Three Lakes Elementary

Three Lakes Elementary operates as a tight-knit K-5 school in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Three Lakes School District. Current enrollment sits at 160 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

Three Lakes School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 500 students. Three Lakes Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Three Lakes Elementary reports that nearly all students (97%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Three Lakes Elementary shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Three Lakes Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 65.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Oneida County shows median household income runs about $69,371, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Three Lakes Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Oneida County (combined enrollment of about 3,949 students).

Three Lakes Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Three Lakes Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.0%.

Three Lakes Elementary operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 183 students in 2018 compared to 160 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.