Enrollment
97
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RHINELANDER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551272001673
Northwoods Community Elementary
9086 County Road K, Harshaw, WI 54529 · (715) 282-8200 · Oneida County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- B+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
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
24 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 13 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Based on grade levels within Rhinelander School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
72.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.2% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 77.4% |
% 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
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Northwoods Community Elementary
Northwoods Community Elementary's state test result (71.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwoods Community Elementary this school | 97 | 24.7% | 71.4% |
| Fremont Elementary Fremont | 97 | 25.8% | 76.5% |
| Fairview Elementary Krakow | 99 | 23.2% | 58.1% |
| Stoddard Elementary Stoddard | 105 | 23.8% | 63.0% |
| Sugar Camp Elementary Rhinelander | 111 | 22.5% | 68.4% |
| 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 Northwoods Community Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Oneida County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #1,082 of 1,157 | #7 of 7 |
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
97
+12 (+14%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 87
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 97 | 10.5 | 9.2:1 | 25% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 9.4 | 9.6:1 | 29% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 97 | 7.4 | 13.1:1 | 36% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 85 | 9 | 9.4:1 | 36% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 105 | 7.8 | 13.5:1 | 48% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | 59% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 109 | 7 | 15.6:1 | 31% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 85 | 6 | 14.2:1 | 29% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 87 | 3 | 29.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwoods Community Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (105 to 97); teachers up 35% (7.8 to 10.5).
About Northwoods Community Elementary
Northwoods Community Elementary, located in Harshaw, Wisconsin, is a very small elementary school. It teaches 97 students in pre-K through 5. It has 70% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
Northwoods Community Elementary is one of 6 schools in Rhinelander School District, which enrolls 2,224 students in total.
The share of students at Northwoods Community Elementary who are White is 96%. Other groups make up 4% multiracial. Oneida County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 8%.
The school has 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. The school reported 25% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in Oneida County.
Northwoods Community Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Northwoods Community Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 71.4% actual against 62.5% predicted.
The school's county is Oneida County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $69,371, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,949, Northwoods Community Elementary among them.
Crescent Elementary is the nearest public school to Northwoods Community Elementary, about 11.5 miles away. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Northwoods Community Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Northwoods Community Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 14%.
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Oneida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,167
Census ACS
Median income
$69,371
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,949 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rhinelander School District
- Rhinelander HighHigh · 757 students
- James Williams MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Crescent ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Pelican ElementaryElementary · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Crescent Elementary11.5 mi · 384
- Tomahawk High11.7 mi · 371
- Tomahawk Elementary11.7 mi · 512
- Tomahawk Middle11.7 mi · 259
- Minocqua Elementary12.5 mi · 506
- Central Elementary12.7 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Northwoods Community ElementaryHow many students attend Northwoods Community Elementary?
Northwoods Community Elementary enrolls approximately 97 students in grades PK-05.
Is Northwoods Community Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northwoods Community Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Northwoods Community Elementary have?
Northwoods Community Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Northwoods Community Elementary?
Student demographics at Northwoods Community Elementary are roughly 96% White, 4% Two or more.
What district is Northwoods Community Elementary in?
Northwoods Community Elementary is part of Rhinelander School District.
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