Summary:
The North Fond du Lac School District in Wisconsin is home to two elementary schools: Friendship Learning Elementary and Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind. While Friendship Learning Elementary serves a larger student population of 640, Treffert Way stands out as a public charter school with a smaller enrollment of 60 students.
Academically, the two schools display contrasting performance. Friendship Learning Elementary generally underperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5. In contrast, Treffert Way's test scores are more mixed, with some grades performing well above the district and state averages, while others lag significantly behind. Notably, Treffert Way has a 0% dropout rate, indicating strong student retention, while Friendship Learning Elementary has a chronic absenteeism rate of 8.6%.
Despite Treffert Way's higher per-student spending of $21,483 and slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 15:1, compared to Friendship Learning Elementary's $13,389 per student and 14.7:1 ratio, the performance gap between the two schools remains significant. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the disparities in educational outcomes within the North Fond du Lac School District.
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