Summary:
Adams-Friendship High is the only high school in the Adams-Friendship Area School District, serving grades 9–12 in Adams, Wisconsin, with 446 students, so it represents the entire district high-school picture.
For parents, the school’s graduation picture is relatively steady: 92.1% graduate, essentially matching the district’s 92.1% and the state’s 92.0%. The dropout rate is 1.8%, higher than the district’s 1.3% and state’s 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is a larger concern: 26.4% of students are chronically absent, compared with 23.4% in the district and 17.3% statewide — roughly 1 in 4 students, or about 118 students. Test proficiency is below the state in every reported subject for 2025–2026: Social Studies is 33.71% versus 48.25% (14.54 points behind), English Language Arts is 31.31% versus 48.47% (17.16 points behind), Mathematics is 26.26% versus 42.93% (16.67 points behind), and Science is 33.67% versus 43.20% (9.53 points behind).
The most striking recent change is English Language Arts, which fell from 43.00% in 2024–2025 to 31.31% in 2025–2026, a drop of 11.69 points; Math also declined, from 31.68% to 26.26%. Science and Social Studies posted small gains but still trail the state. Statewide, the school ranks 420 of 533, in the 21st percentile with 1 star, while its district ranks 410 of 432, in the 5th percentile with 0 stars. Its rank percentile improved from 12 to 17 to 21 across the three listed years, but it remains in the bottom quartile with 1 star each year. The school serves a high-need population — 54.93% free/reduced lunch — with per-student spending of $17,895 and a 12.5:1 student–teacher ratio. Overall, the profile shows near-state graduation and dropout metrics, but low test proficiency and high absenteeism are the key areas to watch.
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