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Schools in Winchester

Winchester’s public schools

North Lakeland School District and Lakeland Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Winchester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
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

Winchester’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Winchester’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. North Lakeland Elementary places highest (better than 90%); Lakeland High lowest (57%). 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 Winchester, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Lakeland School District.

Two districts serve Winchester

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

Winchester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Winchester—North Lakeland PK–8 · Lakeland Union High 9–12
Presque Isle—North Lakeland PK–8 · Lakeland Union High 9–12
Manitowish Waters—North Lakeland PK–8 · Lakeland Union High 9–12
Oma—Hurley PK–12 · Lakeland Union High 9–12
MercerC−Mercer

3 of the 4 neighbors share Lakeland Union High with Winchester for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Bessemer, MI borders Winchester but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Winchester

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 Winchesterin 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 Winchester’s schools

Are Winchester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Winchester. North Lakeland School District and Lakeland Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Winchester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Winchester in?

North Lakeland School District and Lakeland Union High School District.

Where do Winchester kids go to high school?

Lakeland 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.