Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOM LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551245001654
Random Lake Elementary
605 Random Lake Rd, Random Lake, WI 53075 · (920) 994-4344 · Sheboygan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
103 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 38 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Random Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 52.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Random Lake Elementary
Random Lake Elementary's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Random Lake Elementary this school | 292 | 35.3% | 44.1% |
| Reedsville Elementary Reedsville | 320 | 35.6% | 57.7% |
| Washington Elementary Marshfield | 316 | 32.9% | 65.2% |
| Altoona Intermediate Altoona | 278 | 35.6% | 55.5% |
| Lakewood Elementary Twin Lakes | 263 | 33.8% | 49.0% |
| McLane Elementary West Bend | 340 | 35.3% | 74.1% |
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 Random Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Sheboygan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #713 of 982 | #17 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #646 of 992 ▼ 58 | #16 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #818 of 992 ▼ 79 | #20 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #642 of 1,157 | #14 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #584 of 901 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #544 of 901 | #15 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #652 of 1,064 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #66 of 240 | #2 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
292
+28 (+11%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 292 | 20.8 | 14.0:1 | 35% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 20.8 | 14.8:1 | 42% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 19.1 | 13.4:1 | 33% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 33% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 20.1 | 12.6:1 | 29% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 37% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 11% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 18 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Random Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (254 to 292); teachers up 3% (20.1 to 20.8).
About Random Lake Elementary
Random Lake Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Random Lake, Wisconsin. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 292 students on the rolls.
Random Lake School District (3 schools, 648 students) runs Random Lake Elementary.
Random Lake Elementary is 82% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Sheboygan County, where about 83% of residents are White. The diversity index for Random Lake Elementary is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Random Lake Elementary has a ratio of 14.0:1. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 35%. The 45% average for public schools in Sheboygan County is 10 points higher.
Random Lake Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Random Lake Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.1%) and its predicted rate (56.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
In the surrounding county, Sheboygan County, median household income comes to about $73,094, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 52, with about 17,340 students.
Among nearby public schools, Random Lake High is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Random Lake Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Random Lake Elementary as Rural: Distant.
The school's student count rose 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Random Lake Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sheboygan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
117,991
Census ACS
Median income
$73,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
17,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Random Lake School District
- Random Lake HighHigh · 212 students
- Random Lake MiddleMiddle · 144 students
Other schools in Random Lake
- Random Lake HighHigh · 212 students
- Random Lake MiddleMiddle · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Random Lake High0.0 mi · 212
- Random Lake Middle0.0 mi · 144
- Wisconsin Virtual Learning5.6 mi · 337
- Ozaukee Elementary5.6 mi · 344
- Ozaukee Middle5.6 mi · 174
- Ozaukee High5.6 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Random Lake ElementaryHow large is Random Lake Elementary?
Random Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Random Lake Elementary serve?
Random Lake Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Random Lake Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Random Lake Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Random Lake Elementary?
Random Lake Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Random Lake Elementary public or private?
Random Lake Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Random Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.