Summary
Sturgeon Bay High is a 9–12 comprehensive high school in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in Door County, serving 348 students as the largest high school in its immediate area. Its most recent statewide standing is 147th of 533 ranked high schools (72nd percentile, 4 stars) for 2025-2026, a rebound from 173rd of 431 (60th percentile, 3 stars) the prior year, though the pool of ranked schools grew, so percentile is the fairer comparison across years. The school is part of the Sturgeon Bay School District, which ranks 117th of 432 Wisconsin districts (73rd percentile, 4 stars).
Against nearby schools, results are mixed. Sevastopol High (92nd percentile, 5 stars) and Southern Door High (82nd percentile, 4 stars) rank ahead, while Algoma High trails well behind (20th percentile, 1 star). Sturgeon Bay beats the state in social studies (+13.2 points), ELA (+10.7) and math (+6.5), but sits below the state in science (40.86% vs 43.20%) — a slide from 59.34% two years earlier. Math shows a milder version of that dip. Graduation is a clear strength at 95.5%, 3.5 points above the state, though the dropout rate rose to 1.4%, above both district and state. Chronic absenteeism has nearly doubled since 2020-2021, from 9.4% to 17.5%, and now runs 5.9 points above the district rate.
Subgroup results vary widely: Hispanic students rank at the 94th percentile (5 stars), multi-racial students at the 81st, low-income students at the 65th (down from 92nd), and students with disabilities at the 46th. Male students rank at the 87th percentile while female students rank at the 42nd — a gap that has opened only recently. With 348 students, single-year swings should be read with caution.
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