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Al Behrman Elementary

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Al Behrman Elementary ranks 740 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Al Behrman Elementary is a PK–5 school with 278 students in Baraboo, Wisconsin, a small city in south-central Wisconsin near Wisconsin Dells and Sauk Prairie, and is part of the Baraboo School District. For 2025–2026, Al Behrman ranked 740th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 29th percentile with 1 star — the lowest point in its displayed rank history, down from the 54th percentile and 3 stars in 2018–2019. The district itself ranks 282nd of 432 districts statewide (35th percentile, 2 stars). The school serves a high-poverty population: 72.7% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2023–2024, up from 67.66% in 2022–2023.

Academic results are uneven. Grade 3 English language arts is a bright spot at 60% proficiency, above the district (56.55%) and state (52.08%). But Grade 4 ELA (39.58%), all three math grades (40%, 45.83%, 47.06%), Grade 4 social studies (45.83%), and Grade 4 science (37.5%) fall below district and state. The social studies gap is 22.1 points below the district, and science is 13.04 points below the district and 15.96 below the state. Nearby schools generally outpace Al Behrman: Willson Elementary posts math results of 57.14%–62.22% and science of 61.22%; East Elementary and Grand Avenue Elementary are stronger in most subjects; and Merrimac Community reaches 88.24% in social studies. Al Behrman does edge North Freedom Elementary in Grade 5 math (47.06% vs. 38.89%).

Chronic absenteeism has improved sharply, from 33.1% in 2021–2022 to 16.6% in 2024–2025 — better than the district (19.5%) and state (17.3%), though still above several nearby schools such as Bridges Elementary, Willson, East, and Grand Avenue. Resources look relatively favorable at $16,473 per student and a 10.1:1 student-teacher ratio, lower than most nearby schools, yet several schools with larger classes and lower spending outperform Al Behrman academically. Results also vary by student group: special education students ranked at the 36th percentile and low-socioeconomic-status students at the 34th percentile in 2025–2026, down from earlier highs. Grade 3 ELA gains and falling absenteeism are signs of momentum if they extend to math, science, and social studies.

278

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,473

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Mulberry St
Baraboo, WI 53913-3012

(608) 355-3910

District: Baraboo School District

Students who attend Al Behrman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jack Young Middle
High:	Baraboo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg55%

740^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Baraboo School District

282^nd of 432Baraboo School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	740 of 1039	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	709 of 1044	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	642 of 1061	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	707 of 1067	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	707 of 1067	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	635 of 1050	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	481 of 1037	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	635 of 1025	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.1	526 of 1071	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.4	682 of 1075	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.7	681 of 1076	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.0	484 of 1061	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.2	586 of 1053	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	837 of 1045	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.8	860 of 1046	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	828 of 1045	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.2	783 of 1030	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.0	871 of 1021	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.3	524 of 689	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	535 of 712	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.5	528 of 632	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	80.2	96 of 633	84.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	183 of 255	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	813 of 986	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	745 of 1001	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.5	601 of 1011	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	505 of 1010	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	531 of 1017	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	471 of 1004	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	477 of 1002	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	638 of 997	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	130 of 322	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	64 of 296	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	131 of 274	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.3	27 of 266	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	38 of 271	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	561 of 848	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	563 of 870	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	370 of 866	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	489 of 871	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	387 of 859	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	213 of 847	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	182 of 874	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	303 of 854	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	576 of 989	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	603 of 1000	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	622 of 1012	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	813 of 1011	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	745 of 1017	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	689 of 1003	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	452 of 1002	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	559 of 997	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	25.7	74 of 96	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	505 of 791	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.7	270 of 802	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	270 of 790	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	456 of 770	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	590 of 748	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	515 of 746	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.0	149 of 742	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	324 of 721	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	622 of 697	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	603 of 718	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	544 of 727	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	590 of 715	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	563 of 704	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	504 of 699	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	485 of 718	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	527 of 686	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Social Studies46%-20 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

Science38%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Al Behrman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Mulberry St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3910	278	27	10.1		202 (72.7%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	37.7	740^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.8%		41.3	709^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.1%	31	60.0	39.6	51.0	40.0	45.8	47.1	45.8	37.5	$16,473	$1,311	$15,162
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	815 6th St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3920	334	28	11.9		258 (77.2%)	4 (1.2%)	44 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	57.4	495^th of 1039 public elementary schools	52.4%		45.7	645^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.2%	150	51.0	60.6	49.2	51.0	57.6	57.6	74.2	51.5	$13,913	$975	$12,938
West Elementary-Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	707 Center St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3950	35	7	5.0	8.6%	21 (60.0%)	1 (2.9%)	12 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$28,371	$2,821	$25,550
Willson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	146 Berkley Blvd	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3925	284	24	11.7		226 (79.6%)	8 (2.8%)	20 (7.0%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	64.9	386^th of 1039 public elementary schools	62.8%		57.6	493^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	52.8%	107	60.0	59.2	54.6	62.2	57.1	58.2	77.6	61.2	$15,233	$726	$14,507
North Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S4890 County Road I	North Freedom	53951	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 522-4946	103	9	10.9	2.9%	88 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	51.3	570^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.1%		46.6	635^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.2%	65	56.3	50.0	61.1	50.0	45.0	38.9	75.0	50.0	$15,496	$638	$14,858
Merrimac Community	Public	PK, KG-5	360 School St	Merrimac	53561	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1995	134	9	14.1	26.9%	129 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72	289^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.2%		88.2	52^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	95.0%	237	70.0	47.1	81.3	55.0	64.7	75.0	88.2	58.8	$14,448	$1,388	$13,060
Lake Delton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 W Delavan St	Lake Delton	53940	Sauk County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-4391	203	16	13.0	71.9%	95 (46.8%)	4 (2.0%)	87 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	52.5	565^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.6%		57.5	494^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.7%	71	71.0	43.5	52.4	64.5	39.1	66.7	56.5	34.8	$17,717	$00	$17,717
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Vine St	Wisconsin Dells	53965	Columbia County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-2468	628	53	11.8	60.2%	418 (66.6%)	8 (1.3%)	130 (20.7%)	9 (1.4%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	55.6	523^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	49.7%		45.6	648^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.9%	125	52.4	60.5	50.0	53.0	60.5	53.1	64.0	52.6	$15,300	$00	$15,300
Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1200 Broadway St	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-1800	458	36	12.6	24.0%	399 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)								(n/a)									$14,278	$618	$13,660
Grand Avenue Elementary	Public	3-5	225 Grand Ave	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-1900	396	30	13.3	23.2%	349 (88.1%)	6 (1.5%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	59.4	451^st of 1039 public elementary schools	56.6%		63.9	402^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	61.5%	49	56.2	58.0	54.5	51.5	61.6	53.0	72.5	56.5	$14,205	$828	$13,377

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Behrman Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Al Behrman Elementary?

Students at Al Behrman Elementary are 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Al Behrman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Al Behrman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jack Young Middle
High : Baraboo High

What district is Al Behrman Elementary in?

Baraboo School District

Is Al Behrman Elementary a good school?

Al Behrman Elementary ranks 740^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Al Behrman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Al Behrman Elementary.

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