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James Madison Elementary

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James Madison Elementary ranks 706 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

James Madison Elementary is a public elementary school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, serving 338 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Sheboygan Area School District.

The school faces several challenges, including lower-than-average student performance on the Forward Exam compared to the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 35.71%, compared to the district's 43.45% and the state's 52.14%. The school also has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.8% to 23.3% over the past few years, which can negatively impact student learning. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.14% to 59.84% over the past few years, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families.

However, the school does have some bright spots, such as the strong performance of its Asian and multi-racial student subgroups, which rank in the top 50% of Wisconsin elementary schools in recent years. In contrast, the school's Hispanic and special education student subgroups have struggled, ranking in the bottom 30% and bottom 50% of Wisconsin elementary schools, respectively. Compared to nearby schools in the Sheboygan Area School District, such as Jackson Elementary and Wilson Elementary, James Madison Elementary's performance is generally lower, but it does outperform some other nearby schools, such as Sheridan Elementary and Longfellow Elementary, in certain subject areas and grade levels.

327

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,986

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2302 David Ave
Sheboygan, WI 53081-5095

(920) 459-3585

District: Sheboygan Area School District

Students who attend James Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Horace Mann Middle
High:	South High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.1%

Asian:

24.5%

Hispanic:

20.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

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

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

706^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	41.7	706 of 1044	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	690 of 1061	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	610 of 1067	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	704 of 1067	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	699 of 1050	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	711 of 1037	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	560 of 1025	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.7	513 of 1071	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.6	696 of 1075	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	698 of 1076	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.2	796 of 1061	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.5	878 of 1053	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	921 of 1045	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	952 of 1046	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	32.0	852 of 1045	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.5	738 of 1030	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	885 of 1021	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.2	508 of 689	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.3	544 of 712	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	60 of 116	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	55 of 123	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	53 of 116	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	67 of 110	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	54 of 106	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.2	92 of 122	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	62 of 255	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	33 of 269	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	21 of 249	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	66.1	51 of 248	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	27.1	195 of 222	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	143 of 275	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.8	51 of 287	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	605 of 1001	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	541 of 1011	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	479 of 1010	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	555 of 1017	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	410 of 1004	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	595 of 1002	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	564 of 997	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	288 of 322	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.0	111 of 331	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	43 of 271	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	496 of 870	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	480 of 866	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	313 of 871	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	556 of 859	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	576 of 847	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	526 of 874	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.7	244 of 854	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	695 of 1000	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	682 of 1012	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	627 of 1011	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	699 of 1017	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	777 of 1003	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	746 of 1002	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	558 of 997	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	63.3	34 of 119	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	326 of 802	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	541 of 790	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	655 of 770	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	477 of 748	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	431 of 746	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	505 of 742	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	339 of 721	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	460 of 718	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	508 of 727	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	550 of 715	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	508 of 704	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	480 of 699	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	459 of 718	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	386 of 686	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+43 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)71st percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+27 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%~ state avg

Social Studies53%-11 vs state

Science43%-7 vs state

English Language Arts42%-10 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
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
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
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
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Wilson Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3688	472	35	13.6	70.8%	180 (38.1%)	9 (1.9%)	68 (14.4%)	169 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	58.9	475^th of 1044 public elementary schools	54.5%		58.4	509^th of 1061 public elementary schools	52.0%	34	54.1	48.9	50.0				75.7	68.2	65.7				60.2		44.3		$11,202	$611	$10,590
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
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
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
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
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
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 Weeden Creek Rd	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 459-3573	295	29	10.0	61.0%	162 (54.9%)	23 (7.8%)	34 (11.5%)	43 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	56.6	505^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.6%		54	579^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.4%	74	65.5	40.4	58.1				67.3	55.3	60.5				55.3		44.7		$13,626	$954	$12,672

Frequently Asked Questions about James Madison Elementary

What district is James Madison Elementary in?

Sheboygan Area School District

What schools do graduates of James Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horace Mann Middle
High : South High

Is James Madison Elementary a good school?

James Madison Elementary ranks 706^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of James Madison Elementary?

Students at James Madison Elementary are 40% White, 24% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend James Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended James Madison Elementary.

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