Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind

Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind is a K-5 school of minimally staffed scale in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, operated by North Fond du Lac School District, instructing 60 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 81% smaller than typical.

North Fond du Lac School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,571 students. Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fond du Lac County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.8%; this one delivers 27.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Fond du Lac County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,275, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind is one of 42 public schools in Fond du Lac County (combined enrollment of about 13,230 students).

Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind. On composite proficiency, Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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