Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHEBOYGAN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551365001781
Cleveland Elementary
411 E Washington Ave, Cleveland, WI 53015 · (920) 693-8241 · Manitowoc County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
68 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 57.1% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cleveland Elementary
Cleveland Elementary's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Elementary this school | 117 | 58.1% | 41.1% |
| Jones Elementary Cudahy | 171 | 50.9% | 43.3% |
| Traver Elementary Lake Geneva | 75 | 56.0% | 51.1% |
| West Elementary Jefferson | 233 | 62.2% | 50.3% |
| Darien Elementary Darien | 223 | 65.9% | 46.2% |
| Lake Delton Elementary Lake Delton | 203 | 71.9% | 58.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cleveland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Manitowoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #745 of 982 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #621 of 992 ▼ 116 | #6 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #763 of 992 ▲ 51 | #10 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #1,059 of 1,157 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #298 of 1,064 | #5 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
117
-6 (-5%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 117 | 9.7 | 12.1:1 | 58% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 10.7 | 11.1:1 | 38% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 10.3 | 10.7:1 | 32% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 9 | 13.7:1 | 38% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 110 | 9.9 | 11.1:1 | 29% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | 33% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 113 | 10 | 11.3:1 | 32% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 114 | 7 | 16.3:1 | 26% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 160 | 9 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleveland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (110 to 117); teachers down 2% (9.9 to 9.7).
About Cleveland Elementary
As a small elementary school, Cleveland Elementary serves students in Cleveland, Wisconsin. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 117 students. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 64% smaller than average.
Cleveland Elementary belongs to Sheboygan Area School District, a district of 26 schools and 9,285 students.
At Cleveland Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 49%. The remaining shares are 48% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Manitowoc County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1 at Cleveland Elementary, with 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 12.1:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 58% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Manitowoc County average 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Cleveland Elementary is C-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cleveland Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.1%; the prediction is 42.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Manitowoc County, the median household income is $69,148, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 30 public schools in Manitowoc County, enrolling about 10,090 students in all.
Howards Grove Middle is the public school closest to Cleveland Elementary, about 6.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Cleveland Elementary ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 41.1% versus a 59.2% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Cleveland Elementary is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Cleveland Elementary's enrollment dropped 5%, to 117. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 12.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Cleveland Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Manitowoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,406
Census ACS
Median income
$69,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,090 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sheboygan Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,482 students
- South HighHigh · 1,075 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 617 students
- Urban MiddleMiddle · 568 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 521 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other Cleveland Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Cleveland Elementary. Cleveland Elementary is the 23rd largest of the 23.
- Cleveland ElementaryClayton, NC · 851 students
- Cleveland ElementaryStockton, CA · 587 students
- Cleveland Elementary SchoolElkhart, IN · 519 students
- Cleveland Elementary SchoolNorman, OK · 514 students
- Cleveland Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Howards Grove Middle6.7 mi · 256
- Northview Elementary6.7 mi · 336
- Howards Grove High7.1 mi · 282
- Lake Country Academy - Charter8.4 mi · 447
- Lincoln-Erdman Elementary8.8 mi · 394
- Etude Elementary9.1 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Cleveland ElementaryHow many students attend Cleveland Elementary?
Cleveland Elementary enrolls approximately 117 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cleveland Elementary serve?
Cleveland Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cleveland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cleveland Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cleveland Elementary?
At Cleveland Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 48% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cleveland Elementary?
Cleveland Elementary is overseen by Sheboygan Area School District in Manitowoc County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.