Summary:
The Sheboygan Area School District includes 14 elementary schools serving about 4,074 students in and around Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Most are PK–5 schools, while Lake Country Academy - Charter and Sheboygan Leadership Academy serve PK–8, so their test averages include middle-school grades. Enrollment varies widely, from 117 students at Cleveland Elementary to 472 at Wilson Elementary. As a district, it ranks 343rd of 432 in Wisconsin — the 21st percentile with 1 star — and its 2025–2026 Forward Exam results fall below the state in every subject and grade shown.
Two schools stand far above the rest. Lincoln-Erdman Elementary and Etude Elementary both rank at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars. Lincoln-Erdman posts the group's highest math average (about 70.2%) and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 4.8%, while Etude has the highest ELA average (about 65.5%) despite the lowest per-student spending ($11,486) and the highest student-teacher ratio (16.8). Lake Country Academy - Charter (60th percentile, 3 stars) and Jackson Elementary (56th percentile, 3 stars) also perform solidly.
At the other end, Jefferson Elementary, Sheridan Elementary, Longfellow Elementary, and Cooper Elementary each rank in the 11th–15th percentile with 1 star and overall averages in the mid-20s to low 30s. These schools also have the highest poverty rates, and Sheridan has the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 31.5%. Meanwhile, several schools are improving: Cleveland Elementary gained about 13 points in its overall average, Grant Elementary about 8 points despite 83.4% FRPL and 25.4% chronic absenteeism, and James Madison Elementary about 4 points. The gap between the top school (about 67%) and the bottom (about 26%) is roughly 41 percentage points.
Thank you for your feedback!