Schools in Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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

38%

2021–22

Math proficiency

41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

95%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$15.6K

▼ 5% vs WI $16.5K

FY2024 · Turtle Lake

Students per teacher

10.1

WI 13.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

686 students on the public path

In brief

Turtle Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Turtle Lake’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Turtle Lake Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Clayton High lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Turtle Lake, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Turtle Lake High and Clayton 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 Turtle Lake, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Turtle Lake · depends on your address

Turtle Lake Elementary

Grades PK–5 · 215 students · 10:1 students per teacher

B⁺

Clayton Elementary

Grades PK–5 · 124 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Clayton

The path, start to finish

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B⁺

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to B⁻

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C⁺

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Turtle Lake School District.

Two districts serve Turtle Lake

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

Turtle Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 445 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)

$15,626WI $16,459 · FY2024

B⁻

Clayton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 256 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)

$20,645WI $16,459 · FY2024

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Turtle Lake School District38%

State average 38.1% · 237 students tested

Math · PK–12, Turtle Lake School District41%

State average 38.7% · 237 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Clayton School District22%

State average 38.1% · 136 students tested

Math · PK–12, Clayton School District27%

State average 38.7% · 136 students tested

Turtle Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Turtle Lake	—	Turtle Lake PK–12 · Clayton PK–12
Arland	—	Barron Area PK–12 · Prairie Farm PK–12
Clayton	—	Clayton
Vance Creek	—	Clear Lake PK–12 · Clayton PK–12 · Prairie Farm PK–12
Almena	—	Turtle Lake

2 of the 4 neighbors share Clayton with Turtle Lake for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Turtle 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 Turtle Lakein other towns

Turtle Lake Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5

B⁺

215 students10:1Rate it →

Clayton Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clayton

124 students9:1Rate it →

Turtle Lake Middle

Middle · Grades 6–8

B⁻

96 students14:1Rate it →

Clayton Middle

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clayton

C⁻

46 students11:1Rate it →

Turtle Lake High

High · Grades 9–12

C⁺

119 students10:1Rate it →

Clayton High

High · Grades 9–12 · Clayton

86 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Turtle Lake’s schools

Are Turtle Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Turtle Lake. Turtle Lake School District and Clayton School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Turtle Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Turtle Lake in?

Turtle Lake School District and Clayton School District.

Where do Turtle Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Turtle Lake High and Clayton High.

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What Turtle Lake families are saying about school.

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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.