Summary:
Green Lake School District in Wisconsin is a small district with just two schools and 276 students total: Green Lake Elementary, which serves prekindergarten through grade 6 with 137 students, and Green Lake High, which serves grades 7 through 12 with 139 students. There is no separate middle school, so grades 7 and 8 are housed in the high school building. As a district, Green Lake ranks 173 of 432 in the state, placing it at the 60th percentile with 3 stars.
The two schools look very different when compared side by side, and that split is the most important thing for parents to understand. Green Lake Elementary is the standout, earning 4 stars in each of the last three years and ranking 112 of 1,039 schools — the 89th percentile. Its 2025–2026 proficiency results are well above state averages in every tested subject, especially math, where grades 3 through 6 average 82.03% proficient compared with 53.26% statewide, including 90% in grade 6. Elementary ELA averages 72.76% versus 53.63% statewide, and chronic absenteeism is just 10.2%, better than the district's 12.1% and the state's 17.3%.
Green Lake High presents a mixed picture. It ranks 343 of 533, the 36th percentile with 2 stars, and its rank has slipped over three years. Completion results are excellent: a 100% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, both above state figures of 92% and 1.1%. ELA in grades 7 and 8 is strong at 73.03% versus 54.86% statewide, but math is the clear concern, with grades 7–8 averaging 34.85% against 54.67% statewide and ACT math at 25% versus 42.93%. ACT ELA is 45%, slightly under the state's 48.47%. Notably, both schools report the same $21,112 in per-student spending, yet outcomes differ sharply — so spending alone does not explain the gap.
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