Turtle Lake Elementary

Turtle Lake Elementary, a small K-5 school in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, run under Turtle Lake School District, instructs 215 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Turtle Lake School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 445 students. Turtle Lake Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Turtle Lake Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder looks like 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Turtle Lake Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Turtle Lake Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 58.8%, a residual of +10.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Barron County) logs that median household earnings sit near $65,933, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Turtle Lake Elementary is one of 36 public schools in Barron County (combined enrollment of about 7,199 students).

The closest other public school is Turtle Lake Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Turtle Lake Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 53.0%.

Turtle Lake Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Turtle Lake Elementary's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 215). White enrollment moved from 90% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.