Middle Schools in Dodgeville School District

Dodgeville School District has one middle school, Dodgeville Middle, serving grades 5–8 with 283 students in Dodgeville, WI. The Dodgeville School District is ranked 170 of 432 in Wisconsin (61st percentile, 3 stars). The school’s rank has been volatile: 192 of 641 (70th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024, 388 of 628 (38th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025, and 360 of 643 (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. Attendance and dropout results are standout strengths: chronic absenteeism is 3.7% at the school, 4.2% in the district, and 17.3% statewide; the dropout rate is 0.0%, compared with 0.1% in the district and 1.1% statewide. The school also reports 32.86% free/reduced lunch, $14,995 per-student spending, and a 12.1:1 student-teacher ratio.

Academically, 2025–2026 results are uneven by grade. Grade 6 is a bright spot: ELA proficiency is 58.00% vs. 54.95% statewide, and math is 60.00% vs. 53.60%. Grade 5 is near or slightly above state in both subjects. Grade 8 science (53.75% vs. 51.86%) and social studies (65.00% vs. 64.63%) are above state. The main concerns are grade 7 ELA (46.15% vs. 55.33%, -9.18 points), grade 7 math (44.87% vs. 55.67%, -10.80 points), and grade 8 math (43.75% vs. 53.67%, -9.92 points). Overall unweighted core averages in 2025–2026 were 52.91% ELA vs. 54.57% state and 50.22% math vs. 53.69% state, improving from 50.64% ELA and 48.92% math in 2024–2025 but still trailing.

Key takeaways for parents: the school’s strongest features are exceptional attendance and a 0.0% dropout rate. Performance varies sharply by grade—grades 5 and 6 were above state in both ELA and math in 2025–2026, while grades 7 and 8 were below state in both core subjects. Grade 6 showed the largest year-over-year gains, with ELA up 12.67 points and math up 10.67 points. Grade 8 math is a concern, declining 5.40 points and moving from about 3.9 points below state to 9.9 points below state. Non-core grade 8 social studies and science remain above state and improved. The school’s rank is below the district’s overall 61st percentile/3 stars, and the file does not provide state benchmarks for spending or staffing.