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Cooper Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Cooper Elementary is a PK–5 school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, serving 256 students as part of the Sheboygan Area School District. In 2025–26 it ranks 884th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (15th percentile, 1 star) — a long slide from 2015–17, when it was a 3-star school at the 65th–68th percentile, and from 2017–19, when it held 2 stars.

Academically, Cooper is well behind district and state averages in nearly every subject. In 2025–26, ELA proficiency for grades 3–5 averaged 26.8%, math 37.2%, 4th grade science 25.0%, and 4th grade social studies 37.5%. Among 11 nearby schools, Cooper's ELA average is above only Jefferson Elementary (25.9%) and slightly below Sheridan Elementary (27.3%), Longfellow Elementary (28.8%), and Sheboygan Leadership Academy (30.1%). The top local performers, Lincoln-Erdman Elementary and Etude Elementary (both 73rd percentile), post ELA averages near 65–68%. Third-grade math is a bright spot at 50% proficient, above the district, but fourth-grade math drops to 22.92%.

Attendance is a real strength: chronic absenteeism was 12.9% in 2024–25, better than the district (21.5%) and state (17.3%), and much improved from 24.6% in 2022–23. Money and class size are not the issue — at $16,427 per student and a 12.2 student–teacher ratio, Cooper outspends and has smaller classes than Lincoln-Erdman Elementary, Lake Country Academy - Charter, and Etude Elementary while posting weaker results. Statewide subgroup effectiveness rankings are low across most student groups, and effectiveness for English language learners fell from the 78th percentile in 2023–24 to the 25th in 2025–26. Nearby James Madison Elementary and Grant Elementary serve similarly or more challenging populations yet reach the 40th–45th percentile, showing stronger outcomes are achievable. The key lever for Cooper appears to be instruction, especially early literacy and upper-elementary math, science, and social studies.

256

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,427

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

85%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

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 — 68th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (31% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 53 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg48%

Wisconsin avg55%

884^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 53 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Sheboygan Area School District

343^rd of 432Sheboygan 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
2026	17.8	884 of 1039	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.6	88 of 121	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.1	184 of 245	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.1	853 of 986	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.9	341 of 347	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	148 of 271	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	722 of 848	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.4	818 of 989	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.2	92 of 142	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.3	40 of 113	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	633 of 791	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.9	656 of 697	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)35th percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies38%-28 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 vs state

English Language Arts27%-27 vs state

Science25%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	17.8	884^th of 1039 public elementary schools	14.9%		24.1	846^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.0%	38	29.0	25.0	26.5				50.0	22.9	38.8				37.5		25.0		85%		$16,427	$1,745	$14,682
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%)	12	922^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	11.3%		17.8	887^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.0%	35	19.4	22.2	36.1				27.8	30.6	25.0				25.0		19.4		85%		$19,607	$2,177	$17,430
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%)	36.5	749^th of 1039 public elementary schools	27.9%		31.5	798^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.6%	49	37.0	45.2	43.9				23.9	57.1	41.5				61.9		47.6		66%		$15,283	$878	$14,405
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%)	72.4	282^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	72.9%		73	271^st of 1044 public elementary schools	74.0%	11	71.0	52.6	73.0				71.0	47.4	67.6				63.2		68.4		92%		$11,486	$487	$11,000
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%)	51.3	573^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	44.9%		37.5	751^st of 1044 public elementary schools	28.1%	178	46.5	57.7	45.1				53.5	56.9	45.1				72.6		50.0		88%		$16,486	$1,342	$15,144
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%)	14.9	910^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.4%		17	893^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	14.5%	17	25.7	24.4	31.8				37.1	12.2	43.2				31.7		14.6		79%		$16,533	$1,252	$15,280
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%)	24.6	837^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.4%		17.8	889^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.8%	52	27.8	35.3	27.3	66.7	32.0	45.5	11.1	29.4	13.6	52.4	24.0	22.7	41.2	54.6	35.3	31.8	85%		$14,457	$549	$13,908
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%)	62.1	418^th of 1039 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.8	418^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.0%		65.3	61.2	76.0	54.2	62.5	66.7	57.1	59.2	50.0	43.8	58.3	60.4	71.4	75.0	57.1	62.5	≥ 95%		$13,688	$208	$13,480
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%)	15.8	899^th of 1039 public elementary schools	13.5%		17.4	892^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	14.6%	7	37.8	10.8	37.8				31.1	18.9	37.8				18.9		13.5		83%		$19,782	$1,919	$17,863
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%)	48.3	620^th of 1039 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.7	706^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.4%	86	53.1	64.7	40.8				49.0	49.0	57.1				60.8		41.2		87%		$18,620	$1,472	$17,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooper Elementary

Is Cooper Elementary a good school?

Cooper Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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.

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

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