Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54558

Summary:

The 54558 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain and Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) - both part of the Northland Pines School District. While the district is ranked 232 out of 426 in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating, the standout school in the area is NPMLC, which consistently outperforms the other school and the district as a whole.

NPMLC has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks as high as 54th out of 1,061 Wisconsin elementary schools. The school significantly outperforms the district and state in proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels, with 81.82% of its 3rd graders proficient or better in Math compared to 67.09% for the district and 55% for the state. In contrast, Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain has lower proficiency rates than the district and state in many subject areas.

While both schools have the same chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, NPMLC has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (32.86%) compared to Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain (47.83%). Additionally, Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain spends $17,290 per student, significantly more than the $13,388 spent per student at NPMLC, yet the higher spending does not translate into better academic outcomes.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th 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
Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain	Public	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 542-3632	87	7	12.6	46.0%	73 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	38.2	746^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.5%		52.8	595^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.9%	151	28.6	20.0	28.6	53.3	66.7	66.7	$17,290	$634	$16,656
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 542-2632	69	4	15.4	23.2%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	87.1	59^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.3%		88.2	54^th of 1061 public elementary schools	94.9%	5	63.6	70.0	81.8	90.0	90.0	80.0	$13,388	$612	$12,777

Cities Near Zip Code 54558

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Germain	1.02 mi	2	196^th
Arbor Vitae	10.17 mi	1	203^rd
Eagle River	11.01 mi	3	269^th
Minocqua	11.15 mi	4	165^th
Lake Tomahawk	11.32 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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