Sevastopol Middle

Sevastopol Middle is a small public school in Sturgeon Bay, WI serving about 140 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Sevastopol School District, and it ranks 16th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–26 (98th percentile, 5 stars), a top-tier position it has held in every listed year.

Test results are well above state averages in every reported subject and grade. In 2025–26, 8th-grade math reached 93.62% proficient (state: 53.67%), 6th-grade math 90%, 6th-grade ELA 92.5%, 8th-grade social studies 85.11%, and 8th-grade science 78.72%. The school's lowest 2025–26 results are in 7th grade, at 74.42% in both ELA and math — still roughly 19 points above the state. Compared with nearby schools, Sevastopol Middle leads Walker Middle, Southern Door Middle, and Gibraltar Middle in ELA and math across grades 6–8, with a single exception: Southern Door's 8th-grade science score was slightly higher at 81.67%. The Sevastopol School District also outranks the Gibraltar Area School District, Southern Door County School District, and Sturgeon Bay School District.

The school is also unusually effective with groups that often trail elsewhere: low-income students rank 5th of 513 (99th percentile) and special education students 16th of 439 (96th), both stronger than its already high overall rank. Two items are worth watching. Chronic absenteeism rose to 14.4% in 2024–25 — better than the state's 17.3%, but higher than Gibraltar (6.7%), Southern Door (6.9%), and Walker (9.9%). A 4.0% dropout rate in 2024–25 stands out against prior Sevastopol years near zero and nearby schools at 0.0%; given the middle-school context, it likely reflects a small cohort or reporting quirk rather than a trend. Notably, the school achieves these results with the largest student-teacher ratio (13.5) and mid-range spending ($18,145 per student) among the comparison group.