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Cambria Friesland Elementary

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Cambria Friesland Elementary ranks 179 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Cambria Friesland Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 165 students in the small community of Cambria, Wisconsin, part of the Cambria-Friesland School District. In 2025–2026, it ranked 179 of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 83rd percentile with 4 stars, its best result in the available history and a big jump from 2022–2023, when it placed in the 29th percentile with 1 star. That is notably stronger than its district overall, which ranks 187 of 432 districts (57th percentile, 3 stars), suggesting this elementary school is a bright spot locally.

The 2025–2026 test results are strong across most subjects, and 4th grade is the standout. Fourth graders scored 83.33% in English language arts (state: 53.87%) and 83.33% in math (state: 52.87%) — the highest among nearby schools, ahead of Fall River Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Randolph Elementary. Fourth-grade science reached 91.67% versus the state's 53.46%, again the top nearby result. With a 2025–2026 rank of 179, Cambria Friesland sits in the same tier as Fall River (134), Washington (163), and Randolph (177), and clearly ahead of Columbus Elementary, Markesan Intermediate, Rio Elementary, and Pardeeville Elementary.

Chronic absenteeism fell to 10.3% in 2024–2025, better than the district's 14.0% and the state's 17.3%, and far below the 37.3% seen in 2021–2022 — though several nearby schools are under 6%. Just over a quarter of students (25.45%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, lower than most nearby schools, and per-student spending of $19,498 is the highest in the comparison group with a 12.2:1 student-teacher ratio. Notably, Washington Elementary achieves similar results with higher poverty and spending of $14,505. The school's effectiveness with special education students has been a clear strength (95th percentile in 2023–2024), while results for low-income students have fluctuated — likely because small class sizes make year-to-year swings larger.

165

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,498

Per pupil spending ?

25.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

410 E Edgewater St
Cambria, WI 53923

(920) 348-5548

District: Cambria-Friesland School District

Students who attend Cambria Friesland Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cambria Friesland Middle/High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

Hispanic:

20.6%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (71% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 50 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Wisconsin avg55%

179^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 50 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

187^th of 432Cambria-Friesland School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	179 of 1039	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	390 of 1044	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	396 of 1061	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	760 of 1067	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.6	531 of 1067	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	476 of 1050	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	497 of 1037	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	723 of 1025	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.6	660 of 1071	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	722 of 1075	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	697 of 1076	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.1	582 of 1061	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.7	433 of 1053	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	336 of 1045	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.8	233 of 1046	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	62.8	414 of 1045	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.8	223 of 1030	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	330 of 1021	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	289 of 986	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	433 of 1001	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	375 of 1011	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	697 of 1010	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.9	333 of 1017	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	248 of 1004	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	380 of 1002	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	726 of 997	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	497 of 848	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.7	182 of 870	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	204 of 866	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	250 of 871	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	234 of 859	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	303 of 847	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	301 of 874	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	591 of 854	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	346 of 989	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	471 of 1000	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	390 of 1012	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	736 of 1011	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	728 of 1017	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.9	448 of 1003	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	561 of 1002	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	544 of 997	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	186 of 802	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	40 of 790	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	448 of 718	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	82.3	77 of 727	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	12.8	639 of 686	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile-41 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Science92%+38 vs state

Social Studies83%+18 vs state

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Mathematics68%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cambria Friesland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 E Edgewater St	Cambria	53923	Columbia County	Cambria-Friesland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 348-5548	165	14	12.2	25.5%	123 (74.5%)	3 (1.8%)	34 (20.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	78.8	179^th of 1039 public elementary schools	82.8%		64.7	390^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.6%	211	63.6	83.3	64.0		68.2	83.3	60.0		83.3	91.7	$19,498	$1,051	$18,446
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Meadowood Dr	Randolph	53956	Dodge County	Randolph School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 326-2431	195	18	11.1	34.4%	173 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	78.9	177^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.0%		75.1	235^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.5%	58	64.5	72.0	58.6		61.3	76.0	72.4		88.0	84.0	$15,066	$600	$14,466
Pardeeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	503 E Chestnut St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 429-2151	331	25	13.2	39.6%	305 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	43.9	673^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	35.2%		57.2	497^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.4%	176	42.9	49.2			28.6	38.1			68.3	65.1	$15,032	$1,042	$13,990
Rio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	355 Lowville Rd	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 992-3143	169	14	11.7	37.3%	159 (94.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	50.5	586^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.6%		64.9	389^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.7%	197	28.0	57.9	53.6		48.0	36.8	53.6		79.0	68.4	$19,354	$1,186	$18,168
School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	200 S Depot St	Fox Lake	53933	Dodge County	Waupun School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 928-3136	128	11	11.6	51.6%	116 (90.6%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	40.1	719^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.8%		51.5	571^st of 1044 public elementary schools	45.3%	148	27.3	45.5	43.8	45.5	36.4	40.9	50.0	90.9	59.1	45.5	$17,503	$1,134	$16,370
Fall River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 484-3333	231	19	12.0	29.4%	195 (84.4%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	81.5	134^th of 1039 public elementary schools	87.1%		79	177^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.0%	43	80.0	76.7	66.7		73.3	66.7	66.7		76.7	76.7	$16,583	$857	$15,726
Markesan Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	200 S Margaret St	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 398-2373	163	14	12.0	38.0%	138 (84.7%)	2 (1.2%)	21 (12.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)											$15,848	$762	$15,086
Markesan Intermediate	Public	3-5	200 S Margaret St	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 398-2373	153	13	11.5	41.2%	134 (87.6%)	3 (2.0%)	11 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	56.6	506^th of 1039 public elementary schools	51.3%		51.5	570^th of 1044 public elementary schools	45.4%	64	53.9	47.8	55.1		48.1	54.4	63.3		73.9	56.5	$16,357	$611	$15,746
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Grove St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7376	260	16	16.4	52.7%	198 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (15.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	79.7	163^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.1	54^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.8%	109	68.3	72.7	60.4		75.6	80.0	72.9		81.8	61.8	$14,505	$498	$14,007
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Fuller St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 623-5950	425	34	12.3	34.8%	348 (81.9%)	8 (1.9%)	43 (10.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	56.5	507^th of 1039 public elementary schools	51.2%		52.8	555^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.8%	48	35.1	59.7	50.7		43.9	59.7	60.3		73.1	64.2	$14,390	$504	$13,886

Frequently Asked Questions about Cambria Friesland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cambria Friesland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cambria Friesland Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cambria Friesland Middle/High

How many students attend Cambria Friesland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Cambria Friesland Elementary.

Is Cambria Friesland Elementary a good school?

Cambria Friesland Elementary ranks 179^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cambria Friesland Elementary?

Students at Cambria Friesland Elementary are 75% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Cambria Friesland Elementary in?

Cambria-Friesland School District

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