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What advice would you give to incoming students at Friendship Learning Elementary?
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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH FOND DU LAC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551074001398
Friendship Learning Elementary
1098 Prospect Ave, North Fond du Lac, WI 54937 · (920) 929-3757 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 37.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
315 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Friendship Learning Elementary→Bessie Allen Middle
Based on grade levels within North Fond du Lac School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 54.1% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Friendship Learning Elementary
Friendship Learning Elementary's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Learning Elementary this school | 612 | 51.5% | 45.9% |
| Herrman Elementary Sparta | 616 | 52.8% | 48.3% |
| Darlington Elementary/Middle Darlington | 636 | 48.4% | 55.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary Hartford | 460 | 48.7% | 60.0% |
| Whitehall Memorial Elementary Whitehall | 439 | 50.6% | 49.5% |
| Spring Hill Elementary Wisconsin Dells | 628 | 60.2% | 53.3% |
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 Friendship Learning Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Fond du Lac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #684 of 982 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #659 of 992 ▼ 97 | #15 of 17 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #772 of 992 ▼ 92 | #16 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #54 of 1,157 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #745 of 901 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #285 of 901 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #394 of 1,064 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.1% | #45 of 240 | N/A |
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
612
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 612 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 51% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 44.3 | 14.2:1 | 53% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 43.4 | 14.8:1 | 53% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 43 | 14.0:1 | 55% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 33.6 | 14.8:1 | 52% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 60% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 52% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 14% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 20 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friendship Learning Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (497 to 612); teachers up 16% (33.6 to 39).
About Friendship Learning Elementary
Friendship Learning Elementary is a large elementary school located in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 612 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Friendship Learning Elementary is in North Fond du Lac School District, a district with 1,571 students across 6 schools.
White students make up a majority at Friendship Learning Elementary, at 63%. Next come 26% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 88% White among all Fond du Lac County residents. Friendship Learning Elementary's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 39 full-time-equivalent teachers at Friendship Learning Elementary and a ratio of 15.7:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 51%. The average for public schools in Fond du Lac County is 41%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Friendship Learning Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Friendship Learning Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.9% actual, 46.1% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Fond du Lac County, the median household income is $74,275, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Friendship Learning Elementary is one of 42 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Bessie Allen Middle, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Friendship Learning Elementary's average proficiency of 45.9% compares with 39.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Friendship Learning Elementary is Suburb: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 601 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 612. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Friendship Learning Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fond du Lac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,137
Census ACS
Median income
$74,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
13,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Fond du Lac School District
- Horace Mann HighHigh · 453 students
- Bessie Allen MiddleMiddle · 339 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 84 students
- Treffert Way for the Exceptional MindElementary · 60 students
- Exploration Charter High SchoolHigh · 23 students
Other schools in North Fond du Lac
- Horace Mann HighHigh · 453 students
- Bessie Allen MiddleMiddle · 339 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 84 students
- Treffert Way for the Exceptional MindElementary · 60 students
- Exploration Charter High SchoolHigh · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Bessie Allen Middle0.3 mi · 339
- Exploration Charter High School0.3 mi · 23
- Horace Mann High0.3 mi · 453
- Early Learning Center0.4 mi · 84
- Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind0.6 mi · 60
- Parkside Elementary2.3 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Friendship Learning ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Friendship Learning Elementary?
Friendship Learning Elementary enrolls approximately 612 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Friendship Learning Elementary serve?
Friendship Learning Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Learning Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Friendship Learning Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Friendship Learning Elementary?
At Friendship Learning Elementary, the student body is approximately 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Friendship Learning Elementary public or private?
Friendship Learning Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Fond du Lac School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.