Summary:
Three Lakes, Wisconsin is home to three public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade — Three Lakes Elementary (PK–6), Three Lakes Junior High (7–8), and Three Lakes High (9–12) — all part of the Three Lakes School District, which is ranked 58th of 432 districts in Wisconsin at the 87th percentile with 4 stars. Total enrollment across the three schools is 389, with the elementary and high school nearly equal in size and the junior high much smaller.
Three Lakes Junior High is the strongest current standout, ranking 39th of 643 schools at the 94th percentile with 5 stars — the only 5-star school in the group — and posting 2025–2026 results above the state in every tested area, including 7th grade math at 85% proficient versus 55.67% statewide and 7th grade ELA at 80% versus 55.33%. It also has a 0.0% dropout rate. Three Lakes High shows a dramatic turnaround, moving from 1 star and the 26th percentile in 2023–2024 to 4 stars and the 75th percentile in 2025–2026, with a 95.1% graduation rate. Three Lakes Elementary posts exceptional 4th grade scores — 95.24% in ELA and social studies — and has the best attendance at 13.2% chronic absenteeism.
Attendance is the clearest split: elementary absenteeism is 13.2%, better than the district's 15.5% and the state's 17.3%, while the junior high (20.6%) and high school (21.6%) are both worse than the state. The high school spends the most per student at $25,860 and has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 30.13%, yet also the highest absenteeism. The elementary has the largest classes, with a 14.4 student-teacher ratio versus 10.1 and 10.2 at the junior high and high school. Areas to watch are middle and high school absenteeism and the elementary's 3rd grade math proficiency at 46.67% versus 54.75% statewide.
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