Beaver Dam Middle

Beaver Dam Middle is one of the high-enrollment junior highs in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, operated by Beaver Dam Unified School District, with 633 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 66% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 8 schools in Beaver Dam Unified School District (2,988 students total), Beaver Dam Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Beaver Dam Middle shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Dodge County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Beaver Dam Middle has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dodge County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Beaver Dam Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 44.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Dodge County shows median household earnings sit near $75,929, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Beaver Dam Middle is one of 39 public schools in Dodge County (combined enrollment of about 10,450 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wilson Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beaver Dam Middle at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 758 students in 2018 compared to 633 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 67% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Beaver Dam Middle community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.