Enrollment
41
Elementary
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVER DAM UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550096000130
Wilson Elementary
405 W Third St, Beaver Dam, WI 53916 · (920) 885-7373 · Dodge County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL41 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
4.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
31 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 12 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 22% |
Student demographics
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
64.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 62.5% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% 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 27 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 →
Where Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 41 | #1,139 of 1,157 | #18 of 18 |
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
41
-59 (-59%) vs 2020
-75% since 1990-91, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
4.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 41 | 9.8 | 4.2:1 | 76% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 10.8 | 7.5:1 | 78% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 12.1 | 9.4:1 | 70% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 9 | 11.1:1 | 55% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 8.3 | 36.4:1 | 39% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 8 | 44.0:1 | 49% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 12 | 31.5:1 | 37% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 145 | 8 | 18.1:1 | 17% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 167 | 7 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 86% (302 to 41); teachers up 19% (8.3 to 9.8).
About Wilson Elementary
Wilson Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Its 41 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 87% smaller than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Beaver Dam Unified School District operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,988 students.
At Wilson Elementary, White students make up 80% of the student body. Other students are 10% Hispanic and 10% multiracial.
With 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Wilson Elementary was 4.2:1. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. Wilson Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 76%. Across public schools in Dodge County, the average is 41%.
Wilson Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 27.1 points (58.4% versus 31.3%), a top-10% result in Wisconsin on BeatsExpectations.
Dodge County has these Census figures: median household income is about $75,929, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Wilson Elementary is among the 39 public schools in Dodge County.
The nearest other public school, Beaver Dam Middle, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.5%; Wilson Elementary's is 58.4%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Wilson Elementary is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Wilson Elementary reported 100 students in 2020-21 and 41 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 4.2:1, from 11.1:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Wilson Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 260 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 201 students
Other schools in Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam HighHigh · 1,031 students
- Beaver Dam MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 260 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 201 students
Other Wilson Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 24 states are named Wilson Elementary. Wilson Elementary is the 60th largest of the 60.
- Wilson ElementaryMequon, WI · 558 students
- Wilson ElementarySheboygan, WI · 472 students
- Wilson ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 365 students
- Wilson ElementaryJanesville, WI · 256 students
- Wilson ElementaryWauwatosa, WI · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Beaver Dam Middle0.3 mi · 633
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 260
- Jefferson Elementary0.9 mi · 328
- Lincoln Elementary1.1 mi · 201
- Beaver Dam High1.3 mi · 1,031
- BDUSD4Kids1.3 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson ElementaryHow large is Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 41 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wilson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wilson Elementary?
Approximately 4.2:1 students per teacher at Wilson Elementary.
How diverse is Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary reports a student body of 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Is Wilson Elementary public or private?
Wilson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaver Dam Unified School District.
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