Prairie View Elementary

Prairie View Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Beaver Dam Unified School District. Current enrollment sits at 337 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Beaver Dam Unified School District, which oversees 8 schools and 2,988 students, Prairie View Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Prairie View Elementary reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Prairie View Elementary reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Prairie View Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.8%; Prairie View Elementary posts 75.5%, +23.7 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Dodge County shows median household income runs about $75,929, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Dodge County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,450 students), Prairie View Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Beaver Dam High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Prairie View Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prairie View Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 54.0%.

Prairie View Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Prairie View Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 337). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.