Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DODGEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550369000390
Dodgeville Elementary
404 N Johnson St, Dodgeville, WI 53533 · (608) 935-3307 · Iowa County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
127 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 8% larger than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Dodgeville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
67.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 72.1% |
% 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Dodgeville Elementary
Dodgeville Elementary's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodgeville Elementary this school | 385 | 33.0% | 62.9% |
| Oaklawn Elementary Menomonie | 382 | 31.9% | 61.5% |
| Westside Elementary Kimberly | 408 | 30.6% | 63.2% |
| Bannach Elementary Stevens Point | 368 | 29.1% | 70.5% |
| Washington Elementary Stevens Point | 443 | 33.6% | 53.1% |
| Southern Bluffs Elementary La Crosse | 333 | 35.7% | 61.4% |
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 Dodgeville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Iowa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #338 of 982 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #252 of 992 ▼ 62 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #304 of 992 ▲ 82 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #380 of 1,157 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #233 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #578 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #690 of 1,064 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #128 of 664 | N/A |
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
385
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 385 | 32.8 | 11.8:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 36.7 | 10.3:1 | 30% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 36.7 | 10.4:1 | 33% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 39 | 9.9:1 | 37% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 43 | 12.0:1 | 37% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 39% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 39% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 32 | 11.5:1 | 17% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dodgeville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (517 to 385); teachers down 24% (43 to 32.8).
About Dodgeville Elementary
Dodgeville Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 385 students in 2024-25.
Dodgeville Elementary belongs to Dodgeville School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,035 students.
The share of students at Dodgeville Elementary who are White is 84%. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 93% of Iowa County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
Teacher count: 32.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. Roughly 33% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 30% average for public schools in Iowa County.
Dodgeville Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dodgeville Elementary is 5.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.9% actual, 57.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In the wider Iowa County area, the median household earns about $82,182 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Iowa County, 15 public schools serve about 3,373 students.
Dodgeville Elementary's nearest public school is Dodgeville High (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.7%; Dodgeville Elementary's is 62.9%, ranking 4th of 9.
Dodgeville Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 388 to 385. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Iowa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,867
Census ACS
Median income
$82,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,373 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dodgeville School District
- Dodgeville HighHigh · 367 students
- Dodgeville MiddleMiddle · 283 students
Other schools in Dodgeville
- Dodgeville HighHigh · 367 students
- Dodgeville MiddleMiddle · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Dodgeville High0.1 mi · 367
- Dodgeville Middle0.3 mi · 283
- Mineral Point Middle7.5 mi · 170
- Mineral Point High7.5 mi · 253
- Mineral Point Elementary7.8 mi · 377
- Pecatonica Elementary12.3 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About Dodgeville ElementaryHow large is Dodgeville Elementary?
Dodgeville Elementary enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Dodgeville Elementary serve?
Dodgeville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Dodgeville Elementary have?
Dodgeville Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Dodgeville Elementary?
Student demographics at Dodgeville Elementary are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dodgeville Elementary in?
Dodgeville Elementary is part of Dodgeville School District.
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