Summary:
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin has seven schools serving roughly 1,592 students across two districts — Sturgeon Bay School District and Sevastopol School District — covering PK through 12th grade at three elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. District ratings differ notably: Sevastopol is rated 5 stars and ranks in the 95th percentile statewide, while Sturgeon Bay is rated 4 stars and ranks in the 73rd percentile.
Every Sevastopol school is a standout. Sevastopol Middle is the top performer, rated 5 stars and ranking 16 of 643 (98th percentile), with proficiency far above state averages — 93.62% in 8th-grade math versus 53.67% statewide. Sevastopol High ranks 45 of 533 (92nd percentile) and has improved steadily, while Sevastopol Elementary ranks 90 of 1,039 (91st percentile). In Sturgeon Bay, Walker Middle is the strongest school: 4 stars, 87th percentile, the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.0, and low chronic absenteeism at 9.9%, despite a 48.68% free/reduced-price lunch rate.
Both high schools beat the state's 92.0% graduation rate — Sevastopol High at 97.6% and Sturgeon Bay High at 95.5%. Sturgeon Bay High is solid overall, but its Science ACT proficiency was 40.86%, slightly below the state's 43.2%. Sunrise Elementary sits near state averages with the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.6%. Sawyer Elementary serves PK–2, so it has no test or rank data; it has the highest free/reduced-price lunch rate (52.91%) and the highest spending ($24,412). Across all seven schools, per-student spending ranges from $16,242 to $24,412, and higher spending does not consistently track with higher scores.
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