Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary operates as an intimate K-5 school in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, operated by Beaver Dam Unified School District. Current enrollment sits at 260 students spanning grades K through 5.

Beaver Dam Unified School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,988 students. Washington Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Washington Elementary shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the resource side, Washington Elementary lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Washington Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dodge County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.3%; actual is 74.3%, +29.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Dodge County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,450 students), Washington Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Beaver Dam Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Washington Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

Washington Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary has ticked up 12%, going from 232 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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