Enrollment
43
Middle
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHLAND PINES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550386002938
School of Options and Applied Research Middle
6485 Town Hall Rd, Land O' Lakes, WI 54540 · (715) 547-3619 · Vilas County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL43 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
22 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 10 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 21% |
Student demographics
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
Feeds from
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
38.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -17.1pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -14.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 55.3% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Where School of Options and Applied Research Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 43 | #376 of 389 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
43
-9 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 43 | 4.4 | 9.7:1 | 51% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 41 | 4.2 | 9.9:1 | 49% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 46 | 4.2 | 11.1:1 | 41% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 3 | 17.3:1 | 54% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 55 | 2.4 | 22.9:1 | 38% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 57 | 3 | 19.0:1 | 33% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School of Options and Applied Research Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (55 to 43); teachers up 85% (2.4 to 4.4).
About School of Options and Applied Research Middle
School of Options and Applied Research Middle serves students in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin, as a small middle-grades school. Enrolled students number 43 students, in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 89% lower than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
The 8 schools in Northland Pines School District enroll 1,512 students altogether, School of Options and Applied Research Middle among them.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at School of Options and Applied Research Middle. The remaining students are 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, Vilas County is about 85% White.
The school has about 9.7 students per teacher and 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.1 below the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 51%. For comparison, public schools in Vilas County average 50%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, School of Options and Applied Research Middle receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, School of Options and Applied Research Middle is 5.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Vilas County show that the median household income is $68,431, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. School of Options and Applied Research Middle is one of 13 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, School of Options and Applied Research Middle is behind the 54.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
2024-25 enrollment was 43, a 17% decrease from 52 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.3:1 to 9.7:1 over the same years.
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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
- Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)Elementary · 69 students
- School of Options and Applied Research HighHigh · 65 students
Other schools in Land O' Lakes
- Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' LakesElementary · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes0.0 mi · 51
- Watersmeet Township School8.0 mi · 130
- Phelps Elementary9.3 mi · 61
- Phelps High9.3 mi · 27
- School of Options and Applied Research High15.4 mi · 65
- Northland Pines Middle and High School15.4 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About School of Options and Applied Research MiddleHow large is School of Options and Applied Research Middle?
School of Options and Applied Research Middle enrolls approximately 43 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does School of Options and Applied Research Middle serve?
School of Options and Applied Research Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at School of Options and Applied Research Middle?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at School of Options and Applied Research Middle.
What is the student diversity at School of Options and Applied Research Middle?
Student demographics at School of Options and Applied Research Middle are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees School of Options and Applied Research Middle?
School of Options and Applied Research Middle is overseen by Northland Pines School District in Vilas County.
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