The top reported proficiency rate is 89% in Social studies. The lowest is 75% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Friess Lake Elementary
Friess Lake Elementary is a small public school in Hubertus, an unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin, serving children from four-year-old kindergarten through fourth grade. Hubertus is a low-density, car-dependent place shaped by the Kettle Moraine landscape: rolling wooded hills, larger residential lots, and scattered civic landmarks rather than a walkable downtown. Holy Hill National Shrine and Glacier Hills County Park anchor the area. The school is one of two buildings in the Holy Hill Area School District, which recently completed roof and HVAC upgrades at both campuses using capital reserves, avoiding a referendum. The district also expanded its four-year-old kindergarten program starting in the 2023-24 school year and adopted a new phonics-based literacy curriculum in response to a statewide mandate, a change that reorients early reading instruction across all grades.
The student body at Friess Lake is overwhelmingly white, with small shares of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. A relatively low share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, indicating a mostly middle- to upper-income population. Data on special education and English learner enrollment were not available in the information reviewed, so a parent who wants to understand those supports would need to ask the school directly. Because the school ends at fourth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism figures were found in the data.
Academically, Friess Lake Elementary posts strong results. The overall proficiency rate across tested subjects and grades places the school in the top quartile relative to districts in Washington County. State assessments for third and fourth graders show that most students meet or exceed expectations in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. Proficiency in several areas runs well above the county midpoint. Participation rates were full, so the results reflect nearly the entire tested cohort. The school does not offer higher-level courses such as Advanced Placement or dual credit, as those are typically for secondary grades; the program offerings at Friess Lake itself focus on the foundational primary curriculum. A parent looking for career or college-ready pathways before high school will not find them here, but that is consistent with the grade band.
Housing in the area is expensive. Home values are well above the national median, and with mortgage rates where they are, buying here requires significant income. The typical monthly mortgage payment on an median-priced home in the zip code is high relative to rents, suggesting that renting is a more affordable option for some families, though rental units are scarce in this rural-suburban setting.
For a family considering Friess Lake Elementary, the picture is clear: a small, academically strong primary school in a relatively affluent, low-density community where the landscape is a draw and the schools have recently refreshed their facilities and literacy approach. The student body is not diverse. The school performs well on state tests, and those results are consistent across grades and subjects. The district’s changes signal an investment in early learning and building conditions. The main limitations are the lack of granular data on special populations and the absence of any program or pathway information beyond the elementary level, both of which a family would want to explore through a direct conversation with the school or district.
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