Summary:
ZIP code 54935 has nine public elementary schools — Waters Elementary, Lakeshore Elementary, Rosenow Elementary, Parkside Elementary, Roberts Elementary, Chegwin Elementary, Evans Elementary, Pier Elementary and Riverside Elementary — all part of Fond du Lac School District. Every school serves PK–5 students, and together they enroll 2,858 children, ranging from 273 at Riverside to 389 at Waters.
Outcomes vary enormously from school to school. Lakeshore Elementary ranks 12th in the state at the 99th percentile with 5 stars, and posts the highest test scores, lowest chronic absenteeism (4.8%) and lowest low-income enrollment (16.1%). By contrast, Parkside Elementary ranks at the 15th percentile with 1 star and the lowest scores in the group, while Pier Elementary has the highest absenteeism (23.8%) and also carries 1 star. Two schools are on the rise: Roberts Elementary climbed to 4 stars and 78th percentile, and Chegwin Elementary improved from 1 star to 2 stars, though it still has one of the highest absenteeism rates (23.6%). Waters Elementary and Rosenow Elementary sit in the middle with 3 stars.
For parents, the practical lesson is that a district-wide rating can hide big differences between neighborhood schools. Lower-income enrollment, higher spending and smaller classes do not reliably predict results here: Evans Elementary and Riverside Elementary spend the most per student yet rank in the middle and lower range, and several schools show sharp differences between grade levels. Visiting schools and asking about attendance, grade-level results and recent trends is worthwhile.
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