Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes

Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes, a rural-scale K-5 school in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Northland Pines School District, works with 51 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 84% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Northland Pines School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 1,512 students. Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 71.0%, a residual of +21.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Vilas County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,431, 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), Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: School of Options and Applied Research Middle, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 66 (now 51). Class-load math has rose: from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.