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Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind

Public, Charter Grades K-8

935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind is a public charter elementary school located in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 59 students. The school is part of the North Fond du Lac School District, which is ranked 409 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind consistently underperforms compared to the North Fond du Lac School District and the state of Wisconsin in terms of proficiency rates on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 12.5% to 50% in English Language Arts and 16.67% to 50% in Mathematics, while the district and state averages were significantly higher. The school has been ranked in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools for the past 5 school years, and its performance for its White student subgroup is particularly concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools for this subgroup in the past 3 school years.

When comparing Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind to the nearby schools in the Fond du Lac School District, such as Lakeshore Elementary, Rosenow Elementary, and Evans Elementary, it becomes clear that the charter school is significantly underperforming academically. The high chronic absenteeism rates, relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and significantly higher spending per student at Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind suggest that the school may be serving a more disadvantaged student population with unique needs, which could be contributing to its poor performance.

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,483

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 Minnesota Ave
North Fond du Lac, WI 54937

(920) 266-8199

District: North Fond du Lac School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Hispanic:

3.3%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2021 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (26% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

935^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 24% (2021) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

544^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 40 pts since 2021

From top 47% (2021) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the North Fond du Lac School District

409^th of 426North Fond 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	935 of 1044	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	925 of 1061	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	907 of 1067	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	799 of 1067	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	801 of 1050	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	699 of 718	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	715 of 727	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	522 of 704	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	603 of 699	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	544 of 628	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	481 of 641	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.2	240 of 640	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	485 of 617	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	287 of 613	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	11.3	526 of 577	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	361 of 407	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	69.5	98 of 412	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	42.8	235 of 397	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

White (2024)11th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2022)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies29%-35 vs state

Mathematics28%-26 vs state

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Science21%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Minnesota Ave	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 266-8199	60	4	14.9	65.0%	55 (91.7%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	11.2	935^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.4%		14.4	925^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.8%	10		16.7	16.7	12.5	50.0	25.0		16.7	50.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	16.7	37.5	16.7	25.0	$21,483	$4,648	$16,835
Friendship Learning Elementary	Public	K-5	1098 Prospect Ave	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-3757	612	39	15.6	51.5%	386 (63.1%)	11 (1.8%)	162 (26.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	30.9	801^st of 1044 public elementary schools	23.3%		46.4	665^th of 1061 public elementary schools	37.3%	136	31.5	39.4	40.8				34.3	50.5	52.4				40.4		37.4		$13,389	$986	$12,403
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	475 W Arndt St	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2840	325	33	9.8	79.4%	97 (29.8%)	51 (15.7%)	146 (44.9%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	30.8	803^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	23.1%		20	886^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.5%	83	40.5	48.5	40.0				37.2	50.0	31.8				46.9		34.4		$14,984	$1,376	$13,608
Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 S Peters Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2828	279	24	11.8	65.6%	133 (47.7%)	29 (10.4%)	60 (21.5%)	21 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.2%)	49.9	588^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.7%		61	471^st of 1061 public elementary schools	55.6%	117	52.2	40.5	61.1				56.5	52.4	66.7				47.6		45.2		$13,413	$816	$12,597
Chegwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 E Merrill Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2820	296	31	9.5	75.3%	113 (38.2%)	51 (17.2%)	89 (30.1%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.1%)	28.4	818^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.6%		20.6	882^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	16.9%	64	25.8	40.5	35.9				34.4	43.2	45.0				48.7		37.8		$15,731	$1,899	$13,832
Rosenow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Weis Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2996	351	26	13.5	51.3%	249 (70.9%)	18 (5.1%)	51 (14.5%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	58.2	487^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.4%		53	593^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	44.1%	106	64.6	47.5	55.9				79.2	54.2	57.6				57.6		47.5		$12,478	$536	$11,942
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	396 Linden St	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2880	273	24	11.3	70.0%	122 (44.7%)	27 (9.9%)	87 (31.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.8%)	45.9	642^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	38.5%		39.5	734^th of 1061 public elementary schools	30.8%	92	69.4	38.1	40.5				75.0	54.8	45.2				54.8		31.0		$16,875	$1,462	$15,413
Lakeshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	706 Prairie Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2901	354	25	14.1	16.1%	313 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	93.1	13^th of 1044 public elementary schools	98.8%		92.5	18^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.3%	5	87.9	79.7	80.0				89.7	87.5	89.2				85.9		79.7		$10,675	$536	$10,139
Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 Candy Ln	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2835	317	26	12.1	50.5%	218 (68.8%)	12 (3.8%)	50 (15.8%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	56.1	510^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.1%		52.9	594^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.0%	84	58.8	50.9	67.7				56.9	53.5	51.6				51.7		53.5		$12,737	$454	$12,284
Waters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	495 Wabash Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2845	389	28	14.1	46.3%	273 (70.2%)	9 (2.3%)	62 (15.9%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.0%)	69.4	328^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.6%		66.7	380^th of 1061 public elementary schools	64.2%	52	55.8	61.4	57.1				59.6	70.2	61.4				79.0		61.4		$12,525	$525	$12,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind

How many students attend Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind?

In the 2024-25 school year, 60 students attended Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind.

Is Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind a good school?

Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind?

Students at Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind in?

North Fond du Lac School District

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