Enrollment
160
Elementary
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551485001928
Three Lakes Elementary
6930 W School St, Three Lakes, WI 54562 · (715) 546-3323 · Oneida County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
67 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 | 16 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
6%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
64.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
70.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 60.0% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Three Lakes Elementary
Three Lakes Elementary's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Lakes Elementary this school | 160 | 41.9% | 65.1% |
| Greenwood Elementary Greenwood | 176 | 40.9% | 52.1% |
| Lena Elementary Lena | 180 | 40.0% | 66.4% |
| Loyal Elementary Loyal | 183 | 42.6% | 52.6% |
| Luck Elementary Luck | 174 | 44.3% | 44.9% |
| Black Hawk Elementary South Wayne | 163 | 46.6% | 67.3% |
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 Three Lakes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Oneida County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #295 of 982 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #192 of 992 ▲ 237 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #259 of 992 ▲ 124 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #978 of 1,157 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #542 of 1,064 | #4 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
160
-23 (-13%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 160 | 11.1 | 14.4:1 | 42% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 10 | 16.6:1 | 48% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 12.1 | 13.3:1 | 49% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 43% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 10.7 | 17.0:1 | 39% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 170 | 10 | 17.0:1 | 56% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 178 | 11 | 16.2:1 | 44% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 19% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 19 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Three Lakes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (183 to 160); teachers up 3% (10.7 to 11.1).
About Three Lakes Elementary
Three Lakes Elementary is a public elementary school in Three Lakes, Wisconsin. The school's 160 students are in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Three Lakes Elementary is among 4 schools run by Three Lakes School District, which serves 500 students.
The student body at Three Lakes Elementary is 97% White. That is close to the 94% White share among all Oneida County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. That is close to the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Around 42% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Oneida County average 42%.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Three Lakes Elementary's results are 13.1 points above predicted: 65.1% against 52.0%.
Across Oneida County, the median household income is $69,371, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Oneida County is home to 15 public schools and about 3,949 public school students.
The closest public school to Three Lakes Elementary is Three Lakes Junior High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Three Lakes Elementary is ahead of the 55.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Three Lakes Elementary's enrollment declined 13%, to 160. The school's ratio fell from 18.3:1 to 14.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HighHigh · 156 students
- Sugar Camp ElementaryElementary · 111 students
- Three Lakes Junior HighMiddle · 73 students
Other schools in Three Lakes
- Three Lakes HighHigh · 156 students
- Three Lakes Junior HighMiddle · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Three Lakes Junior High0.0 mi · 73
- Three Lakes High0.0 mi · 156
- Sugar Camp Elementary7.5 mi · 111
- Northland Pines Middle10.6 mi · 170
- Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River10.6 mi · 484
- School of Options and Applied Research High10.6 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Three Lakes ElementaryHow large is Three Lakes Elementary?
Three Lakes Elementary enrolls approximately 160 students in grades PK-06.
Is Three Lakes Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Three Lakes Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Three Lakes Elementary?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Three Lakes Elementary.
How diverse is Three Lakes Elementary?
Three Lakes Elementary reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Three Lakes Elementary public or private?
Three Lakes Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Three Lakes School District.
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