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Schools in Boulder Junction · North Lakeland School District, Lakeland Union High School District

Boulder Junction’s public schools outscore 68% of Wisconsin districts

On the state reading tests, 44% of Boulder Junction’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Boulder Junction, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▲ 6 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 0 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.3K
▲ 42% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lakeland Union High
Students per teacher
12.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
854 students on the public path
In brief

Boulder Junction’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1285 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Boulder Junction’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Boulder Junction runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

North Lakeland Elementary (PK–8) is Boulder Junction’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Lakeland Union High School District with Arbor Vitae, Hazelhurst, Lac du Flambeau, Lake Tomahawk, Land O'Lakes, Manitowish Waters, Minocqua, Oma, Presque Isle, Winchester and Woodruff: Lakeland High in Minocqua. The high school’s own results earn a B. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

North Lakeland spends $28,855 per student and Lakeland Union High $23,336, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Boulder Junction’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1285)Better than 81%
Towns in Vilas County (14)Better than 71%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 275 test results and a graduating class of 200 could put Boulder Junction anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Boulder Junction’s students in the tested grades sat them (275 in math, 274 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Boulder Junction, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8North Lakeland Elementaryin Manitowish WatersA
9–12Lakeland Highin MinocquaB

Boulder Junction runs its own schools through grade 8 (North Lakeland School District). From grade 9, students attend the Lakeland Union High School District, shared with Arbor Vitae, Hazelhurst, Lac du Flambeau, Lake Tomahawk, Land O'Lakes, Manitowish Waters, Minocqua, Oma, Presque Isle, Winchester and Woodruff. Its school is in Manitowish Waters. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Boulder Junction

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Lakeland School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 158 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$28,855WI $16,459 · FY2024
A+
Lakeland Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 717 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$23,336WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, North Lakeland School District67%
State average 38.1% · 93 students tested
Math · PK–8, North Lakeland School District62%
State average 38.7% · 93 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Lakeland Union High School District32%
State average 38.1% · 181 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lakeland Union High School District27%
State average 38.7% · 182 students tested

Boulder Junction vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Boulder Junction’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Boulder JunctionB+North Lakeland PK–8 · Lakeland Union High 9–12
Presque Isle—North Lakeland PK–8 · Lakeland Union High 9–12
Arbor VitaeBWoodruff Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Lakeland Union High 9–12
Manitowish Waters—North Lakeland PK–8 · Lakeland Union High 9–12
Lac du FlambeauDLac du Flambeau No. 1 PK–8 · Lakeland Union High 9–12
Plum Lake—Northland Pines
Land O'Lakes—Northland Pines PK–12 · Lakeland Union High 9–12

5 of the 6 neighbors share Lakeland Union High with Boulder Junction for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Boulder Junction

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Boulder Junctionin other towns
North Lakeland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Manitowish Waters
A
158 students9:1Rate it →
Lakeland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Minocqua
B
696 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Boulder Junction’s schools

Are Boulder Junction’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Boulder Junction children attend outscore 68% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Boulder Junction in?

Two districts: North Lakeland School District runs grades PK–8, and Lakeland Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Arbor Vitae, Hazelhurst, Lac du Flambeau, Lake Tomahawk, Land O'Lakes, Manitowish Waters, Minocqua, Oma, Presque Isle, Winchester and Woodruff.

Where do Boulder Junction kids go to high school?

Lakeland High in Minocqua, with 696 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Boulder Junction’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Lakeland Union High School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Boulder Junction spend per student?

$28,855 in North Lakeland School District and $23,336 in Lakeland Union High School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.