Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOND DU LAC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550468000503
Rosenow Elementary
290 Weis Ave, Fond du Lac, WI 54935 · (920) 929-2996 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
180 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 61.2% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Rosenow Elementary
Rosenow Elementary's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenow Elementary this school | 351 | 51.3% | 56.0% |
| Madison Elementary Stevens Point | 360 | 50.3% | 62.0% |
| Monroe Elementary Janesville | 376 | 52.4% | 71.0% |
| Haen Elementary Kaukauna | 323 | 51.4% | 60.7% |
| Roberts Elementary Fond du Lac | 317 | 50.5% | 55.2% |
| Kennedy Elementary Janesville | 404 | 52.2% | 71.4% |
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 Rosenow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Fond du Lac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #506 of 982 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #352 of 992 ▲ 58 | #7 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #438 of 992 ▲ 155 | #8 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #458 of 1,157 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #502 of 901 | #11 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #356 of 901 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #396 of 1,064 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #251 of 664 | #4 of 14 |
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
351
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 351 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 51% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 25.1 | 15.0:1 | 51% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 29.9 | 13.1:1 | 49% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 47% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 41% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 42% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 23 | 18.2:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 21% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 19 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosenow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (429 to 351); teachers up 8% (24 to 26).
About Rosenow Elementary
Located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Rosenow Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 351 students in pre-K through 5.
Rosenow Elementary falls under Fond du Lac School District, which has 15 schools enrolling 6,457 students.
By race and ethnicity, Rosenow Elementary is 71% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Fond du Lac County's population at about 88%. Rosenow Elementary has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Rosenow Elementary total 26 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 51%. Among public schools in Fond du Lac County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
The allk12 Grade for Rosenow Elementary is B. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rosenow Elementary's results are 9.8 points above predicted: 56.0% against 46.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Fond du Lac County, median household income is about $74,275, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Fond du Lac County number 42 and enroll about 13,230.
The nearest other public school, Fond du Lac High, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.7%; Rosenow Elementary's is 56.0%, ranking 3rd of 9.
NCES assigns Rosenow Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 378 to 351.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Fond du Lac School District
- Fond du Lac HighHigh · 1,917 students
- Sabish MiddleMiddle · 445 students
- Theisen MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Woodworth MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Waters ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Other schools in Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac HighHigh · 1,917 students
- Sabish MiddleMiddle · 445 students
- Theisen MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Woodworth MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Waters ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Fond du Lac High0.8 mi · 1,917
- Chegwin Elementary0.8 mi · 296
- Woodworth Middle1.0 mi · 413
- Lakeshore Elementary1.0 mi · 354
- Roberts Elementary1.1 mi · 317
- Waters Elementary1.6 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Rosenow ElementaryHow many students attend Rosenow Elementary?
Rosenow Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rosenow Elementary serve?
Rosenow Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rosenow Elementary?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Rosenow Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Rosenow Elementary?
Student demographics at Rosenow Elementary are roughly 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Rosenow Elementary?
Rosenow Elementary is overseen by Fond du Lac School District in Fond du Lac County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.