Northern Lights Elementary
Superior, WI 54880
About Northern Lights Elementary
Northern Lights Elementary is the largest of the five neighborhood elementary schools in the School District of Superior, enrolling roughly 453 students from prekindergarten through grade 5 (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-2025, accessed 2026-08-13).
The School District of Superior enrolled 3,732 students as of its September 2025 count and reports that about 45.8% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024-25. The district serves the entire City of Superior with five elementaries, a dedicated preschool, one middle school, and one high school, so every student in the city eventually converges on Superior Middle School and Superior High School.
Wisconsin publishes district and school data through the Department of Public Instruction's WISEdash portal. This guide builds its own transparent school ratings from state data rather than republishing licensed third-party scores. Attendance boundaries change between years, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district. Families comparing across the state line should also check current Minnesota and Wisconsin open enrollment rules before assuming a cross-border option exists.
Neighborhoods it serves
Flat, affordable, and across the bridge: the working half of the Twin Ports.
East EndSuperior's original settlement: the oldest housing in the city, a Carnegie library that is now somebody's house, and the bay at the end of the street.
Billings Park (Superior)Superior's river bluff: a signature park, a view of Duluth, and the quietest streets in the city.
South End (South Superior)The quiet half of Superior: postwar houses, big yards, and the cheapest space per dollar in the metro.
Where these facts come from
- NCES Common Core of Data, school list for Superior School District (551467002539) accessed 2026-08-13
Last reviewed 2026-08-13 by Guide editorial.