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Sabish Middle

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Sabish Middle ranks 260 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Sabish Middle is a grades 6–8 school serving 445 students in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, part of the Fond du Lac School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 260th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 60th percentile with 3 stars — above the district's overall 48th percentile and ahead of its same-district peers Woodworth Middle (51st percentile) and Theisen Middle (58th percentile). Its climb has been steady, from the 32nd percentile in 2020–2021 to the 60th today.

Math is the clearest strength. Eighth-grade math proficiency is 68.29%, above the district's 62.91% and the state's 53.67%, and higher than both Woodworth Middle and Theisen Middle. Eighth-grade ELA is also strong at 64.23%, while grades 6 and 7 ELA sit near district and state averages. The obvious weak spot is eighth-grade social studies at 53.66%, below the district and state and the lowest among nearby schools. Science 8 is roughly at district and state levels. The school also ranks very high statewide for how well it serves African American, English Language Learner, Special Education, and male students.

Chronic absenteeism is the biggest concern: 25.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, up from 11.2% in 2020–2021, and the highest among nearby schools — far above Oakfield Middle (1.6%), Laconia Middle School (3.3%), and Lomira Middle (6.4%). Sabish also has the highest free/reduced lunch rate in the comparison group at 57.3%, yet still outranks nearby Tipler Middle, South Park Middle, and Bessie Allen Middle. Female students have ranked below the 50th percentile statewide for three straight years, and multi-racial students dropped to the 13th percentile in 2025–2026.

445

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,561

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100 N Peters Ave
Fond du Lac, WI 54935-7943

(920) 929-2800

District: Fond du Lac School District

Students who attend Sabish Middle usually attend:

High:

Fond du Lac High

Feeder schools for Sabish Middle:

Elementary:	Evans Elementary
	Lakeshore Elementary
	Parkside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

Hispanic:

28.8%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Wisconsin)

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

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

Wisconsin avg56%

260^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Fond du Lac School District

226^th of 432Fond du Lac 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	60.4	260 of 643	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	267 of 628	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	321 of 641	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	323 of 640	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	410 of 617	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	418 of 613	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	328 of 594	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	249 of 579	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.6	155 of 612	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	55.8	276 of 609	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.8	204 of 612	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.2	410 of 585	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.8	367 of 569	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	435 of 559	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	448 of 549	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	450 of 539	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.2	418 of 521	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.7	434 of 519	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.1	257 of 366	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.4	258 of 382	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.5	218 of 332	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.6	237 of 324	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	12 of 125	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	62.7	31 of 117	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	43 of 118	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	41 of 130	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	27 of 125	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	32.4	99 of 134	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	62 of 127	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	56 of 123	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	20 of 88	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	18 of 87	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	29 of 90	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.3	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	43 of 90	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	26 of 91	71.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	20 of 169	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	51.3	77 of 178	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.3	157 of 173	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	166 of 170	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	64 of 158	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	100 of 138	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	30 of 153	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	9 of 140	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	328 of 572	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.1	306 of 573	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	304 of 580	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	280 of 579	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	374 of 576	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	367 of 574	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	264 of 557	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	182 of 551	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	77 of 236	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	122 of 237	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	164 of 239	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	157 of 229	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	139 of 221	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	140 of 225	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	97 of 209	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	56 of 204	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	231 of 513	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	250 of 509	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	321 of 520	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	302 of 525	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	407 of 522	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	421 of 499	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	273 of 487	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	256 of 489	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	148 of 575	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	196 of 577	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	270 of 585	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	314 of 591	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	380 of 577	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	397 of 572	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	325 of 557	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	278 of 551	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	117 of 135	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	58.4	47 of 126	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	78 of 132	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	87 of 126	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.1	98 of 101	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	103 of 439	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	53.5	168 of 414	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	119 of 425	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	35.7	296 of 439	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	251 of 421	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	128 of 437	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	87 of 414	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	71 of 417	83.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	128 of 391	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.5	80 of 399	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	112 of 407	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	120 of 412	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	227 of 397	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	218 of 393	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	234 of 382	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	152 of 375	59.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)90th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%+9 vs state

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Social Studies54%-11 vs state

Science51%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Great teachers but nothing else. The core teachers from each grade are amazing and a really good team. They are great with parent teacher contact, and are amazing with teaching with compassion. My huge problem with Sabish is the principal and the students. My son comes home every day telling me about a drug busting or a student that has a hickey. Now I am gonna come to my main problem: The principal: The principal definite enforces the 3 c's throughout the students which is amazing but when your son/ daughter is in any form of trouble she doesn't know how to handle it. I like the assistant principal, when I meet with her she isn't more concern about consequences she is more concerned about stopping the problem before it becomes too late. When the principal has to deal with trouble, she fills out a major refferal without even thinking about it. I do not trust her with a stack of major referrals because she fills them out for no reason, and when they try to explain why they shouldn't get a major BAM another major. I am sorry but I do not agree with that style at all, it is ridiculous. The school is average itself but the principal brings down the rating majorly. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sabish Middle	Public	6-8	100 N Peters Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2800	445	35	12.8	57.3%	210 (47.2%)	54 (12.1%)	128 (28.8%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	60.4	260^th of 643 public middle schools	59.6%		59.4	267^th of 628 public middle schools	57.5%	7	57.6	54.6	64.2	60.6	61.4	68.3	53.7	51.2	$15,561	$704	$14,856
Bessie Allen Middle	Public	6-8	305 McKinley St	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-3754	339	23	14.6	48.7%	221 (65.2%)	8 (2.4%)	92 (27.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	37.8	451^st of 643 public middle schools	29.9%		23.5	503^rd of 628 public middle schools	19.9%	52	43.0	37.4	46.8	49.5	43.4	39.5	62.4	45.9	$14,893	$774	$14,119
Woodworth Middle	Public	6-8	101 Morningside Dr	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-6900	413	34	12.3	54.0%	249 (60.3%)	40 (9.7%)	77 (18.6%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	54.4	315^th of 643 public middle schools	51.0%		45.8	383^rd of 628 public middle schools	39.0%	68	59.6	50.0	57.7	54.3	50.8	58.9	62.0	48.5	$16,720	$660	$16,060
Theisen Middle	Public	6-8	525 E Pioneer Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2850	431	34	12.7	44.5%	277 (64.3%)	36 (8.4%)	73 (16.9%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	59.5	272^nd of 643 public middle schools	57.7%		68.4	197^th of 628 public middle schools	68.6%	75	61.5	60.8	53.0	63.1	58.4	62.3	57.7	50.0	$15,969	$456	$15,513
Oakfield Middle	Public	6-8	250 Church St	Oakfield	53065	Fond du Lac County	Oakfield School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 583-3141	131	10	13.4	29.0%	114 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	84.9	56^th of 643 public middle schools	91.3%		84.4	59^th of 628 public middle schools	90.6%	3	72.7	74.5	82.1	78.8	72.3	92.3	82.1	59.0	$15,009	$535	$14,474
Laconia Middle School	Public	6-8	301 W Division St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2126	179	12	14.4	16.8%	162 (90.5%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	78	112^th of 643 public middle schools	82.6%		71.4	163^rd of 628 public middle schools	74.0%	51	68.9	62.8	61.4	62.3	74.5	71.9	79.0	79.0	$12,861	$294	$12,567
Lomira Middle	Public	6-8	1030 4th St	Lomira	53048	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 269-4396	223	13	17.2	29.1%	185 (83.0%)	2 (0.9%)	28 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	69.2	181^st of 643 public middle schools	71.9%		71.5	162^nd of 628 public middle schools	74.2%	19	54.2	65.9	71.9	45.8	54.9	80.7	80.7	73.7	$11,750	$473	$11,278
Campbellsport Middle	Public	6-8	114 W Sheboygan St	Campbellsport	53010	Fond du Lac County	Campbellsport School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 533-3411	258	20	12.7	24.4%	233 (90.3%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	78.7	106^th of 643 public middle schools	83.5%		82.5	75^th of 628 public middle schools	88.1%	31	79.2	61.0	68.7	84.4	69.0	71.1	75.9	61.5	$14,245	$266	$13,979
South Park Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Delaware St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0431	354	32	10.9	44.1%	244 (68.9%)	26 (7.3%)	27 (7.6%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	37.9	448^th of 643 public middle schools	30.3%		47.1	369^th of 628 public middle schools	41.2%	79	39.4	53.7	43.1	41.8	48.4	40.4	60.2	40.4	$18,168	$536	$17,632
Traeger Middle	Public	6-8	3000 W 20th Ave	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0065	447	32	14.1	16.8%	368 (82.3%)	10 (2.2%)	16 (3.6%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	85.6	48^th of 643 public middle schools	92.5%		86.4	47^th of 628 public middle schools	92.5%	1	76.1	75.3	78.4	70.3	77.3	69.3	87.0	68.8	$15,788	$499	$15,289

Frequently Asked Questions about Sabish Middle

How many students attend Sabish Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Sabish Middle.

Is Sabish Middle a good school?

Sabish Middle ranks 260^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sabish Middle?

Students at Sabish Middle are 47% White, 29% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Sabish Middle in?

Fond du Lac School District

What high school do graduates of Sabish Middle attend?

Students who attend Sabish Middle usually go on to attend Fond du Lac High

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