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What's one thing Beaver Dam Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVER DAM UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550096000122
Beaver Dam Middle
108 Fourth St, Beaver Dam, WI 53916 · (920) 885-7365 · Dodge County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 29.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
313 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 234 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Beaver Dam Middle→Beaver Dam High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beaver Dam Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 53.0% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Beaver Dam Middle
Beaver Dam Middle's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam Middle this school | 633 | 49.4% | 44.1% |
| Sparta Meadowview Middle Sparta | 687 | 49.8% | 40.3% |
| Riverside Middle Watertown | 616 | 44.5% | 47.1% |
| Bessie Allen Middle North Fond du Lac | 339 | 48.7% | 39.9% |
| South Milwaukee Middle South Milwaukee | 610 | 53.3% | 35.9% |
| Marshall Middle Janesville | 747 | 45.1% | 53.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Beaver Dam Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #268 of 323 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #216 of 327 ▼ 13 | #7 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #274 of 327 ▲ 21 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #74 of 389 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #128 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #83 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #78 of 323 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #58 of 176 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
633
-89 (-12%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 633 | 48.8 | 13.0:1 | 49% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 50.8 | 12.6:1 | 49% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 55.1 | 12.2:1 | 47% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 722 | 56 | 12.9:1 | 52% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 758 | 55.9 | 13.6:1 | 46% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | 55 | 13.7:1 | 48% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 49% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 17% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 47 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaver Dam Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (758 to 633); teachers down 13% (55.9 to 48.8).
About Beaver Dam Middle
At 108 Fourth St in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Beaver Dam Middle operates as a high-enrollment middle school. A total of 633 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 66% higher.
Beaver Dam Unified School District serves 2,988 students across 8 schools.
Roughly 67% of students at Beaver Dam Middle are White. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Dodge County's residents are about 88% White, 21 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Beaver Dam Middle, 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 49% of enrollment. That is 8 points above the 41% average for public schools in Dodge County.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Beaver Dam Middle 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.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Beaver Dam Middle's results are 3.3 points below predicted: 44.1% against 47.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dodge County, the median household income is $75,929, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Beaver Dam Middle is one of 39 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Wilson Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Beaver Dam Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Beaver Dam Middle at 6th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 89 students since 2020-21, to 633.
The Beaver Dam Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,742
Census ACS
Median income
$75,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
10,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaver Dam Unified School District
- Beaver Dam HighHigh · 1,031 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 260 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- BDUSD4KidsElementary · 157 students
Other schools in Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam HighHigh · 1,031 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 260 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- BDUSD4KidsElementary · 157 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary0.3 mi · 41
- Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 260
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 201
- Jefferson Elementary0.9 mi · 328
- Beaver Dam High0.9 mi · 1,031
- BDUSD4Kids0.9 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Beaver Dam MiddleHow many students attend Beaver Dam Middle?
Beaver Dam Middle enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 06-08.
Is Beaver Dam Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beaver Dam Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beaver Dam Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beaver Dam Middle is approximately 13.0:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beaver Dam Middle?
At Beaver Dam Middle, the student body is approximately 67% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Beaver Dam Middle public or private?
Beaver Dam Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaver Dam Unified School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.