Lake Mills Elementary

Summary:

Lake Mills Elementary is a public elementary school serving 610 students in grades PK-4 in the Lake Mills Area School District in Lake Mills, Wisconsin. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a current statewide ranking of 363 out of 1,061 schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake Mills Elementary outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas, with particularly strong performance in 4th-grade English Language Arts (65.42%), Mathematics (55.56%), Social Studies (73.15%), and Science (64.81%). The school's performance has been relatively stable over the past few years. Additionally, the school has shown strong performance for female students, ranking 244th out of 1,011 Wisconsin elementary schools, as well as for Hispanic students and English Language Learners. However, the school's performance for special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds has been relatively weaker, with rankings in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Lake Mills Elementary generally outperforms schools in the Fort Atkinson, Watertown, and Marshall school districts in academic proficiency rates, but its performance is not as strong as the nearby Cambridge Elementary, which is part of the higher-performing Cambridge School District and has consistently higher proficiency rates across all subject areas.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 155 E Pine St
       Lake Mills, WI  53551


(920) 648-2338

District: Lake Mills Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
363rd of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,481 Help


Students who attend Lake Mills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lake Mills Middle
High:    Lake Mills High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  616

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.9%
Hispanic:
9.1%
Two or more races:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lake Mills Elementary ranks better than 65.8% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.63. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.9%), Hispanic (9.1%), two or more races (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Mills Elementary is 15.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Mills Elementary is $10,481.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lake Mills Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Mills Elementary 363rd of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Lake Mills Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lake Mills Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Mills Area School District 142nd of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lake Mills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lake Mills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 67.37 246th 632 61.1%
2006 65.56 303rd 712 57.4%
2007 67.96 249th 689 63.9%
2008 57.60 517th 1021 49.4%
2009 72.47 229th 1030 77.8%
2010 67.44 330th 1045 68.4%
2011 67.81 305th 1046 70.8%
2012 68.35 320th 1045 69.4%
2013 64.53 349th 1053 66.9%
2014 69.21 275th 1061 74.1%
2015 60.93 457th 1076 57.5%
2016 51.40 569th 1075 47.1%
2017 54.27 521st 1071 51.4%
2018 61.54 401st 1025 60.9%
2019 66.76 330th 1037 68.2%
2021 61.39 405th 1050 61.4%
2022 62.71 405th 1067 62.0%
2023 67.20 335th 1067 68.6%
2024 67.63 363rd 1061 65.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lake Mills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.87 79th 287 72.5%
2022 75.19 27th 248 89.1%
2024 34.24 182nd 269 32.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lake Mills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.57 349th 721 51.6%
2019 41.89 401st 742 46.0%
2021 35.28 489th 746 34.5%
2022 67.78 162nd 748 78.3%
2023 32.52 534th 770 30.6%
2024 38.70 483rd 790 38.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Mills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.00 651st 854 23.8%
2019 38.72 586th 874 33.0%
2021 37.90 563rd 847 33.5%
2022 47.76 465th 859 45.9%
2023 53.64 381st 871 56.3%
2024 36.96 605th 866 30.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Lake Mills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.99 334th 997 66.5%
2019 69.13 285th 1002 71.6%
2021 48.52 550th 1004 45.2%
2022 55.89 473rd 1017 53.5%
2023 71.12 263rd 1010 74.0%
2024 73.05 244th 1011 75.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Lake Mills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.56 418th 997 58.1%
2019 62.79 362nd 1002 63.9%
2021 68.62 269th 1003 73.2%
2022 67.03 306th 1017 69.9%
2023 60.27 425th 1011 58.0%
2024 58.94 471st 1012 53.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lake Mills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 82.26 27th 274 90.1%
2022 68.70 71st 296 76.0%
2024 34.31 217th 331 34.4%
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Rank History for White students at Lake Mills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.77 325th 686 52.6%
2019 57.71 305th 718 57.5%
2021 51.80 340th 699 51.4%
2022 51.81 354th 704 49.7%
2023 56.87 302nd 715 57.8%
2024 59.91 292nd 727 59.8%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Lake Mills Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 477 1 2 12 3 n/a n/a 0 495
1990 489 2 2 9 2 n/a n/a 0 504
1991 494 2 5 7 1 n/a n/a 0 509
1992 505 2 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 518
1993 531 0 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 545
1994 565 1 0 12 5 n/a n/a 0 583
1995 554 0 5 13 3 n/a n/a 0 575
1996 554 0 5 13 3 n/a n/a 0 575
1997 534 1 4 15 4 n/a n/a 0 558
1998 521 2 6 16 1 n/a n/a 0 546
1999 535 4 8 21 2 n/a n/a 0 570
2000 511 4 7 22 2 n/a n/a 0 546
2001 492 3 6 19 0 n/a n/a 0 520
2002 471 6 4 30 1 n/a n/a 0 512
2003 471 6 4 30 1 n/a n/a 0 512
2004 458 7 4 36 0 n/a n/a 0 505
2005 453 6 4 38 0 n/a n/a 0 501
2006 463 9 5 32 1 n/a n/a 0 510
2007 545 8 3 35 1 n/a n/a 0 592
2008 561 9 7 37 1 n/a n/a 0 615
2009 595 10 7 30 2 n/a n/a 0 644
2010 599 12 8 31 1 n/a n/a 0 651
2011 529 7 8 44 0 0 6 0 594
2012 524 7 8 47 0 0 9 0 595
2013 567 11 7 52 0 0 16 0 653
2014 574 9 5 62 0 0 21 0 671
2015 541 5 3 69 0 0 18 0 636
2016 555 5 2 68 0 0 17 0 647
2017 543 5 2 59 1 0 17 0 627
2018 543 5 3 50 1 0 18 0 620
2019 531 4 2 44 1 0 23 0 605
2020 547 6 3 44 1 0 25 0 626
2021 531 6 3 58 1 0 27 0 626
2022 544 5 7 60 0 0 26 0 642
2023 522 2 7 48 2 0 29 0 610
2024 523 1 4 56 2 0 30 0 616

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lake Mills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 495 28.3 17.4 8.3
1990 504 29.0 17.3 6.7
1991 509 30.3 16.7 7.1
1992 518 30.8 16.8 9.5
1993 545 31.2 17.5 7.2
1994 583 30.6 19.1 7
1995 575 30.2 19.0 6.4
1996 575 30.2 19.0 6.4
1997 558 30.2 18.5 6.5
1998 546 30.9 17.7 6.8
1999 570 32.9 17.3 12.3
2000 546 34.2 16.0 11.9
2001 520 34.7 15.0 12.3
2002 512 35.2 14.5 16
2003 512 35.2 14.5 16
2004 505 32.7 15.4 16.6
2005 501 32.7 15.3 n/a
2006 510 32.9 15.5 n/a
2007 592 33.9 17.5 20.4
2008 615 35.4 17.4 19.3
2009 644 34.9 18.5 18.2
2010 651 35.9 18.1 23.7
2011 594 32.2 18.4 26.8
2012 595 31.7 18.7 28.9
2013 653 32.7 19.9 28.6
2014 671 34.2 19.6 27.9
2015 636 n/a n/a 30.8
2016 647 35.0 18.4 28.7
2017 627 32.2 19.4 28.1
2018 620 34.5 17.9 25.6
2019 605 35.5 17.0 26.6
2020 626 36.0 17.3 28.1
2021 626 35.8 17.4 28.9
2022 642 40.4 15.8 28.5
2023 610 39.6 15.3 22.3
2024 616 39.5 15.5 22.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lake Mills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 495 28.3 17.4 8.3
1990 504 29.0 17.3 6.7
1991 509 30.3 16.7 7.1
1992 518 30.8 16.8 9.5
1993 545 31.2 17.5 7.2
1994 583 30.6 19.1 7
1995 575 30.2 19.0 6.4
1996 575 30.2 19.0 6.4
1997 558 30.2 18.5 6.5
1998 546 30.9 17.7 6.8
1999 570 32.9 17.3 12.3
2000 546 34.2 16.0 11.9
2001 520 34.7 15.0 12.3
2002 512 35.2 14.5 16
2003 512 35.2 14.5 16
2004 505 32.7 15.4 16.6
2005 501 32.7 15.3 n/a
2006 510 32.9 15.5 n/a
2007 592 33.9 17.5 20.4
2008 615 35.4 17.4 19.3
2009 644 34.9 18.5 18.2
2010 651 35.9 18.1 23.7
2011 594 32.2 18.4 26.8
2012 595 31.7 18.7 28.9
2013 653 32.7 19.9 28.6
2014 671 34.2 19.6 27.9
2015 636 n/a n/a 30.8
2016 647 35.0 18.4 28.7
2017 627 32.2 19.4 28.1
2018 620 34.5 17.9 25.6
2019 605 35.5 17.0 26.6
2020 626 36.0 17.3 28.1
2021 626 35.8 17.4 28.9
2022 642 40.4 15.8 28.5
2023 610 39.6 15.3 22.3
2024 616 39.5 15.5 22.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lake Mills Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $427 (4.3%) $9,606 (95.7%) $10,033
2020 $293 (3.0%) $9,574 (97.0%) $9,867
2021 $401 (3.8%) $10,080 (96.2%) $10,481

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lake Mills Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 330th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 335th of 1067 Elementary schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lake Mills Elementary)48.352.6
 4.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lake Mills Area School District)48.352.6
 4.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lake Mills Elementary)50.641.4
 9.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lake Mills Area School District)50.641.4
 9.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Mills Elementary)60.656
 4.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Mills Area School District)6156
 5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lake Mills Elementary)48.550
 1.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lake Mills Area School District)4850
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Lake Mills Elementary)62.676.2
 13.6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Lake Mills Area School District)62.676.2
 13.6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Lake Mills Elementary)67.765.5
 2.2%
   4th Grade Science (Lake Mills Area School District)6865.5
 2.5%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students605610
 0.8%
African American42
 50%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian27
 250%
Hispanic4448
 9.1%
Pacific Islander00
White531522
 1.7%
Two or More Races2329
 26.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.6%22.3%
 4.3%


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Students who attend Lake Mills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Mills Middle
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Lake Mills Elementary ranks 363rd of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 616 students attended Lake Mills Elementary.

Students at Lake Mills Elementary are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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