Sabish Middle

Summary:

Sabish Middle is a public middle school located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 438. It is part of the Fond du Lac School District, which is ranked 296 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sabish Middle has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were generally higher than the district and state, with 6th grade ELA being the exception. However, in the previous two school years (2022-2023 and 2021-2022), Sabish Middle's proficiency rates were lower than the district and state in both ELA and Mathematics. The school's performance in Social Studies and Science has been more consistent, with proficiency rates close to or above the district and state averages. Sabish Middle has also maintained relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 2.1% over the past five school years, but has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.1% in 2019-2020 to 20.5% in 2022-2023.

Sabish Middle has shown strong performance for Asian and African American students, with their rankings among the top schools in the state for these subgroups. In contrast, the school's performance for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students has been relatively weaker, with rankings in the bottom half or bottom third of Wisconsin middle schools. Additionally, Sabish Middle has a higher per-student spending compared to the nearby Woodworth Middle and Theisen Middle schools, with spending ranging from $13,092 to $13,622 per student over the past three school years, and a lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.7 to 12.4 students per teacher.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 100 N Peters Ave
       Fond du Lac, WI  54935-7943


(920) 929-2800

District: Fond du Lac School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
321st of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,622 Help


Students who attend Sabish Middle usually attend:

High:    Fond du Lac High

Feeder schools for Sabish Middle:

Elementary:    Evans Elementary
    Lakeshore Elementary
    Parkside Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  438

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.8%
Hispanic:
24.4%
African American:
11.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sabish Middle ranks worse than 50.1% of middle schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Fond du Lac School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.7. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.8%), Hispanic (24.4%), African American (11.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Fond du Lac School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sabish Middle is 12.4. 1 middle schools in the Fond du Lac School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sabish Middle is $13,622, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Fond du Lac School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sabish Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Sabish Middle 321st of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Sabish Middle in the ranking list.)

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Fond du Lac School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Fond du Lac School District 296th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sabish Middle

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Rank History for all students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 46.57 237th 324 26.9%
2005 52.53 218th 332 34.3%
2006 50.40 258th 382 32.5%
2007 50.09 257th 366 29.8%
2008 32.69 434th 519 16.4%
2009 39.16 418th 521 19.8%
2010 32.72 450th 539 16.5%
2011 37.25 448th 549 18.4%
2012 42.58 435th 559 22.2%
2013 46.76 367th 569 35.5%
2014 43.20 410th 585 29.9%
2015 63.76 204th 612 66.7%
2016 55.81 276th 609 54.7%
2017 68.57 155th 612 74.7%
2018 58.11 249th 579 57.0%
2019 50.27 328th 594 44.8%
2021 38.05 418th 613 31.8%
2022 38.28 410th 617 33.5%
2023 50.06 323rd 640 49.5%
2024 53.70 321st 641 49.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.06 98th 101 3.0%
2022 36.06 87th 126 31.0%
2023 42.33 78th 132 40.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.24 9th 140 93.6%
2019 60.17 30th 153 80.4%
2021 35.69 100th 138 27.5%
2022 47.52 64th 158 59.5%
2023 21.92 166th 170 2.4%
2024 25.34 157th 173 9.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.48 71st 417 83.0%
2019 65.21 87th 414 79.0%
2021 57.07 128th 437 70.7%
2022 38.88 251st 421 40.4%
2023 35.74 296th 439 32.6%
2024 61.20 119th 425 72.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.04 256th 489 47.6%
2019 45.21 273rd 487 43.9%
2021 25.11 421st 499 15.6%
2022 29.57 407th 522 22.0%
2023 42.65 302nd 525 42.5%
2024 41.00 321st 520 38.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.73 182nd 551 67.0%
2019 55.33 264th 557 52.6%
2021 42.45 367th 574 36.1%
2022 41.12 374th 576 35.1%
2023 52.58 280th 579 51.6%
2024 51.94 304th 580 47.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.63 278th 551 49.5%
2019 46.68 325th 557 41.7%
2021 36.82 397th 572 30.6%
2022 38.15 380th 577 34.1%
2023 48.27 314th 591 46.9%
2024 55.92 270th 585 53.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.87 26th 91 71.4%
2021 49.56 43rd 90 52.2%
2022 10.32 91st 95 4.2%
2023 63.20 29th 90 67.8%
2024 81.39 18th 87 79.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.00 56th 123 54.5%
2019 43.05 62nd 127 51.2%
2021 32.42 99th 134 26.1%
2022 68.51 27th 125 78.4%
2023 52.75 41st 130 68.5%
2024 53.74 43rd 118 63.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.38 56th 204 72.5%
2019 50.13 97th 209 53.6%
2021 39.55 140th 225 37.8%
2022 35.86 139th 221 37.1%
2023 32.25 157th 229 31.4%
2024 32.06 164th 239 31.4%
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Rank History for White students at Sabish Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.30 152nd 375 59.5%
2019 43.80 234th 382 38.7%
2021 45.66 218th 393 44.5%
2022 44.07 227th 397 42.8%
2023 65.06 120th 412 70.9%
2024 67.81 112th 407 72.5%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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by a citizen
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Open Quote Great teachers but nothing else. The core teachers from each grade are amazing and a really good team. They are great with parent teacher contact, and are amazing with teaching with compassion. My huge problem with Sabish is the principal and the students. My son comes home every day telling me about a drug busting or a student that has a hickey. Now I am gonna come to my main problem: The principal: The principal definite enforces the 3 c's throughout the students which is amazing but when your son/ daughter is in any form of trouble she doesn't know how to handle it. I like the assistant principal, when I meet with her she isn't more concern about consequences she is more concerned about stopping the problem before it becomes too late. When the principal has to deal with trouble, she fills out a major refferal without even thinking about it. I do not trust her with a stack of major referrals because she fills them out for no reason, and when they try to explain why they shouldn't get a major BAM another major. I am sorry but I do not agree with that style at all, it is ridiculous. The school is average itself but the principal brings down the rating majorly. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sabish Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 609 1 9 21 7 n/a n/a 0 647
1989 620 2 10 20 5 n/a n/a 0 657
1990 606 1 11 20 5 n/a n/a 0 643
1991 675 2 8 20 5 n/a n/a 0 710
1992 654 3 5 18 6 n/a n/a 0 686
1993 601 7 17 19 5 n/a n/a 0 649
1994 566 8 16 18 4 n/a n/a 0 612
1995 548 9 24 17 3 n/a n/a 0 601
1996 548 9 24 17 3 n/a n/a 0 601
1997 576 6 28 13 2 n/a n/a 0 625
1998 586 11 33 8 0 n/a n/a 0 638
1999 544 9 37 12 2 n/a n/a 0 604
2000 509 19 32 16 1 n/a n/a 0 577
2001 492 13 33 31 1 n/a n/a 0 570
2002 539 15 30 37 2 n/a n/a 0 623
2003 539 15 30 37 2 n/a n/a 0 623
2004 542 18 35 37 4 n/a n/a 0 636
2005 484 15 29 37 6 n/a n/a 0 571
2006 465 10 32 55 2 n/a n/a 0 564
2007 413 14 28 56 2 n/a n/a 0 513
2008 421 12 31 59 1 n/a n/a 0 524
2009 407 14 22 54 0 n/a n/a 0 497
2010 421 14 28 61 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2011 397 21 27 79 0 0 9 0 533
2012 407 30 32 78 1 0 8 0 556
2013 397 29 36 77 2 0 7 0 548
2014 345 37 33 65 3 1 8 0 492
2015 296 38 24 71 3 0 8 0 440
2016 291 40 20 61 2 0 14 0 428
2017 286 41 21 55 2 0 14 0 419
2018 295 41 22 66 0 0 18 0 442
2019 274 40 24 81 0 1 18 0 438
2020 241 47 24 91 2 0 39 0 444
2021 239 51 27 103 2 0 25 0 447
2022 228 38 20 98 3 0 32 0 419
2023 227 51 19 107 2 0 32 0 438

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sabish Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 647 38.9 16.6 13.4
1989 657 36.5 18.0 16.1
1990 643 42.5 15.1 16.5
1991 710 41.7 17.0 10.4
1992 686 43.7 15.6 14
1993 649 40.8 15.9 14.2
1994 612 39.9 15.3 13.6
1995 601 39.1 15.4 13.3
1996 601 39.1 15.4 13.3
1997 625 41.3 15.1 16.5
1998 638 40.6 15.7 15.5
1999 604 40.4 15.0 19
2000 577 41.1 14.0 19.6
2001 570 40.1 14.2 21.2
2002 623 42.5 14.7 34.3
2003 623 42.5 14.7 34.3
2004 636 43.8 14.5 33.2
2005 571 41.4 13.8 n/a
2006 564 39.3 14.4 n/a
2007 513 39.5 13.0 39.2
2008 524 40.3 13.0 42.2
2009 497 39.7 12.5 41.9
2010 524 39.2 13.3 49.4
2011 533 39.1 13.6 49.5
2012 556 35.3 15.7 49.5
2013 548 37.1 14.7 52.6
2014 492 36.9 13.3 56.3
2015 440 n/a n/a 57.5
2016 428 33.0 12.9 55.1
2017 419 34.6 12.0 49.9
2018 442 34.0 12.9 52.5
2019 438 36.1 12.1 55.3
2020 444 36.5 12.1 56.8
2021 447 40.4 11.0 58.6
2022 419 38.9 10.7 56.1
2023 438 35.2 12.4 55

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sabish Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 647 38.9 16.6 13.4
1989 657 36.5 18.0 16.1
1990 643 42.5 15.1 16.5
1991 710 41.7 17.0 10.4
1992 686 43.7 15.6 14
1993 649 40.8 15.9 14.2
1994 612 39.9 15.3 13.6
1995 601 39.1 15.4 13.3
1996 601 39.1 15.4 13.3
1997 625 41.3 15.1 16.5
1998 638 40.6 15.7 15.5
1999 604 40.4 15.0 19
2000 577 41.1 14.0 19.6
2001 570 40.1 14.2 21.2
2002 623 42.5 14.7 34.3
2003 623 42.5 14.7 34.3
2004 636 43.8 14.5 33.2
2005 571 41.4 13.8 n/a
2006 564 39.3 14.4 n/a
2007 513 39.5 13.0 39.2
2008 524 40.3 13.0 42.2
2009 497 39.7 12.5 41.9
2010 524 39.2 13.3 49.4
2011 533 39.1 13.6 49.5
2012 556 35.3 15.7 49.5
2013 548 37.1 14.7 52.6
2014 492 36.9 13.3 56.3
2015 440 n/a n/a 57.5
2016 428 33.0 12.9 55.1
2017 419 34.6 12.0 49.9
2018 442 34.0 12.9 52.5
2019 438 36.1 12.1 55.3
2020 444 36.5 12.1 56.8
2021 447 40.4 11.0 58.6
2022 419 38.9 10.7 56.1
2023 438 35.2 12.4 55

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sabish Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $593 (4.5%) $12,526 (95.5%) $13,119
2020 $542 (4.1%) $12,550 (95.9%) $13,092
2021 $943 (6.9%) $12,679 (93.1%) $13,622

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sabish Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 328th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 323rd of 640 Middle schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sabish Middle)37.437.1
 0.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Fond du Lac School District)41.638.9
 2.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sabish Middle)5249
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fond du Lac School District)5145.3
 5.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sabish Middle)39.734.6
 5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Fond du Lac School District)47.234.2
 13%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sabish Middle)38.840
 1.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fond du Lac School District)43.736.6
 7.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sabish Middle)34.430.1
 4.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Fond du Lac School District)34.429.5
 4.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sabish Middle)40.839.4
 1.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Fond du Lac School District)44.636.8
 7.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Sabish Middle)46.650.4
 3.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Fond du Lac School District)45.750.8
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Sabish Middle)53.944.4
 9.5%
   8th Grade Science (Fond du Lac School District)50.944.2
 6.7%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students438438
African American4051
 27.5%
American Indian02
Asian2419
 20.8%
Hispanic81107
 32.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White274227
 17.2%
Two or More Races1832
 77.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.3%55%
 0.2%


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Students who attend Sabish Middle usually go on to attend Fond du Lac High

In the 2022-23 school year, 438 students attended Sabish Middle.

Sabish Middle ranks 321st of 641 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Sabish Middle are 52% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.


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