Schools in Zip Code 53083

ZIP code 53083 covers 10 schools — six elementary, two middle, and two high — enrolling roughly 4,465 students across two districts with sharply different profiles: the Howards Grove School District (4 stars, 82nd percentile) and the Sheboygan Area School District (1 star, 21st percentile). Grade spans vary, so comparisons need context: Lake Country Academy - Charter is labeled elementary but serves PK–8, and Howards Grove Middle includes 5th grade while Urban Middle serves grades 6–8.

Howards Grove schools are the consistent standouts. Howards Grove Middle reaches the 91st percentile with 5 stars, chronic absenteeism of just 7.0%, and exceptional results such as 5th-grade math at 92.42. Howards Grove High posts the 84th percentile, a 96.0% graduation rate, and ACT scores well above the state. Within the lower-ranked Sheboygan district, Etude Elementary and Lincoln-Erdman Elementary both reach the 73rd percentile with 4 stars despite free/reduced lunch rates of 51.58% and 45.94%; Lincoln-Erdman has the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 4.8%. Lake Country Academy - Charter is a solid 60th percentile.

At the other end, Cooper Elementary ranks in the 15th percentile despite the highest per-student spending ($16,427) and the smallest classes, while Pigeon River Elementary (28th percentile) and Urban Middle (30th) also lag; Urban Middle has the highest chronic absenteeism at 23.1%. North High sits mid-pack at the 50th percentile, above state in math but below in other subjects, with an 89.9% graduation rate. Overall, poverty and absenteeism track with performance, but Etude and Lincoln-Erdman show that higher-poverty schools can still perform strongly.