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Friess Lake Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Friess Lake Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hubertus, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 292 students. The school is part of the Holy Hill Area School District, which is ranked 19th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Friess Lake Elementary consistently ranks among the top Wisconsin elementary schools, with a ranking of 56 out of 1,044 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming the state averages in the Forward Exam across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.59% of 3rd-grade students and 78.72% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 52.14% and 52.21%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with 72.55% of 3rd-grade students and 82.98% of 4th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 55% and 53.96%.

Friess Lake Elementary's academic performance is consistently higher than the nearby schools, such as Merton Primary, MacArthur Elementary, and Jackson Elementary, across all subjects and grade levels. The school's performance for special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is also noteworthy, suggesting that Friess Lake Elementary is effectively supporting and meeting the needs of these student groups.

279

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,025

Per pupil spending ?

17.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1750 State Road 164
Hubertus, WI 53033-9791

(262) 628-2380

District: Holy Hill Area School District

Students who attend Friess Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richfield Middle
High:	Hartford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2019 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (79% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Wisconsin avg55%

56^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From top 21% (2019) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 426Holy Hill Area School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	56 of 1044	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	136 of 1061	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	188 of 1067	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	260 of 1067	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	189 of 1050	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	215 of 1037	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	88 of 1001	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	74 of 1011	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	67 of 1010	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	166 of 1017	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	115 of 1004	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	131 of 1002	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	10 of 870	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	58.7	335 of 866	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.1	33 of 859	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	39 of 1000	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	205 of 1012	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	318 of 1011	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	361 of 1017	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	280 of 1003	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	306 of 1002	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	50.8	352 of 790	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	494 of 742	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	10 of 718	98.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)55th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies89%+26 vs state

Science79%+28 vs state

Mathematics78%+23 vs state

English Language Arts74%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Friess Lake Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Friess Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1750 State Road 164	Hubertus	53033	Washington County	Holy Hill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 628-2380	279	26	10.8	17.9%	252 (90.3%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	87.7	56^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.6%		81.8	136^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.2%	80	70.6	78.7					72.6	83.0					89.4		78.7		$12,025	$600	$11,425
Amy Belle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3294 Willow Creek Rd	Colgate	53017	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 628-7825	356	23	15.2	16.3%	298 (83.7%)	7 (2.0%)	21 (5.9%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	84	109^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.6%		74.1	250^th of 1061 public elementary schools	76.4%	141	66.7	73.7	68.3				71.4	89.5	79.4				84.2		68.4		$12,677	$308	$12,369
Slinger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Polk St	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 644-6669	571	35	16.2	24.7%	498 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.0%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	88.6	46^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.6%		90.8	28^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.4%	18	91.6	76.9	71.4				94.7	89.0	78.0				78.0		64.8		$9,416	$256	$9,160
Erin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6901 County Highway O	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Erin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 673-3720	399	26	15.2	15.3%	373 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	79.5	167^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.0%		65.1	405^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.8%	238	66.7	65.0	47.6	68.1	68.8	76.0	69.7	85.0	69.1	78.7	75.0	78.0	85.0	88.0	80.0	80.0	$10,449	$594	$9,855
Rockfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N132W18473 Rockfield Rd	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 253-3472	344	25	13.9	11.6%	287 (83.4%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.9%)	32 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	72.8	275^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.7%		81.2	144^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.4%	131	50.0	69.8	83.6				51.7	69.8	72.7				75.5		66.0		$11,206	$308	$10,898
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-4	W204N16850 Jackson Dr	Jackson	53037	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5474	306	24	12.7	26.8%	264 (86.3%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	79.1	174^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.3%		81.9	134^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.4%	40	69.8	69.0					77.4	74.1					75.9		60.3		$13,119	$264	$12,856
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	755 S Rural St	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 673-2100	460	39	11.8	48.7%	317 (68.9%)	22 (4.8%)	92 (20.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	67.8	352^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	66.3%		65.8	394^th of 1061 public elementary schools	62.9%	42	57.1	56.9	58.9				74.6	64.6	63.0				70.8		53.9		$12,325	$438	$11,887
Woodside Elementary	Public	K-4	W236N7465 Woodside Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 820-1530	456	30	15.2	10.5%	382 (83.8%)	11 (2.4%)	25 (5.5%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	84.9	96^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.8%		82.9	120^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.7%	24	78.3	71.3					80.9	67.0					81.7		73.1		$11,759	$130	$11,629
Rossman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Highland Ave	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 673-3300	422	33	12.7	29.6%	331 (78.4%)	10 (2.4%)	53 (12.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	85.7	83^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	92.0%		82.8	121^st of 1061 public elementary schools	88.6%	38	72.4	73.4	60.0				79.3	87.5	81.4				81.3		76.6		$12,112	$438	$11,674
Merton Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	N68W28460 Sussex Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Merton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-2227	526	36	14.5	5.7%	486 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	91.6	22^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	97.9%		90.5	30^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.2%	8	74.4	82.8					88.6	86.0					87.1		80.7		$10,555	$316	$10,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Friess Lake Elementary

How many students attend Friess Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Friess Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Friess Lake Elementary?

Students at Friess Lake Elementary are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

Is Friess Lake Elementary a good school?

Yes. Friess Lake Elementary ranks in the top 5.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Friess Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Friess Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richfield Middle
High : Hartford High

What district is Friess Lake Elementary in?

Holy Hill Area School District

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