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Best Public Schools in Vilas County, WI

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At a glance

Schools

2,087

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedNorthland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)46^th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain up 483 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lac du Flambeau Elementary 8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
North Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	12686 County Road K	Manitowish Waters	54545	Vilas County	North Lakeland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 543-8417	158	17	9.2	34.2%	146 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	76	230^th of 1039 public elementary schools	77.9%		88.2	51^st of 1044 public elementary schools	95.1%	179				64.7	64.7	79.0	84.2	75.0	76.2	64.7	41.2	73.7	68.4	66.7	71.4	76.5	81.0		70.6	71.4	$25,440	$852	$24,588
Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 Pleasure Island Rd	Eagle River	54521	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 479-6471	484	40	12.0	45.2%	431 (89.0%)	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	54.3	542^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	47.8%		55	529^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.3%	13				41.0	53.3	50.0	59.5			52.5	60.0	56.4	56.8			64.4			55.6		$17,474	$491	$16,983
Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes	Public	PK, KG-4	6485 Town Hall Rd	Land O Lakes	54540	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 547-3619	51	5	10.5	45.1%	46 (90.2%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.8	126^th of 1039 public elementary schools	87.9%		73.6	256^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.5%	130				85.7	57.1					100.0	85.7					71.4			71.4		$23,610	$485	$23,124
Northland Pines Middle and High School	Public	7-12	1800 Pleasure Island Rd	Eagle River	54521	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 479-4473	543	42	13.0	37.8%	483 (89.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	76.5	93^rd of 533 public high schools	82.6%		70.1	98^th of 431 public high schools	77.3%	5	59.8	54.9	57.3					47.6	52.1					39.7	42.5		48.0	53.9		34.3	$18,536	$485	$18,051
Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain	Public	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 542-3632	87	7	12.6	46.0%	73 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	73.3	263^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	74.7%		38.2	746^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.5%	483				50.0	69.2					62.5	53.9					84.6			84.6		$19,408	$485	$18,922
School of Options and Applied Research Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	6485 Town Hall Rd	Land O Lakes	54540	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 547-3619	43	4	9.6	51.2%	38 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	52.8	333^rd of 643 public middle schools	48.2%		20.5	520^th of 628 public middle schools	17.2%	187						44.4	60.0	54.6	56.3			55.6	53.3	54.6	43.8		68.8			43.8	$21,416	$485	$20,930
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 542-2632	69	4	15.4	23.2%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	89.2	46^th of 1039 public elementary schools	95.6%		87.1	59^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.3%	13				81.8	70.0					90.9	70.0					100.0			80.0		$15,147	$485	$14,661
School of Options and Applied Research High	Public, Charter	9-12	1700 Pleasure Island Road	Eagle River	54521	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 547-3619	65	4	17.1	56.9%	59 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	19.7	450^th of 533 public high schools	15.6%		36	308^th of 431 public high schools	28.5%	142	22.7	9.1	31.8															42.9			$14,999	$485	$14,513
Lac du Flambeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2899 State Highway 47 S	Lac du Flambeau	54538	Vilas County	Lac du Flambeau #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 588-3838	499	62	8.0	92.4%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.8%)	17.2	889^th of 1039 public elementary schools	14.4%		15.2	905^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.3%	16				12.8	23.2	40.8	21.2	16.0	22.6	18.0	41.1	22.5	23.1	32.0	22.6	57.1	29.5		28.6	24.6	$43,102	$4,333	$38,769
Phelps Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4451 Old School Rd	Phelps	54554	Vilas County	Phelps School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 545-2724	61	10	6.2	44.3%	58 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	48.6	619^th of 1039 public elementary schools	40.4%		58.8	476^th of 1044 public elementary schools	54.4%	143				66.7		42.9	85.7			22.2		28.6	57.1								$27,670	$882	$26,788
Phelps High	Public	9-12	4451 Old School Rd	Phelps	54554	Vilas County	Phelps School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 545-2724	27	4	7.4	44.4%	24 (88.9%)	1 (3.7%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																		45.5			$47,996	$1,427	$46,569

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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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