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Sturgeon Bay School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 204 students in Sturgeon Bay School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Sturgeon Bay School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
4 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
1,065 Students
248,256 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
17,957 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sturgeon Bay School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 444 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#143 out of 450 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)41%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
44%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
13%
15%
% Black
2%
12%
% White
75%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,913 is higher than the state median of $17,038. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,206 is higher than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,913
$17,038
Spending / Student
$25,206
$17,011
Best Sturgeon Bay School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Walker Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
19 N 14th Ave
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
(920) 746-2810
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
(920) 746-2810
Grades: 6-8
| 204 students
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