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Schools in Cleveland · Sheboygan Area School District

Cleveland’s public schools score below 84% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 29% of Cleveland’s students scored proficient, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cleveland, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 9 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 8 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
▼ 6 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 12% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
WI 13.6
Schools in town
1
4,302 students on the public path
In brief

Cleveland’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1329 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cleveland’s, its schools beat 11%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,440 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cleveland’s grade

C− Test scoresD− Graduation

C−: better than 16% of Wisconsin school districts. Both inputs trail the Wisconsin average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1329)Better than 11%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,603 test results and a graduating class of 803 could put Cleveland anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Cleveland’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,603 in math, 4,603 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cleveland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cleveland ElementarySheboygan Area School DistrictA
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC−

Cleveland’s public schools are run by Sheboygan Area School District, which also serves Centerville, Mosel, Sheboygan and Sheboygan and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sheboygan Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 26 schools · 9,285 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,440WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 38.1% · 4603 students tested
Math31%
State average 38.7% · 4603 students tested

Cleveland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Cleveland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ClevelandC−Sheboygan Area
Centerville—Sheboygan Area PK–12 · Manitowoc PK–12 · Kiel Area PK–12

Every school in Cleveland

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Clevelandby address
Cleveland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
117 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Clevelandin other towns
Horace Mann Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sheboygan
C
617 students13:1Rate it →
Urban Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sheboygan
C+
568 students14:1Rate it →
Farnsworth Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sheboygan
C
443 students12:1Rate it →
North High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sheboygan
C−
1,482 students16:1Rate it →
South High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sheboygan
C−
1,075 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Cleveland’s schools

Are Cleveland’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cleveland children attend score below 84% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cleveland in?

Sheboygan Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,285 students in 26 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cleveland kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: North High and South High.

What is Cleveland’s graduation rate?

84% of the class of 2023 in Sheboygan Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Cleveland spend per student?

$14,440 in Sheboygan Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.