North Lakeland Elementary

North Lakeland Elementary is one of the close-knit elementary-level communitys in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, operated by North Lakeland School District, with 158 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 51% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

North Lakeland Elementary sits inside North Lakeland School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, North Lakeland Elementary shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting North Lakeland Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Vilas County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Lakeland Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.7%; actual is 80.1%, +23.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, Vilas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,431 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Vilas County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,771 students), North Lakeland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Mercer School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 12.5 miles from this campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Lakeland Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 55.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. North Lakeland Elementary's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 151 (now 158).

On the community side, members of the North Lakeland Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.