Elkhart Lake Elementary/middle, Elkhart Lake WI

Original Research by School Decision on Elkhart Lake Elementary/middle

Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade, making it the single K-8 campus in the small Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District. The school sits in the compact lakeside resort village of Elkhart Lake, a community that blends year-round residential life with a tourism economy built around three resorts, Victorian architecture, and the nearby Road America racing track. The village is walkable, with a Village Square area that holds shops and the Visitor Center, and its street life peaks during summer and race weekends. Housing values in the ZIP code are high relative to state and national benchmarks, which reflects the area’s desirability as a vacation destination and its scenic location in the Kettle Moraine region.

The school enrolls a total that is moderate for a PK-8 building. Its student body is predominantly white, with a much smaller share of Hispanic students and even fewer Black, Asian, or multiracial students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure that is lower than many districts across the state and signals a relatively higher-income peer environment. Data on special education enrollment and English learner status were not reported, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about support for those populations.

Academically, the school posts strong results on the Wisconsin Forward Exam, the state’s regular assessment. In math, proficiency rates across grades three through eight consistently reach into the high 70s to mid-80s, and in English language arts they are similar, often in the upper 70s to mid-80s. Science and social studies results are also solid, with social studies particularly high. The overall proficiency index, which averages across all tested subjects and grades, places Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle in the top quartile among the nine districts in Sheboygan County, well above the county median. Participation rates on all tests were 100 percent, meaning every tested student took the exam, which gives the results full reliability.

Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and the data also lacks chronic absenteeism figures. Parents considering this school for the long term will need to look ahead to Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School, which serves the same district.

The district itself is small, with only two schools, and publicly reported information about recent policy shifts, referenda, or curriculum changes was not found. The locale brief for Elkhart Lake describes a place with strong civic anchors such as the public library, a beach park, and the depot museum, but no information about new housing development or growth trajectory was surfaced. That suggests a stable, perhaps slowly changing community rather than one undergoing rapid expansion.

Overall, Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle offers a small-school setting with notably high academic performance relative to other schools in the county. The peer group is relatively affluent, and the community is a resort village where housing costs are elevated. The school itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it does not appear to carry a Title I designation. For families who value a tight-knit environment, consistent test results above the county norm, and a walkable village with seasonal tourism, this school fits well. Those seeking detailed information on special education services or English learner supports will need to follow up directly, as the available data does not cover those areas.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 377%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 479%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 585%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 681%

School 81% · District 81%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 782%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 81%

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 385%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 486%

School 86% · District 86%

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 578%

School 78% · District 78%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 687%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 780%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 877%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 482%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 874%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 489%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 887%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

This schoolElkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income83%Higher-income85%2 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income73%Higher-income79%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income90%Higher-income85%5 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income64%Higher-income85%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income85%35 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income91%Higher-income83%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income70%Higher-income85%15 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income64%Higher-income88%25 pp gap