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Lincoln-Erdman Elementary

Q: Is Lincoln-Erdman Elementary a good school?

Lincoln-Erdman Elementary ranks 220 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln-Erdman Elementary is a public elementary school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, serving 402 students in grades PK-5. Despite being part of the Sheboygan Area School District, which is ranked 341 out of 426 districts in the state, Lincoln-Erdman consistently ranks among the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 61.82% of 3rd graders, 63.16% of 4th graders, and 53.19% of 5th graders at Lincoln-Erdman were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 43.45%, 44.81%, and 44.76%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were even more impressive, with 83.64% of 3rd graders, 73.68% of 4th graders, and 66.67% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district averages of 52.89%, 50.55%, and 48.4%.

Lincoln-Erdman's exceptional performance extends across various student subgroups, including male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, White students, multi-racial students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school significantly outperforms the other public elementary schools in the Sheboygan Area School District, with the only school coming close to matching its academic excellence being Etude Elementary, a public charter school within the same district. The nearby Kohler Elementary, a public school in the Kohler School District, remains the top-performing school in the region.

394

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,692

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4101 N 50th St
Sheboygan, WI 53083-2506

(920) 459-3595

District: Sheboygan Area School District

Students who attend Lincoln-Erdman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Horace Mann Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Asian:

25.1%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (68% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Wisconsin elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

220^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	220 of 1044	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	287 of 1061	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	167 of 1067	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	249 of 1067	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	174 of 1050	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	234 of 1037	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	186 of 1025	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	128 of 1071	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	166 of 1075	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	132 of 1076	87.7%	★★★★☆
2014	82.5	99 of 1061	90.7%	★★★★★
2013	72.6	212 of 1053	79.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.5	197 of 1045	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.9	192 of 1046	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	75.2	177 of 1045	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	286 of 1030	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	230 of 1021	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	78.1	106 of 689	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	75.5	133 of 632	79.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	40 of 116	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	63 of 123	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	62 of 116	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	61 of 110	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	69 of 106	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	47 of 122	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	44 of 107	58.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	36 of 255	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	93 of 269	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	75 of 249	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	69 of 248	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	77 of 222	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	27 of 275	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	36 of 287	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	259 of 1001	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	370 of 1011	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	226 of 1010	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	310 of 1017	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	222 of 1004	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	139 of 1002	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	116 of 997	88.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	92.9	12 of 274	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	31 of 271	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	92 of 870	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	225 of 866	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	177 of 871	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	394 of 859	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	246 of 847	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	379 of 874	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	314 of 854	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	191 of 1000	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	226 of 1012	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	128 of 1011	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	189 of 1017	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	135 of 1003	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	327 of 1002	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	278 of 997	72.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	11 of 113	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	313 of 802	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	327 of 790	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	209 of 770	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	89 of 748	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	159 of 746	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	172 of 742	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	69 of 721	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	169 of 718	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	164 of 727	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	49 of 715	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	110 of 704	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	72 of 699	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	182 of 718	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	92 of 686	86.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)96th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies75%+12 vs state

Mathematics75%+21 vs state

Science67%+16 vs state

English Language Arts60%+8 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
Lincoln-Erdman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 N 50th St	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3595	394	26	15.1	45.9%	221 (56.1%)	8 (2.0%)	35 (8.9%)	99 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	75.9	220^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.9%		72.1	287^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.0%	67	61.8	63.2	53.2				83.6	73.7	66.7				75.4		66.7		$12,692	$777	$11,915
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
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
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
Kohler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Upper Rd	Kohler	53044	Sheboygan County	Kohler School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 803-7206	337	24	14.0	0.9%	252 (74.8%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.8%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	93.6	9^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.1%		93.8	8^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	86.0	86.9	78.6				90.0	85.3	80.4				93.4		82.0		$10,205	$271	$9,934
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
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 Lincoln-Erdman Elementary

Is Lincoln-Erdman Elementary a good school?

Lincoln-Erdman Elementary ranks 220^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln-Erdman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln-Erdman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horace Mann Middle
High : North High

How many students attend Lincoln-Erdman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Lincoln-Erdman Elementary.

What district is Lincoln-Erdman Elementary in?

Sheboygan Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln-Erdman Elementary?

Students at Lincoln-Erdman Elementary are 56% White, 25% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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