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Theisen Middle

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Theisen Middle ranks 272 nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Theisen Middle is a public middle school in Fond du Lac, WI, serving about 431 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Fond du Lac School District. It ranks 272nd of 643 middle schools in 2025–26 (58th percentile, 3 stars), while the district ranks 226th of 432 in Wisconsin. It was a 4-star, 70th–80th percentile school from 2015–16 through 2018–19, then mostly a 2–3 star school; 2024–25 rebounded to the 69th percentile, but 2025–26 slipped to 58th.

Academically, the school is above district and state in 6th and 7th grade ELA and math, and 8th math is above state, but 8th grade is the clear pressure point: 8th ELA, social studies, and science trail district and/or state. The strongest subgroup result is English Language Learners, ranking 17th of 169 (90th percentile, 5 stars), up from 47th percentile in 2023–24. Special education is steady at 67th percentile, 3 stars, while low-income students rank around 50th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is 16.5%, better than the district (18.2%) and state (17.3%), and much better than Sabish Middle (25.5%) and Woodworth Middle (22.9%).

Compared with nearby high performers, the school has higher poverty and absenteeism: Kewaskum Middle 2.4%, Traeger Middle 7.2%, Campbellsport Middle 8.7%, Laconia Middle School 3.3%, Lomira Middle 6.4%, and Oakfield Middle 1.6%. It spends $15,969 per student and has a favorable 12.7 student-teacher ratio, yet its overall rank remains below most nearby non-FDL schools. A useful same-poverty comparison is South Park Middle: similar free/reduced lunch (44.1% vs 44.6%) and absenteeism (15.4% vs 16.5%), but the school outperforms it in 8th ELA (53.03% vs 43.12%) and 8th math (62.31% vs 40.37%). Dropout rate is low at 0.6%.

431

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,969

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 E Pioneer Rd
Fond du Lac, WI 54935-6499

(920) 929-2850

District: Fond du Lac School District

Students who attend Theisen Middle usually attend:

High:

Fond du Lac High

Feeder schools for Theisen Middle:

Elementary:	Pier Elementary
	Riverside Elementary
	Waters Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Hispanic:

16.9%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Wisconsin avg56%

272^nd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	59.5	272 of 643	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	197 of 628	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	331 of 641	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	231 of 640	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	300 of 617	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	290 of 613	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	141 of 594	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	172 of 579	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	124 of 612	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	67.1	155 of 609	74.5%	★★★★☆
2015	70.0	135 of 612	77.9%	★★★★☆
2014	60.2	245 of 585	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.0	325 of 569	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.3	294 of 559	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.0	215 of 549	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.2	119 of 539	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	68.1	150 of 521	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	63.0	198 of 519	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.8	75 of 366	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	68.2	126 of 382	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.3	79 of 332	76.2%	★★★★☆
2004	72.9	74 of 324	77.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	60 of 125	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.4	20 of 117	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	68 of 118	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	63 of 130	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	55 of 125	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	37 of 134	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	34.9	79 of 127	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	17 of 169	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	56.6	59 of 178	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	91 of 173	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	135 of 138	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	117 of 153	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	238 of 572	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.4	136 of 573	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	254 of 580	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	217 of 579	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	256 of 576	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	266 of 574	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	155 of 557	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	198 of 551	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	111 of 236	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	84 of 237	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	107 of 239	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	122 of 229	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	90 of 221	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	90 of 225	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	43 of 209	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	68 of 204	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	257 of 513	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	170 of 509	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	335 of 520	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	273 of 525	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	330 of 522	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	318 of 499	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	122 of 487	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	181 of 489	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	262 of 575	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	216 of 577	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	338 of 585	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	196 of 591	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	288 of 577	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	258 of 572	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	104 of 557	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	155 of 551	71.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	85 of 135	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.9	49 of 126	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	97 of 131	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	78 of 126	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	72 of 129	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	55 of 101	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	146 of 439	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	136 of 414	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	167 of 425	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	151 of 439	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	151 of 421	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	100 of 437	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	121 of 414	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	48 of 417	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	114 of 391	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	81 of 399	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	199 of 407	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	130 of 412	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	178 of 397	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	187 of 393	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	73 of 382	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	106 of 375	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)90th percentile+32 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+7 vs state

English Language Arts58%+4 vs state

Social Studies58%-7 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kewaskum Middle	Public	6-8	1676 Reigle Dr	Kewaskum	53040	Washington County	Kewaskum School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 626-8427	418	31	13.4	26.3%	383 (91.6%)	12 (2.9%)	14 (3.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	80.9	90^th of 643 public middle schools	86.0%		79.1	93^rd of 628 public middle schools	85.2%	3	61.3	71.1	79.1	63.9	76.6	73.0	80.4	66.9	$13,237	$310	$12,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Theisen Middle

Is Theisen Middle a good school?

Theisen Middle ranks 272^nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Theisen Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Theisen Middle?

Students at Theisen Middle are 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Theisen Middle in?

Fond du Lac School District

How many students attend Theisen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Theisen Middle.

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