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Al Behrman Elementary

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Al Behrman Elementary ranks 709 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Al Behrman Elementary is a public elementary school in Baraboo, Wisconsin, serving 282 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Baraboo School District, which is ranked 332 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Al Behrman Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic proficiency on the Forward Exam. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the district and state averages across multiple grade levels. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 72.7% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to nearby schools in the district ranging from 42.59% to 60%. Al Behrman Elementary also has higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 22.9% over the past few years, which is concerning and may be impacting the school's academic performance.

When comparing Al Behrman Elementary to other schools in the Baraboo School District, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. Nearby schools like Willson Elementary and North Freedom Elementary have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings compared to Al Behrman Elementary, which has been ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools for the past several years.

278

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,922

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 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg54%

709^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

332^nd of 426Baraboo 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

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

Female (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

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

White (2025)16th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies56%-8 vs state

Science54%+4 vs state

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

English Language Arts39%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	41.3	709^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.1%		47.8	642^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	39.5%	67	25.5	45.6	48.7	33.3	63.2	43.6	56.1	54.4	$12,922	$1,141	$11,781
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%)	45.7	645^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.2%		46.4	666^th of 1061 public elementary schools	37.2%	21	45.8	50.0	48.3	44.4	58.6	31.0	67.2	51.7	$12,926	$894	$12,032
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)									$19,933	$2,537	$17,397
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%)	57.6	493^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	52.8%		66.2	387^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.5%	106	63.0	43.8	51.1	58.7	56.3	53.3	68.8	56.3	$12,367	$898	$11,469
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%)	46.6	635^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.2%		58.1	515^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.5%	120	55.0	35.0	50.0	45.0	45.0	71.4	60.0	50.0	$12,134	$695	$11,438
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%)	88.2	52^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	95.0%		82.1	132^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	87.6%	80	56.3	87.5	82.4	75.0	93.8	82.4	93.8	75.0	$12,517	$631	$11,886
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%)	57.5	494^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.7%		61.3	463^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	56.4%	31	52.9	52.2	60.0	61.8	65.2	50.0	69.6	39.1	$12,345	$904	$11,441
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%)	45.6	648^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.9%		58	520^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.0%	128	48.5	50.6	39.8	59.2	59.8	44.9	54.4	41.3	$12,136	$1,041	$11,094
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)									$11,775	$561	$11,213
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%)	63.9	402^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	61.5%		62.2	453^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	57.3%	51	58.7	52.6	55.1	61.6	59.3	68.6	69.6	56.3	$12,127	$353	$11,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Behrman Elementary

How many students attend Al Behrman Elementary?

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

What district is Al Behrman Elementary in?

Baraboo School District

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

Is Al Behrman Elementary a good school?

Al Behrman Elementary ranks 709^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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