Summary:
ZIP code 53923 contains one high school, Cambria Friesland Middle/High, a combined middle/high school in Cambria, WI, serving grades 6–12 with 163 students in the Cambria-Friesland School District. It is a small, relatively well-resourced school: per-student spending is $20,724, the student-teacher ratio is 10.3, and 33.13% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district ranks 187 of 432 (57th percentile, 3 stars).
The school has improved its statewide rank from 282 of 431 (35th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023-24 to 183 of 431 (58th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024-25, then to 204 of 533 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2025-26. Strengths include social studies and science: in 2025-26, 8th grade social studies was 75% proficient vs. 64.63% statewide, 8th grade science was 66.67% vs. 51.86%, and 10th grade social studies was 52.38% vs. 48.25%. ACT math and science also exceeded state (47.37% vs. 42.93% and 47.37% vs. 43.20%). 8th grade math was above state both years.
Challenges remain. The graduation rate is 86.6% vs. 92.0% statewide, and the dropout rate is 3.8% vs. 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is 17.2%, near the state’s 17.3% but above the district’s 14.0%. Early middle-grade ELA and math are weaker: 6th grade ELA was below state both years (41.67% vs. 54.95% in 2025-26; 35.29% vs. 53.66% in 2024-25), and 7th grade ELA and math both fell to 33.33% in 2025-26. Results vary sharply by grade, likely because small cohorts mean one or two students can swing percentages. Overall, the school shows meaningful improvement and clear strengths, but inconsistent academics and lower graduation/higher dropout are concerns.
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