Sevastopol Elementary

Located at 4550 WI-57, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Sevastopol Elementary is a small elementary school that caters to 230 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Sevastopol School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Within Sevastopol School District, which oversees 4 schools and 606 students, Sevastopol Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sevastopol Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

On the resource side, Sevastopol Elementary reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sevastopol Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.0%; actual is 83.5%, +27.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Door County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,795 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Door County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,203 students), Sevastopol Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Sevastopol Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Sevastopol Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sevastopol Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 65.8%.

Sevastopol Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sevastopol Elementary has ticked down 7%, going from 248 students in 2018 to 230 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 90% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.