Dodgeville School District

Dodgeville School District in Wisconsin serves about 1,035 students across three schools — one elementary school for grades PK–4, one middle school for grades 5–8, and one high school for grades 9–12 — and is rated 3 stars overall, ranking 170 of 432 districts (61st percentile), which places it above the state median.

Two of the three schools stand out. Dodgeville High is rated 4 stars and posts a 100.0% graduation rate, a 0.2% dropout rate, and 1.1% chronic absenteeism, all far better than the state's 92.0%, 1.1%, and 17.3%. Its social studies proficiency is 68.18% versus 48.25% statewide, and science is also above state, though its latest ACT math result of 40.24% sits below the state's 42.93% and ACT ELA fell from 64.86% to 51.22%. Dodgeville Elementary is likewise 4 stars and holds the strongest single result in the data: 3rd grade math at 79.17% versus 54.75% statewide, with 4th grade ELA (67.12%), math (67.12%), social studies (71.23%), and science (60.27%) all above state. Its rank improved from 407 of 1,044 to 294 of 1,039.

Dodgeville Middle is the clear outlier at 2 stars, down from 4 stars in 2023–24. Its weaknesses are concentrated in 7th grade ELA (46.15% vs 55.33%), 7th grade math (44.87% vs 55.67%), and 8th grade math (43.75% vs 53.67%), while 8th grade social studies and science are at or above state. Attendance is not the problem there: chronic absenteeism is 3.7% and dropout is 0.0%. District-wide, attendance is a strength, with every school well below the state chronic absenteeism rate.