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Fond du Lac STEM Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

Summary

Fond du Lac STEM Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 5-12 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with 148 students. The school consistently outperforms the Fond du Lac School District and the state of Wisconsin in standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics and social studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 78.38% of 7th graders at Fond du Lac STEM Academy were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 56.88% for the district and 55.53% for the state.

The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 88.8% to 91.0% over the past few years, on par with the district's Fond du Lac High. However, Fond du Lac STEM Academy has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district, ranging from 15.4% to 21.2% over the past few years, which may be an area the school needs to address.

Interestingly, Fond du Lac STEM Academy outperforms the nearby Horace Mann High (part of the North Fond du Lac School District) in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and social studies. The school also has a higher per-student spending compared to the district's Fond du Lac High, with $11,639 spent per student in the 2020-2021 school year, compared to $11,709 for Fond du Lac High.

162

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,639

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 S Military Rd
Fond du Lac, WI 54935

(920) 906-6722

District: Fond du Lac School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2022 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (61% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2022) to 61st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg54%

242^nd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

263^rd of 426Fond 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
2025	61.9	242 of 628	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	261 of 641	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	270 of 640	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	107 of 617	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	158 of 613	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	352 of 594	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.2	184 of 579	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.9	222 of 612	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	172 of 609	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	46.0	397 of 612	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	310 of 573	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	332 of 580	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	271 of 579	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	175 of 576	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	403 of 574	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	281 of 557	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.8	153 of 551	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	137 of 509	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	172 of 520	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	339 of 525	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	81.5	39 of 522	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	47 of 499	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	69.7	83 of 487	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	28 of 489	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	185 of 577	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	167 of 585	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	244 of 591	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.5	52 of 577	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	35 of 572	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	44.6	339 of 557	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	193 of 551	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	73.1	53 of 439	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	125 of 399	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	109 of 407	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	197 of 412	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	65 of 375	82.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2023)88th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+15 vs state

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

Social Studies51%-4 vs state

Science41%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Fond du Lac STEM Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	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 Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fond du Lac STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	401 S Military Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 906-6722	162	14	12.0	51.9%	116 (71.6%)	8 (4.9%)	18 (11.1%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)								(n/a)				71.9	83.8	48.4	65.6	78.4	48.4	41.9	71.4	40.6	$11,639	$1,425	$10,214
Fond du Lac High	Public	9-12	801 Campus Dr	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 906-3000	1,917	116	16.5	42.7%	1,170 (61.0%)	164 (8.6%)	380 (19.8%)	60 (3.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	137 (7.1%)	32.7	324^th of 431 public high schools	24.8%		32.4	321^st of 431 public high schools	25.5%	3	43.2	39.2	32.6								42.5		$11,709	$465	$11,244
Horace Mann High	Public	9-12	325 McKinley St	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-3740	453	31	14.5	43.7%	290 (64.0%)	6 (1.3%)	122 (26.9%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	12.4	397^th of 431 public high schools	7.9%		27.7	339^th of 431 public high schools	21.3%	58	36.4	23.6	30.0								17.0		$12,217	$616	$11,601
DOC: Taycheedah Correctional Institution	Public	11-12	N7139 County Road K	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-3800	1	2	.5		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Oakfield High	Public	9-12	250 Church St	Oakfield	53065	Fond du Lac County	Oakfield School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 583-3141	166	15	11.3	18.7%	149 (89.8%)	2 (1.2%)	11 (6.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	84	46^th of 431 public high schools	89.3%		60	162^nd of 431 public high schools	62.4%	116	66.7	71.4	66.7								51.2		$13,965	$500	$13,465
Laconia High	Public	9-12	301 W Division St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2161	318	21	15.0	16.4%	297 (93.4%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	69.3	103^rd of 431 public high schools	76.1%		66.5	119^th of 431 public high schools	72.4%	16	66.2	47.9	53.5								50.7		$11,770	$349	$11,421
Lomira High	Public	9-12	1030 4th St	Lomira	53048	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 269-4396	300	25	11.8	26.7%	264 (88.0%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	67	119^th of 431 public high schools	72.4%		45.3	251^st of 431 public high schools	41.8%	132	45.8	52.5	52.5								64.4		$13,487	$507	$12,980
Campbellsport High	Public	9-12	114 W Sheboygan St	Campbellsport	53010	Fond du Lac County	Campbellsport School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 533-4811	476	34	14.1	19.1%	437 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	51.3	214^th of 431 public high schools	50.3%		61	158^th of 431 public high schools	63.3%	56	50.9	40.5	40.5								57.0		$14,547	$578	$13,969
DOC: Kettle Moraine Correctional Institu tion	Public	12	W9071 Forest Dr	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 526-9202	34	2	17.0		2 (5.9%)	24 (70.6%)	7 (20.6%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	801 E Lincoln St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 324-5591	832	55	15.2	33.2%	715 (85.9%)	5 (0.6%)	83 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	54	204^th of 431 public high schools	52.7%		43.2	265^th of 431 public high schools	38.5%	61	53.0	47.5	47.0		53.6	50.4		57.3	44.9	55.5	44.1	46.4	$11,445	$361	$11,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Fond du Lac STEM Academy

How many students attend Fond du Lac STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended Fond du Lac STEM Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Fond du Lac STEM Academy?

Students at Fond du Lac STEM Academy are 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Fond du Lac STEM Academy in?

Fond du Lac School District

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