Enrollment
69
Elementary
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHLAND PINES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550386003008
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)
8234 Highway 70 W, Saint Germain, WI 54558 · (715) 542-2632 · Vilas County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.4:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
16 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 12 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 20% larger than its 4th grade class (10).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)→School of Options and Applied Research Middle
Based on grade levels within Northland Pines School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -13.3pp since 2023
Math
85.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 85.7% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% 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 17 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 Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)'s state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) this school | 69 | 23.2% | 80.3% |
| Lewiston Elementary Portage | 84 | 26.2% | 56.7% |
| Northwoods Community Elementary Harshaw | 97 | 24.7% | 71.4% |
| Fremont Elementary Fremont | 97 | 25.8% | 76.5% |
| Ouisconsing School of Collaboration Lodi | 74 | 27.0% | 56.5% |
| Brandon Elementary Brandon | 95 | 24.2% | 72.8% |
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 Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vilas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #1,119 of 1,157 | #6 of 8 |
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
69
-2 (-3%) vs 2020
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 | 69 | 4.5 | 15.4:1 | 23% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 4 | 17.5:1 | 33% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 4 | 17.8:1 | 30% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 71 | N/A | N/A | 38% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 69 | 3 | 23.0:1 | 14% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 3 | 16.0:1 | 15% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC).
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (69 to 69); teachers up 49% (3 to 4.5).
About Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) is a small elementary school in Saint Germain, Wisconsin, under Northland Pines School District. The school serves 69 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
The district for Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) is Northland Pines School District, with 8 schools and 1,512 students.
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) enrolls a student body that is 96% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% multiracial. In Vilas County overall, about 85% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) comes in at 8%.
The school employs the equivalent of 4.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) is 23%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Vilas County is 50%.
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 63.4% for Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC), given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 80.3%. The 16.9-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools.
In the county around the school, Vilas County, median household income is about $68,431, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) is among the 13 public schools in Vilas County.
Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain is the public school closest to Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC), less than a tenth of a mile away. Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) has 2 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 80.3% versus a 51.3% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote. Charter status: Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) is a public charter school.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 71 to 69.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Northland Pines School District
- Northland Pines Middle and High SchoolHigh · 543 students
- Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle RiverElementary · 484 students
- Northland Pines MiddleMiddle · 170 students
- Northland Pines Elementary-St GermainElementary · 87 students
- School of Options and Applied Research HighHigh · 65 students
- Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' LakesElementary · 51 students
Other schools in Saint Germain
- Northland Pines Elementary-St GermainElementary · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain0.0 mi · 87
- Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary9.6 mi · 514
- Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA)10.4 mi · 21
- Lakeland High10.4 mi · 696
- Lakeland STAR School--Strong Talented Adventurous Remarkable11.1 mi · 2
- Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River11.7 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)How many students attend Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)?
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) enrolls approximately 69 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) serve?
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) is approximately 15.4:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)?
Student demographics at Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)?
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) is overseen by Northland Pines School District in Vilas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.