Summary:
The Fond du Lac School District serves about 6,226 students across 14 schools — nine elementary, three middle, and two high schools — with the largest, Fond du Lac High, enrolling 1,917 students and the smallest, STEM Academy, enrolling 162. The district is rated 2 stars, ranked 226 of 432 in Wisconsin (48th percentile), but that single rating hides a wide spread: individual schools range from a 5-star, 99th-percentile elementary to two 1-star schools.
Lakeshore Elementary is the academic standout — 5 stars, 12th of 1,039, 99th percentile — with ELA proficiency of 80.65%–84.13% and math of 85.48%–93.65%, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism (4.8%) and free/reduced lunch (16.1%) in the group, all while spending the least per student ($14,180). Roberts Elementary climbed from 594th of 1,061 to 232nd of 1,039, now 4 stars, 78th percentile. STEM Academy ranks 87th of 533 (84th percentile, 4 stars), with ACT ELA at 68.75% and ACT Science at 56.25%, both above district and state, though it has the highest dropout rate (2.5%) and its recent graduation rate is not listed. Fond du Lac High rose to 52nd percentile, 3 stars, with a 93.0% graduation rate above the state's 92.0%.
At the other end, Parkside Elementary (15th percentile, 1 star for three years) and Pier Elementary (22nd percentile, 1 star) post the lowest proficiency, while Chegwin Elementary improved to 34th percentile, 2 stars, but still has 75.34% free/reduced lunch and 23.6% chronic absenteeism. Absenteeism exceeds the district's 18.2% at Sabish Middle (25.5%), Pier (23.8%), Chegwin (23.6%), Fond du Lac High (23.4%), and Woodworth Middle (22.9%). Higher-poverty, higher-absenteeism schools generally show lower proficiency, and spending does not track consistently with results — Riverside Elementary spends the most ($18,892) yet is 2-star.
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