Sheboygan Falls Middle, Sheboygan Falls WI

Original Research by School Decision on Sheboygan Falls Middle

Sheboygan Falls Middle serves grades five through eight in the Sheboygan Falls School District, a regular public school in a community that blends residential neighborhoods with a compact, historic downtown and a significant industrial base. The city is home to major manufacturers including Bemis Manufacturing Company and Richardson Industries, and it has invested in a bike and pedestrian network that connects schools, parks, and commercial areas. The school itself fits within this walkable, small-city setting, though its specific location relative to downtown is not confirmed in the available data.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students, and just over three in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This economic mix places the school at a level that is common for a community with a strong industrial employment base. The district is actively engaged in facility planning for 2026, a publicly reported initiative that may signal upcoming capital projects, but the scope or impact is not yet detailed.

Academically, the school presents a varied picture on the Wisconsin Forward assessments. In English language arts, proficiency rates across grades five through eight cluster in a range that suggests roughly half to just over three-fifths of students are meeting state benchmarks, with seventh grade showing the strongest result. Math proficiency rates are more uneven, spanning from a lower point in eighth grade to a stronger showing in seventh grade. Eighth-grade science proficiency lands near the midpoint of the school’s own English and math results, while eighth-grade social studies stands out with a notably higher proficiency rate, indicating a clear strength in that subject area on state testing.

When placed against other districts in Sheboygan County, Sheboygan Falls Middle’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint of the county’s districts. This is a straightforward placement: it is not among the top-performing schools in the county on this composite measure, and a parent may want to discuss with the school how this aligns with classroom instruction and support in specific subjects. The school’s own grade-level results show that performance varies by subject and grade, with social studies a relative high point and math in some grades a softer area.

There are no data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access, leaving a gap in understanding the school’s daily environment and student support systems. These are areas a prospective parent would want to investigate further with the school directly. Because Sheboygan Falls Middle is a middle school and not a high school, there is no graduation rate to report.

For families considering this school, the academic profile is one of moderate and uneven performance relative to county peers, with a genuine strength in social studies in eighth grade. The community context offers a stable, mixed-economy town with a deliberate focus on growth and historic preservation, and the district’s facility planning suggests a forward-looking approach to its physical infrastructure. The fit is likely strongest for families who prioritize a mid-sized, community-integrated middle school in a town with a strong manufacturing base and who plan to engage actively with the school on supporting math and reading outcomes.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 3 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 42%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 654%

School 54% · District 54%

even with state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 762%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Science

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 875%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

This schoolSheboygan Falls School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income44%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income62%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income48%Higher-income68%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income57%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income53%1 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income53%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income65%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income32%Higher-income45%13 pp gap