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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIA-FRIESLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550207000250

Cambria Friesland Middle/High

410 E Edgewater St, Cambria, WI 53923 · (920) 348-5548 · Columbia County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
Enrollment
163
High
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 475
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
54 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
17
Grade 7
19
Grade 8
20
Grade 9
25
Grade 10
25
Grade 11
29
Grade 12
28
Student demographics
White
12879%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
2616%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 15%
Black
64%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8049%
Female
8351%

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
44.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
163
-42 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.6:1
% White
79%
was 82%
% Hispanic
16%
was 14%
% Black
4%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Cambria Friesland Middle/High

Located at 410 E Edgewater St, in Cambria, Wisconsin, Cambria Friesland Middle/High is a rural-scale 9-12 campus that hosts 163 students (grades 6 through 12), operated by Cambria-Friesland School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Cambria Friesland Middle/High sits 66% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Cambria-Friesland School District, which oversees 2 schools and 328 students, Cambria Friesland Middle/High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Cambria Friesland Middle/High shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 16% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Columbia County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Cambria Friesland Middle/High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 49.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Columbia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,351 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Cambria Friesland Middle/High is one of 31 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 8,498 students).

Cambria Friesland Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Cambria Friesland Middle/High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 53.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cambria Friesland Middle/High has ticked down 20%, going from 205 students in 2018 to 163 in 2025.

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Columbia County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Cambria Friesland Middle/High
District
Cambria-Friesland School District
Address
410 E Edgewater St, Cambria, WI 53923
Phone
(920) 348-5548
County
Columbia County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
163
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
54 (33%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
550207000250
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cambria Friesland Middle/High
What is the total enrollment at Cambria Friesland Middle/High?
Cambria Friesland Middle/High enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Cambria Friesland Middle/High serve?
Cambria Friesland Middle/High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cambria Friesland Middle/High?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Cambria Friesland Middle/High.
How diverse is Cambria Friesland Middle/High?
Cambria Friesland Middle/High reports a student body of 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cambria Friesland Middle/High in?
Cambria Friesland Middle/High is part of Cambria-Friesland School District.
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