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North Lake Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

North Lake Elementary in Hartland, WI, is a small, high-performing PK-8 school serving 365 students as a single-school district, the North Lake School District, which ranks 16th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin. This school stands out for its exceptional consistency, earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger for over a decade and ranking among the top 10% of elementary schools in the state, with a peak at 6th place in 2015. While it has settled into a slightly lower but still elite tier since the pandemic, it remains a top choice for families seeking a stable, high-quality education in a resource-rich environment.

What truly differentiates North Lake from its neighbors is its extraordinary socioeconomic advantage, with a free/reduced lunch rate of just 1.1%—the lowest among nearby schools like Erin Elementary (15.36%) and Greenland Elementary (20.53%). This is paired with high per-pupil spending of $13,422, which is significantly more than Merton Primary ($10,555) and North Elementary ($11,281), and a low student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.9%, far better than the state average of 17.3% and outperforming other high-performing schools like Lake Country School (11.5%) and Stone Bank Elementary (12.1%).

Despite its elite status, North Lake is surrounded by some of the highest-performing districts in the state, including Swallow Elementary (ranked 100th percentile) and Richmond Elementary (ranked 9th), creating a competitive academic landscape. A notable pattern is a consistent dip in 4th-grade math proficiency, which, while still above the state average, is the lowest score for the school across recent years. Additionally, the school excels with male students (ranked 80th in the state) compared to female students (ranked 113th), a gap that has persisted for two years. One anomaly to note is a 5.0% dropout rate for the 2022-2023 school year, which is highly unusual for a PK-8 school and may be a data error worth verifying with the district.

365

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,422

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

N75W31283 Highway VV
Hartland, WI 53029

(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 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (79% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

95^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

11^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 426North 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

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

White (2024)77th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2024)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies85%+22 vs state

English Language Arts80%+27 vs state

Mathematics77%+23 vs state

Science75%+25 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 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	53029	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%)	84.9	95^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.9%		84.5	92^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	91.3%	3	84.2	61.8	71.1	91.8	78.8	87.2	86.8	70.6	52.6	83.7	81.8	82.1	88.2	82.1	70.6	79.5	$13,422	$445	$12,977
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%)	90.5	26^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.5%		86.6	68^th of 1061 public elementary schools	93.6%	42	71.0	80.0	79.2	76.5	72.0	83.9	90.3	80.0	95.8	76.5	64.0	64.5	90.0	83.9	75.0	64.5	$16,492	$658	$15,835
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%)	95.7	4^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.3	7^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	77.8	91.8	89.8	98.0	89.4	87.8	84.4	93.9	93.9	96.0	93.6	82.9	93.9	85.4	87.8	73.2	$11,739	$599	$11,139
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
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)																	$11,281	$436	$10,845
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%)	93.8	8^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.2%		93.5	10^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.1%	2	75.0	85.7	76.0	89.4	76.0	77.4	80.0	100.0	84.0	93.6	86.0	83.0	93.9	83.0	87.8	69.8	$13,709	$559	$13,150
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%)	81.6	139^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.7%		83.9	105^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.1%	34	72.7	63.5	76.8				67.3	71.6	84.9				79.3		67.2		$12,118	$187	$11,931
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%)	83.5	118^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.7%		89.3	40^th of 1061 public elementary schools	96.2%	78	74.2	76.0					74.2	76.0					82.3		63.5		$12,248	$351	$11,897
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%)	90.2	30^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.1%		90.5	29^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.3%	1	71.4	80.0	73.8	80.0	88.4	91.7	83.3	82.2	88.1	77.8	81.4	72.2	88.9	86.1	80.0	83.3	$12,270	$600	$11,670
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Lake Elementary

Is North Lake Elementary a good school?

Yes. North Lake Elementary ranks in the top 9.1% 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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