Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIA-FRIESLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550207000253
Cambria Friesland Elementary
410 E Edgewater St, Cambria, WI 53923 · (920) 348-5548 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
42 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cambria Friesland Elementary→Cambria Friesland Middle/High
Based on grade levels within Cambria-Friesland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 59.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cambria Friesland Elementary
Cambria Friesland Elementary's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria Friesland Elementary this school | 165 | 25.5% | 63.1% |
| Rockwell Elementary Fort Atkinson | 197 | 28.9% | 75.0% |
| Brookwood Elementary Genoa City | 200 | 29.0% | 39.5% |
| Barrie Elementary Fort Atkinson | 212 | 27.4% | 63.3% |
| Woods Elementary Lake Geneva | 148 | 31.8% | 76.0% |
| Sparta Montessori School Sparta | 161 | 29.8% | 45.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cambria Friesland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #331 of 982 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #469 of 992 ▼ 24 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #349 of 992 ▲ 60 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #971 of 1,157 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #805 of 1,064 | #8 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
165
+18 (+12%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 165 | 13.5 | 12.2:1 | 25% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 39% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 14 | 10.5:1 | 39% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 17% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 178 | 14.9 | 12.0:1 | 43% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 52% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 48% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 20% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 10 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambria Friesland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (178 to 165); teachers down 9% (14.9 to 13.5).
About Cambria Friesland Elementary
Cambria Friesland Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Cambria, Wisconsin. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 165 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Cambria-Friesland School District runs 2 schools with a combined 328 students. Cambria Friesland Elementary is one of them.
Cambria Friesland Elementary's enrollment is 75% White. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Columbia County, the White share is about 91%. The chance that two students picked at random at Cambria Friesland Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
The school reports 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.2 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 25% of students.
Cambria Friesland Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cambria Friesland Elementary is 1.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 63.1%. Predicted: 62.0%.
Columbia County has these Census figures: median household income is about $85,351, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Columbia County number 31 and enroll about 8,498.
The shortest distance from Cambria Friesland Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Cambria Friesland Middle/High. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Cambria Friesland Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Cambria Friesland Elementary went from 147 students to 165.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Cambria Friesland Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cambria-Friesland School District
- Cambria Friesland Middle/HighHigh · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Cambria Friesland Middle/High0.0 mi · 163
- Randolph Elementary5.2 mi · 195
- Randolph Middle School5.2 mi · 117
- Randolph High5.2 mi · 161
- Rio Middle/High9.6 mi · 183
- Pardeeville Middle9.6 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Cambria Friesland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cambria Friesland Elementary?
Cambria Friesland Elementary enrolls approximately 165 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cambria Friesland Elementary serve?
Cambria Friesland Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cambria Friesland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cambria Friesland Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cambria Friesland Elementary?
Cambria Friesland Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cambria Friesland Elementary in?
Cambria Friesland Elementary is part of Cambria-Friesland School District.
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