Summary:
The Sturgeon Bay School District in Wisconsin serves about 1,013 students across four schools that cover the full PK–12 span in a clean sequence: Sawyer Elementary (PK–2), Sunrise Elementary (3–5), Walker Middle (6–8), and Sturgeon Bay High (9–12), with the district ranking 117 of 432 statewide, in the 73rd percentile with 4 stars.
Walker Middle is the academic standout, ranked 83 of 643 schools in 2025–2026 (87th percentile, 4 stars) after even stronger 5-star years before that. It beats the state in every tested subject, keeps a 9.0 student-teacher ratio and a 0.0% dropout rate, and holds chronic absenteeism to 9.9% — even though 48.68% of its students are economically disadvantaged. Sunrise Elementary has the district's best attendance at 5.6% chronic absenteeism but sits near the state median academically. Sawyer Elementary spends the most per student ($24,412) but reports no test scores because of its PK–2 grade span.
Sturgeon Bay High graduates 95.5% of students, above the state's 92.0%, and its social studies and English/language arts scores are strong. Science is a persistent weak spot, below the state in both 2025–2026 (40.86% vs. 43.20%) and 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism is 17.5%, the only rate above the state's 17.3%, and its dropout rate of 1.4% exceeds both district and state figures. In short, the district is above average overall, with a high-performing middle school, attendance-strong but academically average elementary schools, and a high school that excels at graduation and humanities yet needs attention in science, attendance, and dropout.
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