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Best Public Schools in Oneida County, WI

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At a glance

Schools

4,463

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedThree Lakes Junior High39^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools

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Biggest riser

Sugar Camp Elementary up 180 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pelican Elementary 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McNaughton Correctional Center	Public	7-12	8500 Rainbow Rd	Lake Tomahawk	54539	Oneida County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 277-2484	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lakeland High	Public	9-12	9573 State Hwy 70	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Lakeland Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5252	696	47	14.7	43.0%	417 (59.9%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.9%)	6 (0.9%)	184 (26.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.3%)	53.9	261^st of 533 public high schools	51.0%		47.9	238^th of 431 public high schools	44.8%	23	42.3	44.2	41.7															49.7			$20,858	$655	$20,203
Lakeland STAR Academy (LSA)	Public, Charter	9-12	9792 State Hwy 70	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Lakeland Union High School School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 356-5252	21	6	3.6	71.4%	9 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (23.8%)	1 (4.8%)	3 (14.3%)								(n/a)																					$62,160	$200	$61,960
Minocqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7450 Titus Dr	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Minocqua J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5206	506	48	10.5	32.4%	434 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.1%)	63.2	403^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	61.2%		71.3	293^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	71.9%	110				66.7	67.9	66.7	57.1	62.5	73.6	52.4	41.5	64.7	61.9	51.8	66.0	69.8	83.0		52.8	73.6	$21,513	$685	$20,828
Lakeland STAR School--Strong Talented Adventurous Remarkable	Public, Charter	6-8	9792 State Hwy 70	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Minocqua J1 School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5252	2	1	5.0	—	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$45,222	$60	$45,162
Northwoods Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9086 County Road K	Harshaw	54529	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 282-8200	97	11	9.2	24.7%	93 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	70.5	304^th of 1039 public elementary schools	70.7%		79.6	166^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.1%	138				75.0	58.8	60.0				70.0	70.6	60.0				70.6			52.9		$19,632	$247	$19,385
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	418 N Pelham St	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9600	269	26	10.4	61.7%	228 (84.8%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	40.6	712^th of 1039 public elementary schools	31.5%		43.3	678^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.1%	34				51.3	44.0	33.3				53.9	64.0	36.1				56.0			44.0		$20,266	$555	$19,711
Crescent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3319 Boyce Dr	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9132	384	36	10.7	52.9%	338 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	35.5	758^th of 1039 public elementary schools	27.0%		34.2	778^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.5%	20				41.1	51.9	45.3				32.1	37.0	43.4				55.6			48.2		$18,695	$814	$17,881
James Williams Middle	Public	6-8	915 Acacia Ln	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9220	454	37	12.2	46.5%	394 (86.8%)	10 (2.2%)	15 (3.3%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	39.9	431^st of 643 public middle schools	33.0%		36.7	445^th of 628 public middle schools	29.1%	14							38.8	41.9	44.7				39.5	51.2	45.3		67.3			46.5	$17,237	$460	$16,777
Pelican Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 V Hickey Rd	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9160	263	26	10.0	49.0%	240 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	50.7	582^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	44.0%		42.3	693^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	33.6%	111				41.9	64.9	44.1				46.5	62.2	41.2				67.6			59.5		$19,596	$660	$18,937
Rhinelander High	Public	9-12	665 Coolidge Ave	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 365-9500	757	48	15.7	34.7%	679 (89.7%)	14 (1.8%)	22 (2.9%)	7 (0.9%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	61	215^th of 533 public high schools	59.7%		45	253^rd of 431 public high schools	41.3%	38	47.2	38.9	45.1															62.6			$16,084	$247	$15,838
Sugar Camp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4066 Camp Four Rd	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 272-1105	111	11	10.2	22.5%	106 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	77.9	201^st of 1039 public elementary schools	80.7%		65.2	381^st of 1044 public elementary schools	63.5%	180				70.0	90.5	52.6	53.9			70.0	85.7	47.4	84.6			85.7			81.0		$24,755	$635	$24,120
Three Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6930 W School St	Three Lakes	54562	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 546-3323	160	11	14.4	41.9%	155 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	77.1	211^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.7%		77.6	199^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.9%	12				73.3	95.2	57.7	62.5			46.7	81.0	50.0	75.0			95.2			90.5		$23,298	$899	$22,399
Three Lakes High	Public	9-12	6930 W School St	Three Lakes	54562	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 546-3321	156	15	10.2	30.1%	146 (93.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	70.7	134^th of 533 public high schools	74.9%		56.1	188^th of 431 public high schools	56.4%	54	46.4	57.1	53.6															56.8			$25,860	$303	$25,557
Three Lakes Junior High	Public	7-8	6930 W School St	Three Lakes	54562	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 546-3321	73	7	10.1	42.5%	68 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	87.4	39^th of 643 public middle schools	93.9%		75.4	120^th of 628 public middle schools	80.9%	81								80.0	71.9					85.0	78.1		78.1			71.9	$22,744	$504	$22,240
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11065 Old Highway 51 N	Arbor Vitae	54568	Oneida County	Woodruff J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-3282	514	45	11.4	36.8%	415 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)	63	404^th of 1039 public elementary schools	61.1%		67.4	357^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.8%	47				63.4	56.9	71.1	49.0	63.5	70.0	73.2	56.9	55.6	52.9	48.1	70.0	66.7	75.0		60.8	71.7	$16,717	$648	$16,068

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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