Summary:
ZIP code 53923 covers the village of Cambria in rural Wisconsin, served entirely by the Cambria-Friesland School District. That district runs just two schools: Cambria Friesland Elementary (grades PK–5, 165 students) and Cambria Friesland Middle/High (grades 6–12, 163 students), for a combined enrollment of 328. Because the two buildings split the grades 5/6 boundary, the district numbers mirror the school numbers — the state averages are the only outside comparison available.
The elementary school is the standout of the two. It earned 4 stars and ranked 179th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025-26 — the 83rd percentile, up sharply from the 63rd percentile in each of the two previous years. It beat the state average in all eight tested 2025-26 subject and grade combinations, with the widest margin in 4th-grade Science (91.67% proficient vs. 53.46% statewide) and 4th-grade Math and ELA both at 83.33%. Its chronic absenteeism of 10.3% is well below the state's 17.3%. Families should read individual grade percentages with care, though: class sizes of roughly 12–24 mean one student can move a score several points, and each year's 4th graders are different children.
The middle/high school is the improving school. It climbed from 2 stars and the 35th percentile in 2023-24 to 3 stars and the 62nd percentile in 2025-26. It beats the state in 8th-grade Science (66.67% vs. 51.86%) and Social Studies (75.00% vs. 64.63%), and in 10th-grade ACT Math and Science. Its soft spots are 7th-grade ELA and Math, both about 22 points below state, along with a graduation rate of 86.6% against the state's 92.0% and a dropout rate of 3.8% — roughly 3.5 times the state figure. Both schools spend heavily per student (about $19,500–$20,700 with small classes), so parents are choosing between a top-quintile elementary and a mid-pack, rising secondary school.
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