Summary:
Cambria-Friesland School District in Wisconsin is a small district serving roughly 328 students across two schools at the same address in Cambria, WI: Cambria Friesland Elementary, which covers grades PK–5 with 165 students, and Cambria Friesland Middle/High, which covers grades 6–12 with 163 students. The district overall ranks 187 of 432 districts statewide — the 57th percentile with 3 stars — which places it slightly above the middle of Wisconsin districts. That district-wide figure, though, hides a wide gap between the two schools.
Cambria Friesland Elementary is the clear standout, ranking 179 of 1,039 schools at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars in 2025-26 — up from 3 stars and the 63rd percentile in each of the prior two years. In 2025-26 the school was above the state in every reported Forward Exam area: fourth-grade science led the way at 91.67% versus the state's 53.46%, while fourth-grade ELA, math, and social studies all reached 83.33%. Chronic absenteeism was 10.3%, well below the district's 14.0% and the state's 17.3%.
Cambria Friesland Middle/High has improved steadily — from 35th percentile and 2 stars in 2023-24 to 62nd percentile and 3 stars in 2025-26 — but core proficiency remains uneven. In 2025-26, ELA and math in grades 6–8 were mostly below state, with grade 7 ELA and math both at 33.33%. Strengths include grade 8 science at 66.67% and grade 8 social studies at 75%, both above state, plus ACT math and science just above state. Concerns include a graduation rate of 86.6% versus the state's 92.0%, a dropout rate of 3.8% versus 1.1%, and chronic absenteeism of 17.2%, essentially the state average. With small cohorts, year-to-year swings can be large.
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