Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVER DAM UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550096001455
Prairie View Elementary
510 N Crystal Lake Rd, Beaver Dam, WI 53916 · (920) 885-7380 · Dodge County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
142 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 21 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
38%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
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
73.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
79.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.2% | 79.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 85.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Prairie View Elementary
Prairie View Elementary's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Elementary this school | 337 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
| Chilton Elementary Chilton | 375 | 42.7% | 58.6% |
| Star Center Elementary Lake Geneva | 339 | 45.1% | 59.6% |
| Powers Elementary Beloit | 331 | 39.9% | N/A |
| Barlow Park Elementary School Ripon | 398 | 44.7% | N/A |
| East Elementary Jefferson | 283 | 40.6% | 63.1% |
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 Prairie View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #93 of 982 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #61 of 992 ▼ 37 | #2 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #100 of 992 ▼ 15 | #2 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #493 of 1,157 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #264 of 901 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #463 of 901 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #538 of 1,064 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #137 of 664 | #4 of 10 |
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
337
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+42% since 2000-01, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 337 | 28.2 | 11.9:1 | 42% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 28.2 | 12.4:1 | 46% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 28.7 | 12.0:1 | 42% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 44% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 32.3 | 13.9:1 | 39% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 44% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 36% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 17% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (448 to 337); teachers down 13% (32.3 to 28.2).
About Prairie View Elementary
Prairie View Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. In all, 337 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Beaver Dam Unified School District is made up of 8 schools with 2,988 students in all.
More than half of the students at Prairie View Elementary are White (77%). Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Dodge County overall, about 88% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Prairie View Elementary scores 38%.
On staff are 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 2.8 more students per teacher than here. Prairie View Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 42%. The figure for public schools in Dodge County is close, at 41%.
Prairie View Elementary outperforms its prediction by 23.7 points. The model expects 51.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Wisconsin; the school's rate is 75.5%.
In Dodge County, median household income comes to about $75,929, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 39, with about 10,450 students.
Of the public schools around it, Prairie View Elementary is closest to Beaver Dam High, about 0.7 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Prairie View Elementary ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 75.5% against a local average of 52.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 340 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 337. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.9:1) than in 2020-21 (10.6:1).
This page is set up for the Prairie View Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Beaver Dam MiddleMiddle · 633 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
- Beaver Dam MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 260 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- BDUSD4KidsElementary · 157 students
Other Prairie View Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 12 states are named Prairie View Elementary. Prairie View Elementary is the 15th largest of the 22.
- Prairie View ElementaryHolmen, WI · 466 students
- Prairie View ElementaryNorth Prairie, WI · 417 students
- Prairie View ElementaryOregon, WI · 330 students
- Prairie View ElementaryEast Troy, WI · 261 students
- Prairie View ElementaryDe Soto, WI · 92 students
Nearby schools
- Beaver Dam High0.7 mi · 1,031
- BDUSD4Kids0.7 mi · 157
- Lincoln Elementary0.9 mi · 201
- Beaver Dam Middle1.6 mi · 633
- Washington Elementary1.6 mi · 260
- Jefferson Elementary1.8 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Prairie View Elementary?
Prairie View Elementary enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Prairie View Elementary serve?
Prairie View Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Prairie View Elementary?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Prairie View Elementary.
How diverse is Prairie View Elementary?
Prairie View Elementary reports a student body of 77% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Prairie View Elementary public or private?
Prairie View Elementary 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.