richmond Elementary Sussex | 410 | 1.5% | 81.2% |
| Phillips Elementary Phillips | 302 | 1.0% | 53.7% |
| North Greenville Elementary Greenville | 423 | 7.8% | 81.2% |
| Section Elementary Mukwonago | 438 | 7.1% | 82.7% |
| Arboretum Elementary Waunakee | 435 | 3.2% | 78.2% |
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 North Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #38 of 982 | #15 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #108 of 992 ▼ 25 | #31 of 56 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #40 of 992 ▼ 23 | #10 of 56 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #427 of 1,157 | #39 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #663 of 901 | #37 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #805 of 901 | #55 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.1% | #1,061 of 1,064 | #63 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #145 of 240 | #20 of 28 |
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
365
+57 (+19%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 365 | 24.9 | 14.7:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 23.7 | 14.9:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 26.7 | 12.4:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 23.2 | 15.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 30 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 228 | 15 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (347 to 365); teachers up 7% (23.2 to 24.9).
About North Lake Elementary
North Lake Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Hartland, Wisconsin. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 365 students.
North Lake Elementary is listed under North Lake School District in federal data.
North Lake Elementary's enrollment is 91% White. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. North Lake Elementary's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Lake Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.7:1. That matches the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 1%. On average, public schools in Waukesha County report 17%.
North Lake Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 77.0% at North Lake Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.5%.
Across Waukesha County, the median household income is $106,076, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. In all, Waukesha County has 113 public schools and roughly 60,032 students.
The shortest distance from North Lake Elementary to another public school is about 2.6 miles, to Stone Bank Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. North Lake Elementary places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes North Lake Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment climbed 19% from its 2020-21 level of 308. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.8:1 to 14.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartland
- Arrowhead HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Merton PrimaryElementary · 526 students
- Lake Country SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Swallow ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 405 students
- Merton IntermediateMiddle · 368 students
Other North Lake Elementary schools
One other US public school is named North Lake Elementary. North Lake Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- North Lake ElementaryTullahoma, TN · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Stone Bank Elementary2.6 mi · 241
- Swallow Elementary2.7 mi · 432
- Arrowhead High2.8 mi · 1,950
- Merton Primary2.9 mi · 526
- Merton Intermediate3.1 mi · 368
- North Elementary3.6 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About North Lake ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at North Lake Elementary?
North Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does North Lake Elementary serve?
North Lake Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does North Lake Elementary have?
North Lake Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Lake Elementary?
At North Lake Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is North Lake Elementary in?
North Lake Elementary is part of North Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.