Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHEBOYGAN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551365001795
Pigeon River Elementary
3508 N 21st St, Sheboygan, WI 53083 · (920) 459-3563 · Sheboygan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
153 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
68%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
40.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 54.3% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Pigeon River Elementary
Pigeon River Elementary's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon River Elementary this school | 254 | 60.2% | 45.6% |
| John Marshall Elementary Wausau | 231 | 58.9% | 43.2% |
| Prairie Ridge Early Learning School Eau Claire | 248 | 63.7% | N/A |
| Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School Appleton | 314 | 65.6% | 43.6% |
| Johnston Elementary Appleton | 286 | 57.7% | 46.6% |
| Stephen Foster Elementary Charter Appleton | 200 | 64.5% | 50.0% |
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 Pigeon River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Sheboygan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #687 of 982 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #702 of 992 ▼ 145 | #18 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #732 of 992 ▼ 75 | #18 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #771 of 1,157 | #17 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #503 of 901 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #111 of 901 | #9 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #271 of 1,064 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #501 of 664 | #14 of 16 |
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
254
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 254 | 18.8 | 13.5:1 | 60% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 19.8 | 12.3:1 | 46% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 19.8 | 12.8:1 | 47% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 21 | 12.2:1 | 46% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 19.3 | 14.3:1 | 37% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 39% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 44% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 26% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 26 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pigeon River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (276 to 254); teachers down 3% (19.3 to 18.8).
About Pigeon River Elementary
Pigeon River Elementary is a public elementary school run by Sheboygan Area School District in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It educates 254 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
Pigeon River Elementary is in Sheboygan Area School District, a district with 9,285 students across 26 schools.
Pigeon River Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. Smaller groups are 20% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 6% Black. County-wide, 83% of Sheboygan County residents are White. Pigeon River Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Pigeon River Elementary counts 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.5 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 13.5:1 here. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sheboygan County is 45%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Pigeon River Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Pigeon River Elementary is 4.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Across Sheboygan County, the median household income is $73,094, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sheboygan County is home to 52 public schools and about 17,340 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Etude Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Pigeon River Elementary is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Pigeon River Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Pigeon River Elementary was 256 in 2020-21 and 254 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Students per teacher rose from 12.2 in 2020-21 to 13.5 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sheboygan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
117,991
Census ACS
Median income
$73,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
17,340 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 schools in Sheboygan
- 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
Nearby schools
- Etude Elementary0.0 mi · 190
- Cooper Elementary0.8 mi · 256
- Urban Middle1.0 mi · 568
- North High1.0 mi · 1,482
- Jefferson Elementary1.5 mi · 252
- Lake Country Academy - Charter1.5 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Pigeon River ElementaryHow large is Pigeon River Elementary?
Pigeon River Elementary enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pigeon River Elementary serve?
Pigeon River Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pigeon River Elementary?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Pigeon River Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Pigeon River Elementary?
Student demographics at Pigeon River Elementary are roughly 49% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 20% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Pigeon River Elementary in?
Pigeon River Elementary is part of Sheboygan Area School District.
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