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Schools in Spring Lake

Spring Lake’s public schools

Spring Valley School District and Elmwood School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spring Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 15% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Spring Valley
Students per teacher
12.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
963 students on the public path
In brief

Spring Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Spring Lake’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Elmwood Elementary places highest (better than 95%); Elmwood High lowest (17%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Spring Lake, graded from B+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Spring Valley High and Elmwood High. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Spring Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Spring Valley School District.

Two districts serve Spring Lake

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

Spring Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 651 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,000WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Elmwood School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 330 students · 9.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,600WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Spring Valley School District34%
State average 38.1% · 344 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spring Valley School District50%
State average 38.7% · 344 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Elmwood School District47%
State average 38.1% · 164 students tested
Math · PK–12, Elmwood School District47%
State average 38.7% · 164 students tested

Spring Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Spring Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spring Lake—Spring Valley PK–12 · Elmwood PK–12
Spring ValleyBSpring Valley
Elmwood—Elmwood
Cady—Spring Valley PK–12 · Baldwin-Woodville Area PK–12
Weston—Menomonie Area PK–12 · Elmwood PK–12
GilmanBSpring Valley
Rock Elm—Elmwood

3 of the 6 neighbors share Spring Valley with Spring Lake for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Spring Lake

6 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 Spring Lakein other towns
Spring Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Valley
B+
317 students14:1Rate it →
Elmwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elmwood
A+
130 students9:1Rate it →
Elmwood Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Elmwood
B+
92 students12:1Rate it →
Spring Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spring Valley
B−
140 students14:1Rate it →
Spring Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spring Valley
B−
194 students14:1Rate it →
Elmwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Elmwood
C−
90 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Spring Lake’s schools

Are Spring Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spring Lake. Spring Valley School District and Elmwood School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spring Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Spring Lake in?

Spring Valley School District and Elmwood School District.

Where do Spring Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Spring Valley High and Elmwood High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.