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Longfellow Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 224 students. The school is part of the Sheboygan Area School District, which is ranked 341 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Longfellow Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of Longfellow students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 21.62% to 31.71%, compared to the district averages of 43.45% to 44.81% and the state averages of 52.14% to 52.21%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 30% to 41.46%, compared to the district averages of 48.4% to 52.89% and the state averages of 52.58% to 55%. Longfellow also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 23.3% over the past few school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Longfellow Elementary performs significantly worse than the nearby Jackson Elementary, Pigeon River Elementary, and James Madison Elementary, which all have higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the challenges faced by Longfellow will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

234

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,023

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

819 Kentucky Ave
Sheboygan, WI 53081-4954

(920) 459-3580

District: Sheboygan Area School District

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Farnsworth Middle
High:	South High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

27.4%

White:

23.1%

Asian:

22.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (31% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 37 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

892^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Sheboygan Area School District

341^st of 426Sheboygan Area School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	892 of 1044	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	952 of 1061	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	964 of 1067	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	998 of 1067	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	950 of 1050	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	951 of 1037	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	953 of 1025	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	967 of 1071	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	939 of 1075	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	921 of 1076	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.2	900 of 1061	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	934 of 1053	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.7	923 of 1045	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.1	939 of 1046	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	899 of 1045	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	926 of 1030	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.1	931 of 1021	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	591 of 689	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	630 of 712	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.7	512 of 632	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.7	425 of 633	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	33.6	100 of 161	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	73 of 165	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	71 of 116	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	110 of 123	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	102 of 116	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	80 of 106	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	105 of 122	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	94 of 107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	116 of 255	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.9	248 of 269	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	156 of 249	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	241 of 248	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	155 of 222	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	237 of 275	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	265 of 287	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	896 of 1001	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	919 of 1011	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	889 of 1010	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	950 of 1017	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	917 of 1004	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	934 of 1002	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	918 of 997	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	241 of 322	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	315 of 331	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	238 of 290	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	206 of 296	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	222 of 274	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	256 of 266	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	250 of 271	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	806 of 1000	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	890 of 1012	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	941 of 1011	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	945 of 1017	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	875 of 1003	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	898 of 1002	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	934 of 997	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	109 of 119	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	69 of 77	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	66 of 76	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	66 of 67	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	759 of 802	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	601 of 790	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	651 of 770	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	665 of 748	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	623 of 746	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	606 of 742	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	558 of 721	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	685 of 718	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	709 of 715	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	699 of 704	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	683 of 699	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	684 of 718	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	681 of 686	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+40 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2019)38th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%-17 vs state

Science29%-22 vs state

English Language Arts27%-25 vs state

Social Studies27%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	819 Kentucky Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3580	234	25	9.3	94.0%	54 (23.1%)	21 (9.0%)	64 (27.4%)	53 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (17.9%)	17.4	892^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	14.6%		9.1	952^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	10.3%	60	21.6	31.7	26.7				37.8	41.5	30.0				26.8		29.3		$17,023	$2,453	$14,570
Sheboygan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1305 St Clair Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 208-5930	213	14	15.1	72.3%	85 (39.9%)	20 (9.4%)	66 (31.0%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.1%)	17.8	889^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.8%		28.1	826^th of 1061 public elementary schools	22.1%	63	37.5	22.7	44.4	36.0	70.6	65.2	37.5	22.7	38.9	28.0	41.2	26.1	22.7	43.5	9.1	39.1	$12,235	$612	$11,622
Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Maryland Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3550	286	26	10.8	78.0%	30 (10.5%)	5 (1.7%)	241 (84.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	17	893^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.4	912^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.0%	19	17.1	40.9	34.3				30.2	26.7	27.0				35.6		31.1		$16,164	$2,385	$13,778
James Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 David Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3585	327	29	11.2	74.6%	131 (40.1%)	12 (3.7%)	66 (20.2%)	80 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.6%)	41.7	706^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.4%		44.2	690^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.0%	16	35.7	45.3	44.2				42.9	54.7	63.5				52.8		43.4		$14,986	$2,024	$12,962
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1528 N 5th St	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3626	337	29	11.6	83.4%	159 (47.2%)	13 (3.9%)	72 (21.4%)	57 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	37.5	751^st of 1044 public elementary schools	28.1%		32.4	798^th of 1061 public elementary schools	24.8%	47	48.2	53.1	39.4				55.6	46.9	28.8				53.1		36.7		$14,298	$1,253	$13,045
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Wilson Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3688	472	35	13.6	70.8%	180 (38.1%)	9 (1.9%)	68 (14.4%)	169 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	58.9	475^th of 1044 public elementary schools	54.5%		58.4	509^th of 1061 public elementary schools	52.0%	34	54.1	48.9	50.0				75.7	68.2	65.7				60.2		44.3		$11,202	$611	$10,590
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 Heller Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3620	252	27	9.3	89.7%	53 (21.0%)	33 (13.1%)	50 (19.8%)	84 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (12.3%)	17.8	887^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.0%		13	932^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	12.2%	45	15.8	32.4	29.6				31.6	32.4	37.0				43.2		24.3		$16,728	$2,280	$14,448
Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2014 Cooper Ave	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3693	256	21	12.2	71.9%	103 (40.2%)	9 (3.5%)	37 (14.5%)	80 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.5%)	24.1	846^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.3	854^th of 1061 public elementary schools	19.5%	8	32.6	34.7	32.6				39.1	49.0	34.9				38.8		30.6		$13,578	$1,518	$12,060
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 Weeden Creek Rd	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3573	295	29	10.0	61.0%	162 (54.9%)	23 (7.8%)	34 (11.5%)	43 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	56.6	505^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.6%		54	579^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.4%	74	65.5	40.4	58.1				67.3	55.3	60.5				55.3		44.7		$13,626	$954	$12,672
Etude Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3508 N 21st St	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0947	190	11	16.8	51.6%	144 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.6%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	73	271^st of 1044 public elementary schools	74.0%		69.4	331^st of 1061 public elementary schools	68.8%	60	70.0	60.6	71.4				65.0	69.7	57.1				65.6		68.8		$11,201	$1,262	$9,939

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 27% Hispanic, 23% White, 23% Asian, 18% Two or more races, 9% African American.

What district is Longfellow Elementary in?

Sheboygan Area School District

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Farnsworth Middle
High : South High

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