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Horace Mann Middle

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Horace Mann Middle ranks 408 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Horace Mann Middle is a public middle school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, serving 599 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Sheboygan Area School District, which is ranked 341 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Horace Mann Middle's performance on the Forward Exam is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 45.11% (6th grade) to 50% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 53.66% to 53.97%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 38.66% (8th grade) to 53.89% (7th grade), again lower than the state averages of 52.98% to 55.53%. The school's performance in Social Studies and Science also lags behind the state and district averages. Horace Mann Middle also has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 23.3% in recent years, which is higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, the performance of Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle, Riverview Middle, Oostburg Middle, Howards Grove Middle, and Kohler Middle significantly outperforms Horace Mann Middle across the board. This suggests that Horace Mann Middle may need to implement more effective strategies to support student learning and address the underlying factors that may be impacting its performance.

617

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,241

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2820 Union Ave
Sheboygan, WI 53081-5438

(920) 459-3666

District: Sheboygan Area School District

Students who attend Horace Mann Middle usually attend:

High:

North High

Feeder schools for Horace Mann Middle:

Elementary:	Cleveland Elementary
	James Madison Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Lincoln-Erdman Elementary
	More...
	Sheridan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Asian:

19.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sheboygan Area School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg54%

408^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle 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	43.3	408 of 628	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	441 of 641	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	413 of 640	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	382 of 617	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	407 of 613	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	289 of 594	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	303 of 579	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.2	357 of 612	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	437 of 609	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.0	411 of 612	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	398 of 585	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	356 of 569	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.6	424 of 559	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.3	362 of 549	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	394 of 539	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.6	374 of 521	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.3	404 of 519	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.8	277 of 366	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.0	280 of 382	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.4	255 of 332	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.2	223 of 324	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	61 of 117	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	36 of 127	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	36 of 123	70.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	62 of 88	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	72 of 87	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	61 of 90	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	55 of 95	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	49 of 91	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	34 of 90	62.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	52 of 178	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	41.9	93 of 173	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	53 of 170	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	19 of 158	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.3	62 of 138	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	23 of 153	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	38 of 140	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	393 of 573	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	391 of 580	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	352 of 579	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	355 of 576	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	357 of 574	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	338 of 557	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	299 of 551	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	156 of 237	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	163 of 239	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	166 of 229	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.8	78 of 221	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	105 of 225	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	85 of 209	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	113 of 204	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	355 of 509	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	386 of 520	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	374 of 525	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	254 of 522	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	353 of 499	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	170 of 487	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	173 of 489	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	349 of 577	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	403 of 585	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	387 of 591	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	333 of 577	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	384 of 572	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	190 of 557	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	277 of 551	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	97 of 126	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	87 of 131	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	101 of 126	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	122 of 129	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	48 of 101	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	33 of 96	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	319 of 414	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	239 of 425	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	232 of 439	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	242 of 421	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	327 of 437	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	144 of 414	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	214 of 417	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	187 of 399	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	216 of 407	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	211 of 412	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	228 of 397	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	210 of 393	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	148 of 382	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	183 of 375	51.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies55%-8 vs state

English Language Arts48%-6 vs state

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

Science45%-5 vs state

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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Exceptional, caring teachers taking seriously the minds and futures of our children. Always willing to go the extra mile to challenge the children to learn. Close Quote

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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 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 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horace Mann Middle	Public	6-8	2820 Union Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3666	617	47	13.2	61.6%	277 (44.9%)	26 (4.2%)	142 (23.0%)	123 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.8%)	43.3	408^th of 628 public middle schools	35.0%		38.3	441^st of 641 public middle schools	31.2%	33		45.1	48.7	50.0		51.4	53.9	38.7	54.6	45.0	$14,241	$486	$13,755
Farnsworth Middle	Public	6-8	1017 Union Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3655	443	38	11.8	71.8%	160 (36.1%)	26 (5.9%)	85 (19.2%)	139 (31.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	29.9	479^th of 628 public middle schools	23.7%		27.3	511^th of 641 public middle schools	20.3%	32		32.9	36.4	46.3		39.4	37.9	48.0	49.0	33.8	$12,511	$515	$11,995
George D Warriner Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	830 Virginia Avenue	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0945	43	4	10.4	62.8%	23 (53.5%)	1 (2.3%)	12 (27.9%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.0%)	16.3	537^th of 628 public middle schools	14.5%		38.4	440^th of 641 public middle schools	31.4%	97		33.3	42.9	15.4		33.3	42.9	15.4	23.1	15.4	$10,468	$381	$10,087
Etude Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	843 Jefferson Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0946	77	6	13.7	66.2%	60 (77.9%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	42.3	421^st of 628 public middle schools	33.0%		38.9	434^th of 641 public middle schools	32.3%	13		42.9	46.7	60.0		33.3	53.3	48.0	48.0	48.0	$9,803	$381	$9,422
Kohler Middle	Public	6-8	333 Upper Rd	Kohler	53044	Sheboygan County	Kohler School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 803-7282	168	10	16.0		133 (79.2%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.3%)	16 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	89.7	27^th of 628 public middle schools	95.7%		94	9^th of 641 public middle schools	98.6%	18		78.6	91.2	83.6		64.3	89.3	80.0	85.5	74.6	$8,552	$201	$8,351
Urban Middle	Public	6-8	1226 North Ave	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3680	568	41	13.7	67.3%	251 (44.2%)	25 (4.4%)	94 (16.5%)	147 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	35.8	450^th of 628 public middle schools	28.3%		37.9	443^rd of 641 public middle schools	30.9%	7		46.6	49.5	40.3		42.9	47.9	40.0	47.2	39.2	$11,417	$437	$10,980
Sheboygan Falls Middle	Public	5-8	2 Alfred W Miley Avenue	Sheboygan Falls	53085	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 467-7880	415	38	10.9	29.2%	339 (81.7%)	7 (1.7%)	33 (8.0%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	56.6	292^nd of 628 public middle schools	53.5%		58.4	275^th of 641 public middle schools	57.1%	17	52.2	53.5	61.8	54.1	52.2	47.5	56.9	42.3	74.8	53.2	$11,028	$451	$10,577
Oostburg Middle	Public	6-8	408 New York Ave	Oostburg	53070	Sheboygan County	Oostburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 564-2383	204	15	13.6	16.7%	176 (86.3%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	93.2	9^th of 628 public middle schools	98.6%		87.7	38^th of 641 public middle schools	94.1%	29		85.5	81.4	87.1		82.6	85.7	91.9	90.3	72.6	$10,659	$294	$10,365
Howards Grove Middle	Public	5-8	506 Kennedy Ave	Howards Grove	53083	Sheboygan County	Howards Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 565-4452	256	18	14.1	14.8%	230 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	73.7	132^nd of 628 public middle schools	79.0%		62.8	239^th of 641 public middle schools	62.7%	107	70.0	77.3	56.9	56.4	90.0	83.3	74.5	62.8	70.5	59.0	$10,558	$422	$10,136
Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle	Public	5-8	50 W Union Ave	Cedar Grove	53013	Sheboygan County	Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 668-8518	252	16	15.7	22.6%	200 (79.4%)	4 (1.6%)	37 (14.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	90	23^rd of 628 public middle schools	96.3%		82.5	66^th of 641 public middle schools	89.7%	43	71.4	66.0	81.0	86.5	88.6	69.8	88.9	88.5	90.4	78.9	$11,741	$283	$11,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Mann Middle

What district is Horace Mann Middle in?

Sheboygan Area School District

What high school do graduates of Horace Mann Middle attend?

Students who attend Horace Mann Middle usually go on to attend North High

What is the racial makeup of Horace Mann Middle?

Students at Horace Mann Middle are 45% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Horace Mann Middle a good school?

Horace Mann Middle ranks 408^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Horace Mann Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Horace Mann Middle.

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