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Sand Lake Elementary

Q: Is Sand Lake Elementary a good school?

Sand Lake Elementary ranks 424 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sand Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Holmen, Wisconsin, serving 370 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Holmen School District, which is ranked 99 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Sand Lake Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, with mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school's 4th-grade students consistently outperformed the state average in Social Studies and Science, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students generally performed below the Holmen School District average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's Low Socioeconomic Status students have consistently outperformed the state average, ranking among the top 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools in this subgroup for the past three school years.

Compared to nearby schools, Sand Lake Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of other Holmen School District elementary schools, such as Prairie View Elementary and Evergreen Elementary, which consistently outperform Sand Lake in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, Sand Lake's performance is significantly higher than that of nearby schools in the La Crosse School District, such as Northside Elementary and Summit Environmental School, which have lower proficiency rates across all subject areas.

363

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,155

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Sand Lake Rd
Holmen, WI 54636

(608) 781-0974

District: Holmen School District

Students who attend Sand Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holmen Middle
High:	Holmen High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.1%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 51st percentile in 2022 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (59% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 59th (2025) from a 51st-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Holmen School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg54%

424^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Holmen School District

99^th of 426Holmen 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	62.4	424 of 1044	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	410 of 1061	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	420 of 1067	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	524 of 1067	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	477 of 1050	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	259 of 1037	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	361 of 1025	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.7	370 of 1071	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	294 of 1075	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	65.4	367 of 1076	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.7	369 of 1061	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.5	253 of 1053	76.0%	★★★★☆
2012	64.2	396 of 1045	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.4	166 of 1046	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.9	220 of 1045	78.9%	★★★★☆
2009	68.7	302 of 1030	70.7%	★★★★☆
2008	64.1	401 of 1021	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.1	90 of 689	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.0	247 of 712	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	80.7	84 of 633	86.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	29.9	79 of 122	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	52 of 107	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	70.1	54 of 287	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	488 of 1001	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	482 of 1011	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	370 of 1010	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	468 of 1017	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	576 of 1004	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	313 of 1002	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	444 of 997	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	245 of 870	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	46 of 866	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	85 of 871	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	57.7	302 of 847	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	258 of 874	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	306 of 854	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	342 of 1000	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	310 of 1012	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	462 of 1011	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	505 of 1017	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	345 of 1003	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	197 of 1002	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	292 of 997	70.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	554 of 802	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	247 of 790	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	188 of 770	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	342 of 748	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	371 of 746	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	265 of 742	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.2	51 of 721	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	395 of 718	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	354 of 727	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	336 of 715	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	486 of 704	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	344 of 699	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	186 of 718	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	295 of 686	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)81st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2019)35th percentile-40 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies73%+10 vs state

Science59%+9 vs state

English Language Arts57%+5 vs state

Mathematics56%~ state avg

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Schools Near Sand 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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
Sand Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Sand Lake Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 781-0974	363	33	10.9	27.8%	316 (87.1%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	15 (4.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	62.4	424^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.4%		64.6	410^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.4%	14	53.7	56.3	61.0	50.8	59.4	59.3	73.4	59.4	$13,155	$347	$12,808
Northern Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 East Ave N	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 783-4542	463	34	13.4	47.1%	280 (60.5%)	14 (3.0%)	27 (5.8%)	98 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	45.7	647^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.0%		47.9	641^st of 1061 public elementary schools	39.6%	6	57.6	37.1	46.3	66.7	50.0	48.8	51.6	38.7	$12,364	$569	$11,795
Viking Elementary	Public	K-5	500 E Wall St	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 526-3316	355	30	11.7	31.5%	290 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	40 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	69.4	325^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.9%		74.9	237^th of 1061 public elementary schools	77.7%	88	66.7	64.1	63.6	58.0	67.2	50.9	71.9	62.5	$13,572	$369	$13,203
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Long Coulee Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 526-9080	317	28	11.3	23.0%	236 (74.4%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	42 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	68.5	339^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.5%		81	151^st of 1061 public elementary schools	85.8%	188	56.8	49.2	70.7	70.5	63.8	69.0	74.6	52.5	$13,962	$358	$13,604
Pertzsch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	524 Main St	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 783-5644	373	28	13.4	45.0%	250 (67.0%)	5 (1.3%)	24 (6.4%)	48 (12.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)	73.2	267^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.4%		70	322^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	69.7%	55	70.8	73.5	48.3	75.4	85.7	60.3	75.5	49.0	$12,624	$463	$12,161
Eagle Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Eagle Bluff Ct	Onalaska	54650	La Crosse County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 783-2453	471	32	14.8	24.0%	329 (69.9%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.5%)	69 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	77.1	206^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.3%		78.8	175^th of 1061 public elementary schools	83.5%	31	62.0	61.9	58.2	76.0	76.2	82.1	72.6	66.7	$12,903	$352	$12,551
Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 Newport La	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-1600	466	39	12.0	20.8%	403 (86.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	73.1	269^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.2%		76.2	213^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.9%	56	58.0	66.2	68.2	59.3	68.8	67.1	77.9	59.7	$11,716	$245	$11,471
Summit Environmental School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Lakeshore Dr	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7980	295	26	11.3	51.5%	220 (74.6%)	7 (2.4%)	14 (4.7%)	17 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)	34.8	770^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.2%		31.5	802^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	24.4%	32	33.3	32.4	56.4	35.9	38.2	43.6	64.7	38.2	$16,179	$1,108	$15,071
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 Kane St	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7970	237	33	7.2	84.8%	97 (40.9%)	22 (9.3%)	19 (8.0%)	54 (22.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (18.6%)	17.6	890^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.8%		8.9	957^th of 1061 public elementary schools	9.8%	67	35.7	23.7	16.2	34.5	36.8	27.0	50.0	26.3	$18,343	$1,594	$16,749
Coulee Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1611 Kane St	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 789-7970	118	9	13.8	66.1%	85 (72.0%)	5 (4.2%)	8 (6.8%)	7 (5.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.2%)	17.9	886^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.1%		16	914^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.9%	28	56.3	26.7	13.3	18.8	26.7	26.7	40.0	26.7	$11,844	$482	$11,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Sand Lake Elementary

Is Sand Lake Elementary a good school?

Sand Lake Elementary ranks 424^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sand Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Sand Lake Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sand Lake Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Holmen Middle
High : Holmen High

What district is Sand Lake Elementary in?

Holmen School District

What is the racial makeup of Sand Lake Elementary?

Students at Sand Lake Elementary are 87% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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