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Cooper Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Cooper Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with 281 students. It 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. Cooper Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a ranking between 714 and 904 over the past 8 years, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 6 years.

Cooper Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Sheboygan Area School District and the state of Wisconsin in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32-39% of Cooper Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 43-53% for the district and 51-55% for the state. Additionally, Cooper Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.8% to 23.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57-62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Cooper Elementary to other nearby schools in the Sheboygan Area School District, it becomes clear that Cooper is one of the lower-performing schools in the district. Schools like Lincoln-Erdman Elementary and Etude Elementary, which are also in the district, consistently outperform Cooper Elementary in academic achievement and other key metrics. The high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and special education/ELL students at Cooper Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's lower academic performance, and addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to ensure that all students have the resources and support they need to succeed.

256

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,578

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2014 Cooper Ave
Sheboygan, WI 53083-4599

(920) 459-3693

District: Sheboygan Area School District

Students who attend Cooper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Urban Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Asian:

31.3%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

846^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	24.1	846 of 1044	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	854 of 1061	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	796 of 1067	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	892 of 1067	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	904 of 1050	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	714 of 1037	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	673 of 1025	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.9	380 of 1071	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.9	348 of 1075	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	538 of 1076	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.6	473 of 1061	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.1	262 of 1053	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	71.1	259 of 1045	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	61.6	434 of 1046	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.7	287 of 1045	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	67.2	341 of 1030	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.1	368 of 1021	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	221 of 689	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.5	316 of 712	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	92 of 116	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	96 of 123	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	76 of 116	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	80 of 110	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	67 of 106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	51 of 122	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.6	82 of 107	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	132 of 255	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	60 of 269	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	24 of 249	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	61.7	62 of 248	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.5	90 of 222	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	86 of 275	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	221 of 287	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	800 of 1001	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	838 of 1011	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	802 of 1010	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	857 of 1017	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	726 of 1004	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	691 of 1002	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	688 of 997	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	41.1	148 of 271	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	656 of 870	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	699 of 866	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	654 of 871	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	780 of 859	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	786 of 847	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	484 of 874	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	439 of 854	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	804 of 1000	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	782 of 1012	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	665 of 1011	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	813 of 1017	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	910 of 1003	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	656 of 1002	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	575 of 997	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	40 of 113	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	516 of 802	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	654 of 790	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	562 of 770	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	507 of 748	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	704 of 746	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	414 of 742	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	386 of 721	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	663 of 718	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	664 of 727	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	658 of 715	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	654 of 704	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	673 of 699	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	535 of 718	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	398 of 686	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2018)45th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-13 vs state

Social Studies39%-25 vs state

English Language Arts33%-19 vs state

Science31%-20 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
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
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
Pigeon River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3508 N 21st St	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3563	254	19	13.5	60.2%	125 (49.2%)	16 (6.3%)	33 (13.0%)	50 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.8%)	31.5	798^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.6%		45.2	680^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.9%	118	40.0	43.9	37.8				35.6	46.3	46.0				53.7		29.3		$13,622	$777	$12,845
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
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
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
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
Lake Country Academy - Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4101 Technology Pkwy	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 208-3020	447	31	14.3	37.6%	261 (58.4%)	5 (1.1%)	120 (26.8%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	62.8	418^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.0%		71.7	293^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	72.4%	125	51.1	58.0	58.5	57.5	63.0	66.0	55.3	48.0	51.2	68.1	63.0	59.6	84.0	72.3	61.2	55.3	$12,134	$403	$11,731
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooper Elementary

How many students attend Cooper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Cooper Elementary.

What district is Cooper Elementary in?

Sheboygan Area School District

What schools do graduates of Cooper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cooper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Urban Middle
High : North High

What is the racial makeup of Cooper Elementary?

Students at Cooper Elementary are 40% White, 31% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Cooper Elementary a good school?

Cooper Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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