Summary:
ZIP code 54935 contains two high schools, both in the Fond du Lac School District: Fond du Lac High, a large comprehensive school serving grades 9–12 with 1,917 students, and Fond du Lac STEM Academy, a much smaller school serving grades 6–12 with 162 students. Because STEM Academy includes grades 6–8, the most direct head-to-head comparisons are the 10th-grade ACT and the 10th-grade Social Studies Forward Exam.
On current school ratings, STEM Academy stands out: it ranks 87 of 533 statewide (84th percentile, 4 stars), ahead of Fond du Lac High at 258 of 533 (52nd percentile, 3 stars) and above the district's overall 2-star rating. STEM Academy's 10th-grade ACT results lead Fond du Lac High in ELA (68.75% proficient vs 46.89%), math (50.00% vs 42.49%), and science (56.25% vs 33.16%). It also has lower chronic absenteeism (15.4% vs 23.4%) and a smaller student-teacher ratio (12.0 vs 16.5). Fond du Lac High leads on 10th-grade Social Studies (57.66% vs 50.00%).
Fond du Lac High shows real improvement, moving from the 25th–26th percentile in the prior two years to the 52nd percentile, and its graduation rate is 93.0%, above district and state. Its science ACT score (33.16%) remains a concern, below the district's 34.08% and the state's 43.20%. STEM Academy's 2024–25 graduation rate is not reported, and its small enrollment means year-to-year percentages swing widely. It also spends more per student ($16,815 vs $15,225) and has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (51.85% vs 42.72%).
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