Summary:
Random Lake, Wisconsin has one elementary school, Random Lake Elementary, which serves grades PK–5, enrolls 292 students, and is part of the Random Lake School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the city, there are no side-by-side city comparisons; the most useful comparisons are to the district, the state, and the school’s own past years. The school profile shows 35.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending of $13,053, and a 14:1 student-teacher ratio.
Academically, results are mixed. In 2025–2026, 4th grade mathematics was a bright spot at 60% proficient, 7.13 points above the state, and 4th grade ELA was essentially tied with the state at 53.33% versus 53.87%. But 5th grade ELA and mathematics were both 30.77% proficient, more than 20 points below state; 5th grade ELA in 2024–2025 was 22.5%, the lowest reported figure. Science fell from 47.73% in 2024–2025 to 40% in 2025–2026, while state science rose to 53.46%. Social studies improved from 47.73% to 56.67% but still trailed the state’s 65.51%. Across eight reported tests, the school averaged 43.9% in 2025–2026 versus 54.7% statewide, a gap of about 10.8 points.
Attendance is an exceptional strength: chronic absenteeism is 3.7%, far below the district’s 4.4% and the state’s 17.3%. At the same time, the school is ranked 769 of 1,039 in 2025–2026, in the 26th percentile with 1 star, after dropping from 2 stars and the 33rd percentile in 2023–2024; the district ranks 373 of 432, in the 14th percentile with 1 star. For parents, this means the school has strong attendance and a real math bright spot in 4th grade, but overall proficiency remains roughly 11 points below the state, with 5th grade and science needing the closest attention. Since grade-level cohorts are small, one or two students can shift percentages, so trends matter more than any single result.
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