Enrollment
300
High
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELL LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551371001805
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High
271 Highway 63, Shell Lake, WI 54871 · (715) 468-7816 · Washburn County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Wisconsin public high schools
- A-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
122 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 16% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shell Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 up about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 54.2% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Shell Lake Junior/Senior High
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Lake Junior/Senior High this school | 300 | 40.7% | 56.3% |
| Spooner High Spooner | 361 | 41.3% | 52.4% |
| Oconto High Oconto | 299 | 41.5% | 41.5% |
| Kickapoo High Viola | 260 | 41.9% | 52.8% |
| Stanley-Boyd High Stanley | 341 | 37.5% | 53.3% |
| Grantsburg High Grantsburg | 273 | 37.7% | 53.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Shell Lake Junior/Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #88 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #9 of 64 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #9 of 64 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #255 of 532 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #102 of 325 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #271 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #154 of 418 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #122 of 128 |
Ranked against other public high 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
300
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 300 | 22.3 | 13.4:1 | 41% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 21.7 | 14.6:1 | 53% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 22.5 | 13.8:1 | 53% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 51% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 19.7 | 15.1:1 | 45% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 48% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 52% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 35% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 20 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shell Lake Junior/Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (298 to 300); teachers up 13% (19.7 to 22.3).
About Shell Lake Junior/Senior High
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High serves students in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, as a low-enrollment high school. Total enrollment is 300 students, and the grades served are 7 through 12. High schools in Wisconsin have about 475 students on average; enrollment here is 37% lower.
Shell Lake School District is the local district for Shell Lake Junior/Senior High. It runs 3 schools with 584 students.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Washburn County residents, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High has 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The school's 13.4:1 compares with an average of 14.6:1 for high schools in Wisconsin. The school has 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Wisconsin public high schools, Shell Lake Junior/Senior High outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Shell Lake Junior/Senior High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.3%; the prediction is 52.7%.
In Washburn County, median household income comes to about $63,441, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 2,097 students.
Of the public schools around it, Shell Lake Junior/Senior High is closest to Shell Lake Primary (K-2), less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 55.2% on proficiency, and Shell Lake Junior/Senior High is above that at 56.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Shell Lake Junior/Senior High is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 307 to 300, a small change.
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Washburn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,854
Census ACS
Median income
$63,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shell Lake School District
- Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)Elementary · 153 students
- Shell Lake Primary (K-2)Elementary · 131 students
Other schools in Shell Lake
- Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)Elementary · 153 students
- Shell Lake Primary (K-2)Elementary · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Shell Lake Primary (K-2)0.0 mi · 131
- Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)0.0 mi · 153
- Spooner Middle7.0 mi · 276
- Spooner Elementary7.8 mi · 363
- Spooner High8.0 mi · 361
- Haugen Elementary11.1 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Shell Lake Junior/Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Shell Lake Junior/Senior High?
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Shell Lake Junior/Senior High serve?
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Shell Lake Junior/Senior High have?
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Shell Lake Junior/Senior High?
Student demographics at Shell Lake Junior/Senior High are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Shell Lake Junior/Senior High in?
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High is part of Shell Lake School District.
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