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Schools in Sugar Camp · Three Lakes School District

Sugar Camp’s public schools outscore 79% of Wisconsin districts

On the state reading tests, 52% of Sugar Camp’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sugar Camp, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 100% 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
52%
▲ 14 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 3 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$23.3K
▲ 41% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
340 students on the public path
In brief

Sugar Camp’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1335 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sugar Camp’s, its schools beat 91%, higher than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,282 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Three Lakes Junior High, then Three Lakes High. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sugar Camp’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 79% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are above the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1335)Better than 91%
Towns in Oneida County (20)Better than 80%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 251 test results could put Sugar Camp anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Sugar Camp’s students in the tested grades sat them (251 in math, 251 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sugar Camp ElementaryThree Lakes School DistrictB
7–8Three Lakes Junior Highin Three LakesC
9–12Three Lakes Highin Three LakesB

Sugar Camp’s public schools are run by Three Lakes School District, which also serves Monico, Piehl and Three Lakes. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Three Lakes School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 500 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$23,282WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 38.1% · 251 students tested
Math42%
State average 38.7% · 251 students tested

Sugar Camp vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Sugar Camp’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sugar CampA−Three Lakes
Three LakesA−Three Lakes
LincolnB−Northland Pines
NewboldC+Rhinelander PK–12 · Northland Pines PK–12
CloverlandB−Northland Pines
Pine LakeC+Rhinelander
Stella—Rhinelander

Every school in Sugar Camp

3 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).

District schools in Sugar Campby address
Sugar Camp Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rhinelander
B
111 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Sugar Campin other towns
Three Lakes Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Three Lakes
C
73 students10:1Rate it →
Three Lakes High
High · Grades 9–12 · Three Lakes
B
156 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Sugar Camp’s schools

Are Sugar Camp’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sugar Camp children attend outscore 79% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sugar Camp in?

Three Lakes School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 500 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Sugar Camp kids go to high school?

Three Lakes High in Three Lakes, with 156 students; its own test results earn a B.

How much does Sugar Camp spend per student?

$23,282 in Three Lakes 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.