Summary:
Dodgeland School District is a small Wisconsin district serving about 688 students across three schools — Dodgeland Elementary (PK–5, 315 students), Dodgeland Middle (6–8, 140 students), and Dodgeland High (9–12, 233 students) — all sharing one campus in Juneau. The district as a whole ranks 349 of 432 Wisconsin districts, in the 19th percentile with a 1-star rating, but that overall figure hides very different results at each school.
Dodgeland Middle is the current standout: the only 3-star school, at the 50th percentile, up from 40th the year before. Its 8th-grade math proficiency (62.79%) beats the state (53.67%), and its average proficiency is essentially at the state average. Its weak spot is attendance — 25.0% chronic absenteeism, the highest in the district and above the state's 17.3%. Dodgeland Elementary has the district's best attendance (11.1% chronic absenteeism) but a serious 4th-grade problem: proficiency is far below state in every subject, including social studies (38.30% vs. 65.51%) and science (31.91% vs. 53.46%). Its rating has slid from 3 stars to 1 star over three years. Dodgeland High graduates 96.4% of students, above the state's 92.0%, but its 2025–2026 test scores fell below state in all tested areas, including ACT Science (27.08% vs. 43.20%) and ACT Math (31.25% vs. 42.93%).
Notably, spending and staffing don't track with results: Dodgeland High spends the most per student ($17,067) and has the smallest classes (11.3 students per teacher) yet currently posts the lowest proficiency, while Dodgeland Middle spends the least ($14,284) and performs best. Absenteeism also doesn't line up neatly with achievement. Parents should note that year-to-year swings are large — some subject scores moved 20 points or more in a single year, which often reflects a single class cohort rather than a lasting trend.
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