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North Lake Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

North Lake Elementary is a PK–8 public school in Hartland, WI, serving 365 students in the North Lake School District, a small, high-performing district in an affluent Lake Country area. The school itself ranked 64th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools in 2025–26 — 94th percentile and 5 stars. That is a top 6% statewide result, though it sits in an unusually strong local cluster: Swallow Elementary ranked #5, Merton Primary #14, Lake Country School #17, Stone Bank Elementary #19, Greenland Elementary #32, and Richmond Elementary #49. So parents should know that North Lake Elementary is excellent, but nearby comparisons are demanding.

In 2025–26, proficiency was above state in every reported subject and grade. ELA was the standout: 5th grade 94.12% and 7th grade 94.23%, with all grades roughly 20–40 points above state. Math was also above state in every grade, though comparatively less dominant; 4th-grade math at 64.86% was the lowest reported mark, still about 12 points above state. Social studies and science were strong, too, with 8th-grade social studies at 89.19% and 8th-grade science at 78.38% — down from 100% in 2022–23 but still far above state. Chronic absenteeism fell from 10.8% in 2023–24 to 6.9% in 2024–25, well below Wisconsin’s 17.3%, though Erin Elementary, Swallow Elementary, Richmond Elementary, North Elementary, Greenland Elementary, and Merton Primary report even lower rates.

The school serves a very low-poverty population, with a 1.1% free/reduced lunch rate — the lowest among nearby schools. Its per-student spending is $12,571 in 2024–25, less than Stone Bank Elementary, Swallow Elementary, Greenland Elementary, Lake Country School, North Elementary, Richmond Elementary, and South Elementary, while still producing top-decile outcomes; its student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. Subgroup results are strong: male students ranked 96th percentile and female students 90th percentile in 2025–26. The main relative challenges are that some nearby schools post higher math and science results, and 4th-grade math and 8th-grade science trends are less dominant than the school’s ELA performance.

365

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,571

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

N75W31283 Highway VV
Hartland, WI 53064

(262) 966-2033

District: North Lake School District

Students who attend North Lake Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arrowhead High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (83% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg83%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

64^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

8^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 432North 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	64 of 1039	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	84.9	95 of 1044	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	92 of 1061	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	60 of 1067	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	113 of 1067	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	94.0	20 of 1050	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	30 of 1037	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	22 of 1025	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	16 of 1071	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	8 of 1075	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.2	6 of 1076	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	85.2	64 of 1061	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	78.5	139 of 1053	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	182 of 1045	82.6%	★★★★☆
2011	60.4	472 of 1046	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	80.0	98 of 1045	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	81.1	79 of 1030	92.3%	★★★★★
2008	73.5	212 of 1021	79.2%	★★★★☆
2006	85.1	45 of 712	93.7%	★★★★★
2004	91.6	4 of 633	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	96 of 986	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	81.5	113 of 1001	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	191 of 1011	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	92 of 1010	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	113 of 1017	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	30 of 1004	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	19 of 1002	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	28 of 997	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	38 of 989	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.2	80 of 1000	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	41 of 1012	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	58 of 1011	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	112 of 1017	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	94.3	14 of 1003	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	47 of 1002	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	32 of 997	96.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	77.1	90 of 746	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	73.0	168 of 727	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.2	24 of 699	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	3 of 718	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	21 of 686	96.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	93.8	8 of 643	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	11 of 628	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	8 of 641	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	6 of 640	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	8 of 617	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	4 of 613	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	8 of 594	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	6 of 579	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	7 of 612	98.9%	★★★★★
2016	94.1	7 of 609	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	89.8	10 of 612	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	90.3	11 of 585	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.7	22 of 569	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	86.5	11 of 559	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.9	16 of 549	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	81.7	29 of 539	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	79.6	36 of 521	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	82.3	17 of 519	96.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.6	10 of 366	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.1	13 of 382	96.6%	★★★★★
2004	87.7	5 of 324	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	13 of 572	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.8	9 of 573	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	3 of 580	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	11 of 579	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	4 of 576	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	4 of 574	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	10 of 557	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	6 of 551	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	11 of 575	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	23 of 577	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	33 of 585	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	11 of 591	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	13 of 577	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	3 of 572	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	8 of 557	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	6 of 551	98.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	91.9	9 of 417	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	7 of 391	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	7 of 407	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	3 of 412	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	3 of 397	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2021)88th percentile-10 vs school

White (2024)77th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts88%+34 vs state

Social Studies85%+20 vs state

Mathematics78%+25 vs state

Science77%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
North Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N75W31283 Highway VV	Hartland	53064	Waukesha County	North Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 966-2033	365	25	14.6	1.1%	332 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	87.7	64^th of 1039 public elementary schools	93.8%		84.9	95^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.9%	31	83.9	75.7	94.1	90.2	94.2	86.5	77.4	64.9	76.5	78.1	88.5	81.1	81.1	89.2	75.7	78.4	$12,571	$195	$12,376
Stone Bank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N68W33866 County Road K	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Stone Bank School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 966-2900	241	20	11.8	9.5%	235 (97.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	92.3	19^th of 1039 public elementary schools	98.2%		90.5	26^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.5%	7	85.7	80.0	90.5	72.0	83.3	76.9	90.5	90.0	81.0	88.0	83.3	73.1	90.0	76.9	83.3	76.9	$16,910	$341	$16,570
Swallow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W299N5614 County Road E	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Swallow School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 367-2000	432	29	14.7	2.8%	378 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	26 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	94.9	5^th of 1039 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.7	4^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	75.0	91.1	87.5	88.5	90.7	87.8	84.1	93.3	94.6	92.3	96.3	89.8	95.6	95.9	86.7	81.6	$14,669	$186	$14,483
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%)	92.9	14^th of 1039 public elementary schools	98.7%		91.6	22^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	97.9%	8	86.1	80.0					92.6	85.3					88.0		82.7		$12,082	$328	$11,754
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	232 Church St	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 369-6710	405	27	15.0	15.6%	346 (85.4%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.4%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)								(n/a)																	$13,154	$495	$12,660
Lake Country School	Public	PK, KG-8	1800 Vettelson Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Lake Country School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 367-3606	447	26	17.2	7.6%	388 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	92.5	17^th of 1039 public elementary schools	98.4%		93.8	8^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.2%	9	90.9	78.1	88.9	73.5	95.0	85.4	100.0	90.6	94.4	76.5	95.0	87.8	87.5	95.1	81.3	82.9	$13,187	$359	$12,828
South Elementary	Public	3-5	651 E Imperial Dr	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 369-6720	332	24	13.9	15.4%	286 (86.1%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	79.8	160^th of 1039 public elementary schools	84.6%		81.6	139^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.7%	21	60.0	70.7	76.3				58.2	74.1	76.3				81.9		75.9		$12,977	$452	$12,525
Meadow View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Whalen Dr	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 560-8000	548	36	15.2	13.0%	479 (87.4%)	5 (0.9%)	31 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	79.7	165^th of 1039 public elementary schools	84.1%		83.5	118^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.7%	47	74.0	72.8					77.0	79.4					73.9		59.8		$12,634	$385	$12,249
Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N56W26530 Richmond Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1360	410	26	15.7	1.5%	378 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	89	49^th of 1039 public elementary schools	95.3%		90.2	30^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.1%	19	76.7	73.2	82.6	79.6	84.1	86.4	79.1	78.1	87.0	79.6	79.6	75.0	80.5	88.6	82.9	75.0	$13,077	$204	$12,873
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%)	72	287^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.4%		79.5	167^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.0%	120	50.0	72.2	68.4	63.6	70.5	60.4	57.9	69.4	65.8	65.9	79.6	77.1	75.0	79.2	69.4	66.7	$11,824	$325	$11,499

Frequently Asked Questions about North Lake Elementary

Is North Lake Elementary a good school?

Yes. North Lake Elementary ranks in the top 6.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of North Lake Elementary attend?

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

High : Arrowhead High

How many students attend North Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended North Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Lake Elementary?

Students at North Lake Elementary are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is North Lake Elementary in?

North Lake School District

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