Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 111 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURTLE LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551506001955
Turtle Lake Elementary
205 Oak St N, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 · (715) 986-4470 · Barron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
102 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 28 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Turtle Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 66.7% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Turtle Lake Elementary
Turtle Lake Elementary's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Lake Elementary this school | 215 | 47.4% | 58.8% |
| East Elementary Antigo | 198 | 48.5% | 56.2% |
| River Ridge Elementary Patch Grove | 190 | 46.8% | 64.8% |
| Winkler Elementary Burlington | 207 | 49.3% | 68.5% |
| Rib Lake Elementary Rib Lake | 239 | 48.1% | 77.3% |
| Hillsboro Elementary Hillsboro | 220 | 44.5% | 48.6% |
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 Turtle Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Barron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #432 of 982 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #505 of 992 ▼ 207 | #5 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #527 of 992 ▲ 98 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #864 of 1,157 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #61 of 901 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #593 of 901 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #456 of 1,064 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #580 of 664 | #6 of 7 |
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
215
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 215 | 21.2 | 10.2:1 | 47% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 21.1 | 10.2:1 | 49% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 20.1 | 11.7:1 | 52% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 58% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 20 | 11.2:1 | 56% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 49% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 53% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 31% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 21 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turtle Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (225 to 215); teachers up 6% (20 to 21.2).
About Turtle Lake Elementary
Turtle Lake Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Turtle Lake School District. There are 215 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 33% below that mark.
In Turtle Lake School District, 4 schools enroll a combined 445 students.
The share of students at Turtle Lake Elementary who are White is 84%. Other groups make up 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
Turtle Lake Elementary has 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.2:1. The school's 10.2:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 47%.
Turtle Lake Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
A school with Turtle Lake Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 48.5%. Turtle Lake Elementary scores 58.8%, 10.3 points above that line.
For Barron County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,933 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Barron County number 36, with about 7,199 students.
Of the public schools around it, Turtle Lake Elementary is closest to Laker Online, less than a tenth of a mile away. Turtle Lake Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Turtle Lake Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.8% against a local average of 53.5%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 4% across 4 years, from 206 in 2020-21 to 215 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Turtle Lake Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Barron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,797
Census ACS
Median income
$65,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Turtle Lake School District
- Turtle Lake HighHigh · 119 students
- Turtle Lake MiddleMiddle · 96 students
- Laker OnlineCombined · 15 students
Other schools in Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake HighHigh · 119 students
- Turtle Lake MiddleMiddle · 96 students
- Laker OnlineCombined · 15 students
Other Turtle Lake Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Turtle Lake Elementary. Turtle Lake Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Turtle Lake ElementarySHOREVIEW, MN · 985 students
Nearby schools
- Laker Online0.0 mi · 15
- Turtle Lake High0.0 mi · 119
- Turtle Lake Middle0.0 mi · 96
- Clayton High5.1 mi · 86
- Clayton Middle5.1 mi · 46
- Clayton Elementary5.1 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Turtle Lake ElementaryHow large is Turtle Lake Elementary?
Turtle Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Turtle Lake Elementary serve?
Turtle Lake Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Turtle Lake Elementary?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Turtle Lake Elementary.
How diverse is Turtle Lake Elementary?
Turtle Lake Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Turtle Lake Elementary?
Turtle Lake Elementary is overseen by Turtle Lake School District in Barron County.
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