Summary:
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is served by 14 schools in the Fond du Lac School District: nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools — one comprehensive high school and one STEM Academy for grades 6–12 — with combined enrollment of 6,226 students. The district itself ranks 226th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 48th percentile with 2 stars, near the middle of the state. Enrollment is uneven, ranging from 1,917 students at Fond du Lac High, about 30.8% of the city's students, down to 162 at Fond du Lac STEM Academy; the median school has 338 students.
Lakeshore Elementary is the clear standout, ranked 12th of 1,039 elementary schools (99th percentile, 5 stars) with 80–94% proficiency in most subjects, only 4.8% chronic absenteeism, 16.1% free/reduced lunch, and the city's lowest per-student spending at $14,180. Roberts Elementary is the strongest improver, climbing from 2 stars and the 44th percentile to 4 stars and the 78th percentile in three years, with above-state proficiency in every listed subject despite 50.47% free/reduced lunch. Fond du Lac STEM Academy is small but strong, with ACT ELA at 68.75% and science at 56.25%, both well above district and state.
At the other end, Parkside Elementary and Pier Elementary have ranked in the bottom quartile three years running, with Parkside's science proficiency at 24.44% and the city's highest poverty rate, 79.38%. Chronic absenteeism is a concern: Sabish Middle (25.5%), Pier (23.8%), Chegwin Elementary (23.6%), Fond du Lac High (23.4%), and Woodworth Middle (22.9%) all exceed district (18.2%) and state (17.3%) rates, while Lakeshore (4.8%) and Riverside Elementary (8.9%) are far better. Fond du Lac High posts a 93.0% graduation rate and above-state social studies proficiency, but ACT science is 33.16% versus 43.2% statewide. Overall, the city splits into clear academic tiers.
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