Best Public Schools in Fond du Lac, WI

Summary:

The city of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin is home to 14 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The schools in this area display a wide range of performance, with some standout institutions like Lakeshore Elementary and Fond du Lac STEM Academy consistently ranking among the top in the state, while others face significant challenges.

Lakeshore Elementary is a shining example, with exceptional test scores, low chronic absenteeism, and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Fond du Lac High School has a graduation rate slightly below the state average and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.4%. Fond du Lac STEM Academy, a public charter high school, stands out for its impressive performance in STEM-related subjects, outpacing the district and state averages.

The data also reveals significant disparities in funding and resources across the Fond du Lac School District, with per-student spending ranging from $10,675 at Lakeshore Elementary to $16,875 at Riverside Elementary. Addressing these inequities and developing strategies to support the lowest-performing schools could be crucial steps in ensuring all students in Fond du Lac have access to a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ACT English Language Arts (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Science (2024)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2024)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2024)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2024)			Forward Exam Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Taycheedah Correctional Institution	Public	11-12	N7139 County Road K	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-3800	2	1	2.0		1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Chegwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 E Merrill Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2820	285	24	11.8	72.3%	115 (40.4%)	36 (12.6%)	89 (31.2%)	22 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	20.6	882^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	16.9%		22.2	878^th of 1067 public elementary schools	17.7%	4				28.6	35.1	33.3				41.2	41.0	40.0				35.9			23.1		$15,731	$1,899	$13,832
Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 S Peters Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2828	282	24	11.6	57.4%	143 (50.7%)	25 (8.9%)	60 (21.3%)	18 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.8%)	61	471^st of 1061 public elementary schools	55.6%		66.7	346^th of 1067 public elementary schools	67.6%	125				34.1	67.7	68.3				50.0	58.8	73.2				67.7			64.7		$13,413	$816	$12,597
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	396 Linden St	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2880	282	27	10.4	62.4%	129 (45.7%)	31 (11.0%)	81 (28.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.8%)	39.5	734^th of 1061 public elementary schools	30.8%		40.2	706^th of 1067 public elementary schools	33.8%	28				36.1	46.3	52.6				55.6	46.3	42.1				53.7			46.3		$16,875	$1,462	$15,413
Fond du Lac High	Public	9-12	801 Campus Dr	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 906-3000	1,928	114	16.9	41.1%	1,221 (63.3%)	161 (8.4%)	353 (18.3%)	62 (3.2%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (6.4%)	32.4	321^st of 431 public high schools	25.5%		38.9	266^th of 415 public high schools	35.9%	55	42.2	40.0	37.1															30.4			$11,709	$465	$11,244
Lakeshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	706 Prairie Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2901	368	24	15.2	17.9%	320 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	92.5	18^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.3%		91.4	31^st of 1067 public elementary schools	97.1%	13				82.0	91.9	75.9				91.8	85.5	84.5				90.3			79.0		$10,675	$536	$10,139
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	475 W Arndt St	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2840	289	27	10.8	69.9%	84 (29.1%)	43 (14.9%)	136 (47.1%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	20	886^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.5%		14	930^th of 1067 public elementary schools	12.8%	44				29.0	37.1	39.6				34.4	29.0	31.5				42.1			31.6		$14,984	$1,376	$13,608
Pier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	259 Old Pioneer Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2868	266	21	12.6	63.9%	122 (45.9%)	60 (22.6%)	46 (17.3%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)	28.3	824^th of 1061 public elementary schools	22.3%		38.4	726^th of 1067 public elementary schools	32.0%	98				35.3	42.1	44.7				35.3	45.0	47.4				37.5			35.0		$13,688	$1,084	$12,604
Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 Candy Ln	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2835	320	26	12.1	46.6%	242 (75.6%)	14 (4.4%)	35 (10.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	52.9	594^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.6	675^th of 1067 public elementary schools	36.7%	81				40.4	59.3	52.6				59.6	55.9	47.4				67.8			54.2		$12,737	$454	$12,284
Rosenow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Weis Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2996	377	25	15.0	50.9%	264 (70.0%)	27 (7.2%)	51 (13.5%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	53	593^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	44.1%		43.1	682^nd of 1067 public elementary schools	36.1%	89				52.5	52.7	43.1				69.5	60.0	52.9				58.2			50.9		$12,478	$536	$11,942
Sabish Middle	Public	6-8	100 N Peters Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2800	411	34	12.0	49.9%	217 (52.8%)	47 (11.4%)	102 (24.8%)	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	53.7	321^st of 641 public middle schools	49.9%		50.1	323^rd of 640 public middle schools	49.5%	2							46.4	54.7	51.6				62.8	55.9	61.7		55.6			42.9	$13,622	$943	$12,679
Theisen Middle	Public	6-8	525 E Pioneer Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-2850	465	32	14.5	42.4%	295 (63.4%)	43 (9.2%)	77 (16.6%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	53	331^st of 641 public middle schools	48.4%		60.6	231^st of 640 public middle schools	63.9%	100							49.3	54.9	49.4				52.5	60.4	63.3		58.9			40.5	$12,576	$758	$11,817
Waters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	495 Wabash Ave	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-2845	393	27	14.5	45.8%	286 (72.8%)	14 (3.6%)	52 (13.2%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (7.9%)	66.7	380^th of 1061 public elementary schools	64.2%		54.4	551^st of 1067 public elementary schools	48.4%	171				57.8	67.7	41.2				63.1	69.2	60.8				72.3			67.7		$12,525	$525	$12,000
Woodworth Middle	Public	6-8	101 Morningside Dr	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 929-6900	377	32	11.9	48.5%	242 (64.2%)	31 (8.2%)	63 (16.7%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	49.6	365^th of 641 public middle schools	43.1%		30.7	470^th of 640 public middle schools	26.6%	105							55.8	59.6	47.2				54.3	56.0	44.4		53.2			42.7	$13,004	$974	$12,030
Fond du Lac STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	401 S Military Rd	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 906-6722	148	13	11.2	52.7%	106 (71.6%)	6 (4.1%)	14 (9.5%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.5%)								(n/a)							72.5	37.8	47.4				72.5	54.1	47.4		63.2	72.7		63.2	$11,639	$1,425	$10,214
Early Learning in Fond du Lac	Public	PK	72 W 9th St	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 906-6500	228	9	25.3	4.8%	150 (65.8%)	24 (10.5%)	33 (14.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)								(n/a)																					$3,798	$367	$3,431

Cities Near Fond du Lac

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Fond du Lac	3.49 mi	6	432^nd
Eden	6.6 mi	1	19^th
Oakfield	8.3 mi	3	91^st
Oshkosh	12.37 mi	22	320^th
Rosendale	12.37 mi	4	237^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.