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Schools in Three Lakes · Three Lakes School District

Three Lakes’s public schools outscore 79% of Wisconsin districts

Reading proficiency in Three Lakes’s districts is 52%, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Three Lakes, 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
3
389 students on the public path
In brief

Three Lakes’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1173 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Three Lakes’s, its schools beat 94%, 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 Three Lakes’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 (1173)Better than 94%
Towns in Oneida County (20)Better than 80%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 251 test results could put Three Lakes anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Three Lakes’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 Three Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Three Lakes ElementaryThree Lakes School DistrictA−
7–8Three Lakes Junior HighThree Lakes School DistrictC
9–12Three Lakes HighThree Lakes School DistrictB

Three Lakes’s public schools are run by Three Lakes School District, which also serves Monico, Piehl and Sugar Camp. 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

Three Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Three Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Three LakesA−Three Lakes
Sugar CampA−Three Lakes
Hiles—Crandon
WashingtonB−Northland Pines
Piehl—Three Lakes
LincolnB−Northland Pines
Stella—Rhinelander

2 of the 6 neighbors share Three Lakes with Three Lakes, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Three Lakes

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 Three Lakesby address
Three Lakes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
160 students14:1Rate it →
Three Lakes Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8
C
73 students10:1Rate it →
Three Lakes High
High · Grades 9–12
B
156 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Three Lakes’s schools

Are Three Lakes’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Three Lakes children attend outscore 79% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Three Lakes in?

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

Where do Three Lakes kids go to high school?

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

How much does Three Lakes 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.