Enrollment
158
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LAKELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550153000198
North Lakeland Elementary
12686 County Road K, Manitowish Waters, WI 54545 · (715) 543-8417 · Vilas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% 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.
- A+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
9.2:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
54 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 | 17 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
14%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
79.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 79 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 80.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Lakeland Elementary
North Lakeland Elementary's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Lakeland Elementary this school | 158 | 34.2% | 80.1% |
| Chain Exploration Center Waupaca | 139 | 33.1% | 74.7% |
| Pecatonica Elementary Hollandale | 171 | 36.8% | 54.4% |
| Alma Elementary Alma | 184 | 33.7% | 64.7% |
| Argyle Elementary Argyle | 150 | 36.7% | 69.7% |
| Rio Elementary Rio | 169 | 37.3% | 63.7% |
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 North Lakeland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vilas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #36 of 982 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #111 of 992 ▼ 49 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #42 of 992 ▼ 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #982 of 1,157 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #672 of 1,064 | N/A |
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
158
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 158 | 17.2 | 9.2:1 | 34% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 17.4 | 8.3:1 | 33% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 17.4 | 8.8:1 | 37% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 17 | 9.7:1 | 47% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 16.5 | 9.2:1 | 40% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 15 | 9.1:1 | 46% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 19 | 9.0:1 | 45% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 29% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 19 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Lakeland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (151 to 158); teachers up 4% (16.5 to 17.2).
About North Lakeland Elementary
North Lakeland Elementary is an elementary school in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 158 students. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 51% smaller than that.
North Lakeland Elementary reports to North Lakeland School District.
About 92% of the student body at North Lakeland Elementary is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial. North Lakeland Elementary's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.2:1, with 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Lunch subsidy eligibility at North Lakeland Elementary is 34%. Among public schools in Vilas County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
North Lakeland Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, North Lakeland Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in Wisconsin. Predicted: 56.7%. Actual: 80.1%.
Federal survey data for Vilas County show that the median household income is $68,431, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Vilas County is home to 13 public schools and about 2,771 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Mercer School, about 12.5 miles away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts North Lakeland Elementary at 2nd of 7.
NCES assigns North Lakeland Elementary the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 158 students in 2024-25, 7 fewer than the 165 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Vilas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,647
Census ACS
Median income
$68,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,771 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Mercer School12.5 mi · 92
- Lac du Flambeau Elementary13.0 mi · 499
- Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary16.9 mi · 514
- Lakeland STAR School--Strong Talented Adventurous Remarkable19.2 mi · 2
- Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA)19.3 mi · 21
- Lakeland High19.3 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About North Lakeland ElementaryHow large is North Lakeland Elementary?
North Lakeland Elementary enrolls approximately 158 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does North Lakeland Elementary serve?
North Lakeland Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at North Lakeland Elementary?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at North Lakeland Elementary.
How diverse is North Lakeland Elementary?
North Lakeland Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is North Lakeland Elementary public or private?
North Lakeland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Lakeland School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.