Summary:
The 53585 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Sharon Community, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 193 students. The school is part of the Sharon J11 School District, which is ranked 252 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sharon Community's academic performance on the Forward Exam (Wisconsin's standardized test) is mixed compared to the state average. In some grade levels and subject areas, the school outperforms the state, while in others, it falls behind. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had higher proficiency rates than the state average in English Language Arts for grades 3, 5, and 7, as well as in Mathematics for grades 3, 4, and 7. However, the school had lower proficiency rates than the state average in English Language Arts for grades 4, 6, and 8, as well as in Mathematics for grades 5, 6, and 8. The school's dropout rate of 1.3% in 2023-2024 is lower than the state average, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is higher.
Socioeconomic factors also play a role, with 49.74% of Sharon Community's students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $14,904, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 10.5, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest the school may be serving a population with significant economic challenges and may require additional resources and support to ensure student success.
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