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Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

Q: Is Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center a good school?

Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center ranks 715 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Wisconsin elementary schools

266

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,895

Per pupil spending ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 8th Ave
Clear Lake, WI 54005-8522

(715) 263-2117

District: Clear Lake School District

Students who attend Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center usually attend:

Middle:	Clear Lake Junior High
High:	Clear Lake High

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

715^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

277^th of 426Clear Lake 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	715 of 1044	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	563 of 1061	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	523 of 1067	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	736 of 1067	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	711 of 1050	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	790 of 1037	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	732 of 1025	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.0	683 of 1071	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.0	689 of 1075	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	761 of 1076	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.1	658 of 1061	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.8	796 of 1053	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	63.9	402 of 1045	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	558 of 1046	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.4	670 of 1045	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	599 of 1030	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.2	718 of 1021	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.7	410 of 689	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.9	358 of 633	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	667 of 1001	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	603 of 1011	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	636 of 1010	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	753 of 1017	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	717 of 1004	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	779 of 1002	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	623 of 997	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	554 of 870	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	509 of 866	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	504 of 871	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	598 of 859	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	396 of 847	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	592 of 874	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	424 of 854	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	661 of 1000	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	466 of 1012	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	397 of 1011	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	630 of 1017	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	603 of 1003	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	730 of 1002	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	788 of 997	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	662 of 802	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	765 of 770	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	315 of 748	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.2	650 of 746	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	423 of 742	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	626 of 721	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	12.7	662 of 718	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-14 vs school

White (2019)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies61%-3 vs state

Mathematics48%-5 vs state

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Science42%-9 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-6	135 8th Ave	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 263-2117	266	23	11.7	38.7%	241 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	41	715^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.5%		55.3	563^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	46.9%	152	36.4	36.8	41.2	60.0	27.3	39.5	55.9	73.3	60.5	42.1	$11,895	$774	$11,122
Amery Intermediate	Public	3-5	543 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 268-9771	260	25	10.3	41.2%	243 (93.5%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	73.2	266^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.9	339^th of 1061 public elementary schools	68.0%	73	67.8	58.3	61.1		67.8	67.9	66.4		73.8	63.1	$14,040	$713	$13,327
Lien Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	469 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 268-9771	299	29	10.1	40.8%	274 (91.6%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)	81.3				87.5						$13,687	$541	$13,146
Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 948-2163	124	14	8.8	47.6%	113 (91.1%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	55.5	523^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	49.9%		64.5	412^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.2%	111	56.3	62.5	50.0		50.0	62.5	27.3		75.0	62.5	$17,495	$1,458	$16,037
Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 986-4470	215	21	10.1	47.4%	180 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	58.5	485^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.5%		62	456^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.0%	29	37.0	55.9	58.3		44.4	50.0	66.7		76.5	58.8	$14,804	$1,329	$13,474
Prairie Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 455-1861	125	13	9.3	41.6%	124 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	643^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	38.4%		43.7	694^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.6%	51	46.2	66.7	46.4		46.2	38.1	28.6		66.7	57.1	$13,405	$651	$12,753
Glenwood City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Maple St	Glenwood City	54013	St. Croix County	Glenwood City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 265-4231	307	21	14.6	42.3%	273 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	32.9	784^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.9%		33.8	789^th of 1061 public elementary schools	25.6%	5	40.4	37.1	46.3		48.1	40.0	20.0		60.0	40.0	$10,738	$708	$10,030
New Richmond Paperjack Elementary	Public	K-5	1011 E 11th St	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 243-7400	333	26	13.0	33.6%	311 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	80.8	146^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.0%		80	162^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	84.7%	16	62.5	69.1	77.2		62.5	69.1	80.7		83.6	67.3	$11,940	$169	$11,771
New Richmond Starr Elementary	Public	K-5	967 S Starr Ave	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 243-7431	555	43	12.8	29.7%	503 (90.6%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	71.9	288^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.4%		74.2	247^th of 1061 public elementary schools	76.7%	41	66.3	56.3	69.0		70.0	65.2	71.3		68.8	59.8	$12,376	$493	$11,883
New Richmond Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	635 E Richmond Way	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 243-1400	570	40	14.1	35.1%	493 (86.5%)	11 (1.9%)	27 (4.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	53.9	542^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	48.1%		55.3	564^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.8%	22	72.0	46.5	53.3		67.1	43.6	48.9		62.4	48.5	$11,535	$341	$11,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

Is Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center a good school?

Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center ranks 715^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center in?

Clear Lake School District

What schools do graduates of Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center attend?

Students who attend Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clear Lake Junior High
High : Clear Lake High

What is the racial makeup of Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center?

Students at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center.

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