Friendship Learning Elementary

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Friendship Learning Elementary is a public elementary school in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, serving 640 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the North Fond du Lac School District, which is ranked 390 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Friendship Learning Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with academic performance below the state and district averages on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized test. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 41.49%, compared to the state average of 52.07% and the district average of 40.4%. The school's performance has declined over the years, with proficiency rates dropping from the low 40s in 2023-2024 to the low 20s in 2021-2022 for 3rd-grade English Language Arts. The school also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, which have increased from 0.0% in 2019-2020 to 8.6% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lakeshore Elementary in the Fond du Lac School District, which consistently ranks among the top Wisconsin elementary schools, Friendship Learning Elementary's performance is generally lower. The nearby Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind, a public charter school, also performs below the state and district averages on the Forward Exam, similar to Friendship Learning Elementary. These challenges may be related to the school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with over 50% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1098 Prospect Ave
       North Fond du Lac, WI  54937


(920) 929-3757

District: North Fond du Lac School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
665th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,389 Help


Students who attend Friendship Learning Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Bessie Allen Middle
High:    Horace Mann High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  628

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.3%
Hispanic:
26.4%
Two or more races:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Friendship Learning Elementary ranks worse than 62.7% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.39. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Friendship Learning Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the North Fond du Lac School District. Racial makeup is: White (64.3%), Hispanic (26.4%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the North Fond du Lac School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Friendship Learning Elementary is 14.1, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the North Fond du Lac School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Friendship Learning Elementary is $13,389. 1 elementary schools in the North Fond du Lac School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Friendship Learning Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Friendship Learning Elementary 665th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Friendship Learning Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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North Fond du Lac School District:

SchoolDigger ranks North Fond du Lac School District 390th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Friendship Learning Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Friendship Learning Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 56.78 350th 633 44.7%
2005 59.87 322nd 632 49.1%
2006 50.54 451st 712 36.7%
2007 54.09 407th 689 40.9%
2008 41.03 757th 1021 25.9%
2009 35.40 808th 1030 21.6%
2010 24.07 906th 1045 13.3%
2011 28.94 884th 1046 15.5%
2012 29.89 879th 1045 15.9%
2013 22.37 909th 1053 13.7%
2014 20.53 918th 1061 13.5%
2015 25.71 900th 1076 16.4%
2016 16.24 927th 1075 13.8%
2017 20.91 898th 1071 16.2%
2018 16.54 888th 1025 13.4%
2019 23.66 851st 1037 17.9%
2021 26.07 830th 1050 21.0%
2022 30.96 811th 1067 24.0%
2023 42.53 691st 1067 35.2%
2024 46.39 665th 1061 37.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Friendship Learning Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.75 271st 287 5.6%
2019 29.18 220th 275 20.0%
2021 31.36 169th 222 23.9%
2022 33.52 176th 248 29.0%
2023 43.01 128th 249 48.6%
2024 59.17 79th 269 70.6%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Friendship Learning Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.21 445th 721 38.3%
2019 46.56 357th 742 51.9%
2021 53.91 287th 746 61.5%
2022 61.83 206th 748 72.5%
2023 50.35 344th 770 55.3%
2024 44.58 420th 790 46.8%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Friendship Learning Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.70 796th 854 6.8%
2019 22.75 765th 874 12.5%
2021 19.23 758th 847 10.5%
2022 24.15 718th 859 16.4%
2023 32.99 652nd 871 25.1%
2024 38.79 590th 866 31.9%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Friendship Learning Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.47 854th 997 14.3%
2019 29.00 789th 1002 21.3%
2021 29.36 772nd 1004 23.1%
2022 24.00 828th 1017 18.6%
2023 35.21 729th 1010 27.8%
2024 40.19 701st 1011 30.7%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Friendship Learning Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.88 862nd 997 13.5%
2019 20.66 848th 1002 15.4%
2021 26.06 803rd 1003 19.9%
2022 41.90 667th 1017 34.4%
2023 52.57 539th 1011 46.7%
2024 53.60 542nd 1012 46.4%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Friendship Learning Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.67 260th 271 4.1%
2021 30.60 198th 274 27.7%
2022 28.06 222nd 296 25.0%
2023 34.75 194th 290 33.1%
2024 49.08 157th 331 52.6%
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Rank History for White students at Friendship Learning Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.57 668th 686 2.6%
2019 13.72 655th 718 8.8%
2021 18.28 623rd 699 10.9%
2022 22.82 594th 704 15.6%
2023 39.38 485th 715 32.2%
2024 40.90 474th 727 34.8%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Friendship Learning Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 389 1 1 5 4 n/a n/a 0 400
1989 395 3 3 6 2 n/a n/a 0 409
1990 403 3 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 411
1991 405 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 407
1992 407 1 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 412
1993 581 1 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1994 550 4 5 1 2 n/a n/a 0 562
1995 551 2 0 6 7 n/a n/a 0 566
1996 551 2 0 6 7 n/a n/a 0 566
1997 585 2 0 5 2 n/a n/a 0 594
1998 576 4 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 583
1999 572 3 2 2 9 n/a n/a 0 588
2000 551 4 3 4 7 n/a n/a 0 569
2001 568 5 5 15 4 n/a n/a 0 597
2002 432 4 6 20 3 n/a n/a 0 465
2003 432 4 6 20 3 n/a n/a 0 465
2004 419 4 5 22 3 n/a n/a 0 453
2005 269 1 3 15 1 n/a n/a 0 289
2006 392 4 6 29 3 n/a n/a 0 434
2007 376 3 3 30 3 n/a n/a 0 415
2008 381 4 2 31 2 n/a n/a 0 420
2009 371 9 4 30 2 n/a n/a 0 416
2010 361 5 7 30 1 n/a n/a 0 404
2011 373 9 7 28 1 0 0 0 418
2012 348 9 7 26 1 0 0 0 391
2013 358 12 5 25 0 3 0 0 403
2014 358 22 5 28 0 2 1 0 416
2015 358 22 9 33 0 3 4 0 429
2016 370 25 9 56 1 2 4 0 467
2017 372 22 10 63 2 1 2 0 472
2018 394 16 8 74 1 0 4 0 497
2019 380 15 10 78 1 0 3 0 487
2020 444 11 9 122 1 0 21 0 608
2021 422 6 10 131 1 0 31 0 601
2022 421 11 6 139 0 0 37 0 614
2023 424 10 8 159 0 0 39 0 640
2024 404 13 6 166 0 0 38 1 628

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Friendship Learning Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 400 21.3 18.7 9.8
1989 409 21.8 18.7 9
1990 411 20.8 19.7 10.5
1991 407 20.8 19.5 7.1
1992 412 20.8 19.8 10
1993 587 30.7 19.1 9
1994 562 32.5 17.3 9.8
1995 566 33.2 17.0 7.4
1996 566 33.2 17.0 7.4
1997 594 30.2 19.7 6.4
1998 583 31.2 18.7 6
1999 588 31.2 18.8 11.2
2000 569 31.8 17.9 10.4
2001 597 34.8 17.2 14.2
2002 465 32.4 14.4 24.5
2003 465 32.4 14.4 24.5
2004 453 29.8 15.2 28
2005 289 29.7 9.7 n/a
2006 434 30.2 14.4 n/a
2007 415 30.5 13.6 36.6
2008 420 31.2 13.5 36.7
2009 416 31.6 13.2 39.7
2010 404 34.1 11.8 44.8
2011 418 33.8 12.3 52.4
2012 391 32.8 11.9 54
2013 403 32.3 12.4 56.1
2014 416 34.6 12.0 59.6
2015 429 n/a n/a 57.8
2016 467 30.0 15.5 60.4
2017 472 34.0 13.8 57.6
2018 497 33.5 14.8 51.7
2019 487 34.3 14.1 52
2020 608 42.2 14.4 52.3
2021 601 43.0 13.9 54.7
2022 614 41.5 14.7 53.3
2023 640 43.3 14.7 53.4
2024 628 44.3 14.1 53

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Friendship Learning Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 400 21.3 18.7 9.8
1989 409 21.8 18.7 9
1990 411 20.8 19.7 10.5
1991 407 20.8 19.5 7.1
1992 412 20.8 19.8 10
1993 587 30.7 19.1 9
1994 562 32.5 17.3 9.8
1995 566 33.2 17.0 7.4
1996 566 33.2 17.0 7.4
1997 594 30.2 19.7 6.4
1998 583 31.2 18.7 6
1999 588 31.2 18.8 11.2
2000 569 31.8 17.9 10.4
2001 597 34.8 17.2 14.2
2002 465 32.4 14.4 24.5
2003 465 32.4 14.4 24.5
2004 453 29.8 15.2 28
2005 289 29.7 9.7 n/a
2006 434 30.2 14.4 n/a
2007 415 30.5 13.6 36.6
2008 420 31.2 13.5 36.7
2009 416 31.6 13.2 39.7
2010 404 34.1 11.8 44.8
2011 418 33.8 12.3 52.4
2012 391 32.8 11.9 54
2013 403 32.3 12.4 56.1
2014 416 34.6 12.0 59.6
2015 429 n/a n/a 57.8
2016 467 30.0 15.5 60.4
2017 472 34.0 13.8 57.6
2018 497 33.5 14.8 51.7
2019 487 34.3 14.1 52
2020 608 42.2 14.4 52.3
2021 601 43.0 13.9 54.7
2022 614 41.5 14.7 53.3
2023 640 43.3 14.7 53.4
2024 628 44.3 14.1 53

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Friendship Learning Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $688 (5.3%) $12,268 (94.7%) $12,956
2020 $609 (5.2%) $11,200 (94.8%) $11,809
2021 $986 (7.4%) $12,403 (92.6%) $13,389

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Friendship Learning Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 851st of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 691st of 1067 Elementary schools
 17.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Friendship Learning Elementary)24.536
 11.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Fond du Lac School District)24.535.2
 10.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Friendship Learning Elementary)25.553
 27.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Fond du Lac School District)25.551.4
 25.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Friendship Learning Elementary)3836.1
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (North Fond du Lac School District)3835.1
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Friendship Learning Elementary)23.950.9
 27%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Fond du Lac School District)23.948.3
 24.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Friendship Learning Elementary)43.550
 6.5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (North Fond du Lac School District)43.548.3
 4.8%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Friendship Learning Elementary)40.245.4
 5.1%
   4th Grade Science (North Fond du Lac School District)40.244.7
 4.5%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Friendship Learning Elementary)32.424.8
 7.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (North Fond du Lac School District)32.425
 7.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Friendship Learning Elementary)23.536
 12.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Fond du Lac School District)23.535.5
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students487640
 31.4%
African American1510
 33.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian108
 20%
Hispanic78159
 103.8%
Pacific Islander00
White380424
 11.6%
Two or More Races339
 1200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52%53.4%
 1.5%


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Students at Friendship Learning Elementary are 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 628 students attended Friendship Learning Elementary.

Friendship Learning Elementary ranks 665th of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Friendship Learning Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bessie Allen Middle
High : Horace Mann High


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