Sand Lake Elementary

Sand Lake Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community in Holmen, Wisconsin, overseen by Holmen School District. The school caters to 363 students in grades K through 5.

Within Holmen School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,787 students, Sand Lake Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sand Lake Elementary records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Hispanic. Compared to La Crosse County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Sand Lake Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for La Crosse County indicate median household income runs about $73,013, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, La Crosse County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,903 students), of which Sand Lake Elementary is one.

Northern Hills Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sand Lake Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 438 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 8% to 4%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the Sand Lake Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.