Summary:
ZIP code 53523 covers Cambridge, Wisconsin, a small community whose schools all belong to the Cambridge School District, which ranks 115th of 432 districts in the state (73rd percentile, 4 stars). Two schools serve students at the high-school level here: Cambridge High, which enrolls 277 students in grades 9–12, and Koshkonong Trails School, a much smaller school of 28 students in grades 7–12.
Cambridge High is the larger, more comprehensively reported school and posts strong state-comparative results. In 2025–2026, its 10th graders exceeded Wisconsin averages in all four reported subjects: Social Studies by 7.13 points, English Language Arts by 12.96 points, Math by 6.35 points, and Science by 7.52 points, with a similar pattern in 2024–2025. Against its own district the picture is more mixed — slightly above in Social Studies and ELA, essentially even in Math, and below in Science. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 98.4% (district 98.5%, state 92.0%) with a 0.0% dropout rate, matching the district and below the state's 1.1%. Its state rank peaked at 43rd of 431 (90th percentile, 5 stars) in 2023–2024, then settled at 78th percentile with 4 stars in the two most recent years.
Koshkonong Trails School stands out for climate and resource measures rather than reported academics. Its chronic absenteeism was 11.1%, below the district's 13.8% and the state's 17.3%, while Cambridge High was higher at 19.0%. Both schools report a 0.0% dropout rate. Koshkonong Trails also shows a 100.0% school graduation rate for 2022–2023 (its 2024–2025 school value is not listed), lower free/reduced lunch participation (17.86% vs. 20.94%), lower per-student spending ($17,660 vs. $18,468), and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (13.7 vs. 14.3). Its only reported test score is 10th-grade Social Studies at 33.33%, below the district's 53.52% and the state's 48.25% — but with so few students, that figure should be read cautiously and is not enough to judge the school academically overall.
Thank you for your feedback!