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Sheboygan Leadership Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

889^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sheboygan Leadership Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, with 210 students. 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.

Sheboygan Leadership Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, typically in the 600s-800s out of over 1,000 schools, and has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Wisconsin elementary schools. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In contrast, the school's White students and male students perform slightly better, ranking in the middle 50% of Wisconsin elementary schools in recent years.

Sheboygan Leadership Academy's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam are consistently lower than the Sheboygan Area School District and the state of Wisconsin across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics. The school also has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and dropout rates compared to the district and state averages. Interestingly, Sheboygan Leadership Academy is located in close proximity to several other elementary schools in the Sheboygan Area School District, some of which, such as Wilson Elementary and James Madison Elementary, perform significantly better on various metrics.

213

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,235

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1305 St Clair Ave
Sheboygan, WI 53081

(920) 208-5930

District: Sheboygan Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Hispanic:

31.0%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (36% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

889^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

455^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 70 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	889 of 1044	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	826 of 1061	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	851 of 1067	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.3	564 of 1067	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	815 of 1050	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	638 of 1037	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	686 of 1025	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.4	471 of 1071	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	516 of 1075	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.6	361 of 1076	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.1	583 of 1061	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	241 of 255	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	855 of 1001	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	784 of 1011	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	816 of 1010	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	701 of 1017	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	723 of 1004	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	673 of 1002	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	554 of 997	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	285 of 322	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	207 of 290	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	648 of 870	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	753 of 866	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	710 of 871	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.9	268 of 859	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	625 of 847	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	663 of 874	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	627 of 854	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	815 of 1000	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	773 of 1012	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	712 of 1011	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.2	344 of 1017	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.4	817 of 1003	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	475 of 1002	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	745 of 997	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	442 of 718	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	384 of 727	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	507 of 715	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.1	343 of 704	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.7	617 of 699	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	437 of 718	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	440 of 686	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	455 of 628	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	465 of 641	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	387 of 640	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	286 of 617	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	166 of 613	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	318 of 594	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	316 of 579	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.3	167 of 612	72.7%	★★★★☆
2016	64.3	185 of 609	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	88.2	12 of 612	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	74.6	94 of 585	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	371 of 573	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	406 of 580	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	354 of 579	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	295 of 576	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	201 of 574	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	378 of 557	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	291 of 551	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	162 of 237	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	367 of 509	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	400 of 520	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	315 of 525	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	146 of 522	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	35 of 499	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	49.0	234 of 487	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	228 of 489	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	471 of 577	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	425 of 585	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	366 of 591	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	221 of 577	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	126 of 572	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	178 of 557	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	322 of 551	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	279 of 399	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	154 of 397	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	178 of 393	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	198 of 382	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.7	112 of 375	70.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)38th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-7 vs state

Social Studies33%-30 vs state

Mathematics31%-22 vs state

Science24%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, February 14, 2020

Sheboygan Leadership provides a great academic environment and a virtues based community to develop civic minded leaders who proactively seek out ways to make the world a better place. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Amazing school. Love 4k-8th grade model. Close Quote

Schools Near Sheboygan Leadership Academy

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheboygan Leadership Academy

How many students attend Sheboygan Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Sheboygan Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Sheboygan Leadership Academy?

Students at Sheboygan Leadership Academy are 40% White, 31% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 9% African American, 6% Asian.

What district is Sheboygan Leadership Academy in?

Sheboygan Area School District

Is Sheboygan Leadership Academy a good school?

Sheboygan Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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