Enrollment
111
Elementary
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551485001927
Sugar Camp Elementary
4066 Camp Four Rd, Rhinelander, WI 54501 · (715) 272-1105 · Oneida County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
25 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 8 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 11% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Three Lakes School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 75.4% |
% 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
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Sugar Camp Elementary
Sugar Camp Elementary's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Camp Elementary this school | 111 | 22.5% | 68.4% |
| Coon Valley Elementary Coon Valley | 125 | 23.2% | 44.8% |
| Fairview Elementary Krakow | 99 | 23.2% | 58.1% |
| Stoddard Elementary Stoddard | 105 | 23.8% | 63.0% |
| Northwoods Community Elementary Harshaw | 97 | 24.7% | 71.4% |
| Yahara Elementary Edgerton | 120 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
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 Sugar Camp Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Oneida County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #222 of 982 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #290 of 992 ▼ 163 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #233 of 992 ▼ 19 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #1,066 of 1,157 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #856 of 1,064 | #6 of 6 |
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
111
-8 (-7%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 111 | 10.9 | 10.2:1 | 23% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 10.9 | 11.3:1 | 29% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 119 | 9.2 | 13.0:1 | 29% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 10 | 11.9:1 | 32% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 10 | 10.1:1 | 35% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 110 | 10 | 11.0:1 | 40% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 10 | 11.9:1 | 31% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 140 | 10 | 14.0:1 | 19% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 128 | 5 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Camp Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (101 to 111); teachers up 8% (10 to 10.9).
About Sugar Camp Elementary
Federal records list Sugar Camp Elementary as an elementary school in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 111 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
Three Lakes School District is made up of 4 schools with 500 students in all.
The share of White students at Sugar Camp Elementary is 96%. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial. In Oneida County overall, the White share is about 94%. The diversity index for Sugar Camp Elementary is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sugar Camp Elementary, giving a ratio of 10.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. A total of 25 students, or 23%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Oneida County is 19 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Sugar Camp Elementary is 4.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
In Oneida County, home to about 38,167 people, median household income comes to about $69,371, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Oneida County's 15 public schools enroll about 3,949 students and include Sugar Camp Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Three Lakes Junior High is about 7.5 miles from Sugar Camp Elementary. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Sugar Camp Elementary is ahead of the 53.8% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 119 to 111. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.9:1 to 10.2:1 over the same years.
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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 Three Lakes School District
- Three Lakes ElementaryElementary · 160 students
- Three Lakes HighHigh · 156 students
- Three Lakes Junior HighMiddle · 73 students
Other schools in Rhinelander
- Rhinelander HighHigh · 757 students
- James Williams MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Crescent ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Pelican ElementaryElementary · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Three Lakes Junior High7.5 mi · 73
- Three Lakes Elementary7.5 mi · 160
- Three Lakes High7.5 mi · 156
- James Williams Middle10.5 mi · 454
- Rhinelander High10.5 mi · 757
- School of Options and Applied Research High10.6 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Camp ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sugar Camp Elementary?
Sugar Camp Elementary enrolls approximately 111 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sugar Camp Elementary serve?
Sugar Camp Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sugar Camp Elementary?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Sugar Camp Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Sugar Camp Elementary?
Student demographics at Sugar Camp Elementary are roughly 96% White, 5% Two or more.
Is Sugar Camp Elementary public or private?
Sugar Camp Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Three Lakes School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.