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Alumni: what's one memory from Dickinson Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE PERE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550321000363
Dickinson Elementary
435 S Washington St, De Pere, WI 54115 · (920) 337-1027 · Brown County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
123 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 41 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within De Pere School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
78.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 78.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 71.9% |
% 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
Where Dickinson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #145 of 982 | #6 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #77 of 992 | #4 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #83 of 992 | #5 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #119 of 1,157 | #11 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #657 of 901 | #33 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #539 of 901 | #33 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #837 of 1,064 | #37 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #411 of 664 | #20 of 29 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
523
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 523 | 35.7 | 14.7:1 | 24% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 38.5 | 14.1:1 | 27% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 39.1 | 14.8:1 | 28% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 25% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 34.9 | 16.9:1 | 21% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 21% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 593 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 9% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 35 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dickinson Elementary.
About Dickinson Elementary
Dickinson Elementary is a large elementary school found in De Pere, Wisconsin. It enrolled 523 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
De Pere School District counts 6 schools and 4,485 students, including Dickinson Elementary.
The large majority of students at Dickinson Elementary, 82%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That is close to the 79% White share among all Brown County residents. Dickinson Elementary has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 14.7 students per teacher and 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 14.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 24%. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in Brown County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Dickinson Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 72.2% actual against 63.2% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Brown County show that median household income is about $79,649, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 86 public schools in Brown County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,385.
The school nearest to Dickinson Elementary is Foxview Intermediate, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Dickinson Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dickinson Elementary ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Dickinson Elementary is Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 551 in 2020-21 and 523 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Discussions about Dickinson Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
270,892
Census ACS
Median income
$79,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in De Pere School District
- De Pere HighHigh · 1,466 students
- De Pere MiddleMiddle · 690 students
- Foxview IntermediateMiddle · 673 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 608 students
- Susie C Altmayer ElementaryElementary · 525 students
Other schools in De Pere
- De Pere HighHigh · 1,466 students
- West De Pere HighHigh · 1,050 students
- Hemlock Creek ElementaryElementary · 822 students
- De Pere MiddleMiddle · 690 students
- Foxview IntermediateMiddle · 673 students
- Westwood ElementaryElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Foxview Intermediate0.4 mi · 673
- De Pere High0.5 mi · 1,466
- De Pere Middle0.8 mi · 690
- Phantom Knight School of Opportunity1.0 mi · 22
- Heritage Elementary1.1 mi · 608
- Doty Elementary1.3 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Dickinson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dickinson Elementary?
Dickinson Elementary enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-04.
Is Dickinson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dickinson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dickinson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dickinson Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dickinson Elementary?
At Dickinson Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Dickinson Elementary public or private?
Dickinson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by De Pere School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.