Random Lake School District

Random Lake School District in Wisconsin serves about 648 students across three schools — Random Lake Elementary (PK–5, 292 students), Random Lake Middle (6–8, 144 students), and Random Lake High (9–12, 212 students) — and there are no alternative schools in the area. Enrollment is concentrated at the elementary level (45.1%), followed by the high school (32.7%) and middle school (22.2%). As a district, Random Lake School District ranks 373 out of 432 Wisconsin districts, in the 14th percentile with 1 star.

Among the three schools, Random Lake High currently holds the strongest position: rank 319/533, 40th percentile, 2 stars, with a 98.3% graduation rate versus the state's 92.0% and a 0.0% dropout rate. It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.6) and the highest per-student spending ($19,048), while Random Lake Elementary has the largest enrollment but the lowest spending ($13,053) and highest student-teacher ratio (14). Chronic absenteeism is a clear district-wide strength, with all three schools far below the state's 17.3%: elementary 3.7%, middle 3.5%, and high 5.8%.

Test results are the bigger concern. In 2025–2026, all three schools fall below their comparable state averages, and both the middle and high schools dropped sharply from stronger prior years. Random Lake Middle slipped from 64th percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 to 28th percentile with 1 star, with 8th grade math falling from 67.5% to 33.93%. Random Lake High went from 74th percentile with 4 stars to 40th percentile with 2 stars, as 10th grade math ACT dropped from 63.04% to 35.71%. Random Lake Elementary is the steadiest, with 4th grade math at 60.0% versus the state's 52.87%, though 5th grade ELA and math both sit at 30.77%. Social studies is below state at every tested level, and free/reduced lunch is highest at the elementary school (35.27%).