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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 467 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 328 students in Beaver Dam, WI, as part of the Beaver Dam Unified School District. It is an improving, mid-tier school: in 2021–22 it ranked in the 22nd percentile with 1 star, and by 2025–26 it reached the 55th percentile with 3 stars (467th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools). About 61.28% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $16,537, and the student–teacher ratio is 10.4 — small classes and substantial resources. Chronic absenteeism was 10.9% in 2024–25, better than the district's 14.2% and the state's 17.3%.

Among nearby schools, Jefferson sits in the middle. Washington Elementary (84th percentile, 4 stars) and Prairie View Elementary (91st percentile, 5 stars) rank well above it, as do Fall River Elementary, Horicon Elementary School, and Randolph Elementary. The closest peer is Lincoln Elementary (57th percentile), which has the same 10.4 student–teacher ratio but higher spending and a higher poverty rate. Jefferson's strengths show up in early grades and social studies: 3rd grade ELA (66.67%) and math (68.75%) are above state averages, and 4th grade social studies (73.08%) is above the state. Upper-grade math and science lag — 4th grade math is 48.08% and 5th grade math 42.55%, both below state and district averages.

Jefferson appears relatively effective with some groups: it ranks in the 76th percentile for low-income students and the 73rd percentile for English Language Learner students, both above its overall 55th percentile. Special education is the most consistent weakness, ranking in the 31st percentile in 2024–25 and the 22nd–24th percentile in prior years. Absenteeism improved from 14.0% to 10.9%, though top nearby schools are in the 1.5%–5.4% range. Overall, this is an improving school with real early-grade strengths and clear opportunities in intermediate-grade math and science, special education, and attendance.

328

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,537

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

85%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

301 Brook St
Beaver Dam, WI 53916-2998

(920) 885-7392

District: Beaver Dam Unified School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beaver Dam Middle
High:	Beaver Dam High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Beaver Dam Unified School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg55%

467^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Beaver Dam Unified School District

180^th of 432Beaver Dam Unified 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	58.5	467 of 1039	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.5	581 of 1044	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	631 of 1061	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	641 of 1067	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	828 of 1067	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	685 of 1050	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	683 of 1037	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	720 of 1025	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	53.3	541 of 1071	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	663 of 1075	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	758 of 1076	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.6	703 of 1061	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.2	778 of 1053	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.4	564 of 1045	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.9	654 of 1046	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.7	760 of 1045	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	62.3	441 of 1030	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.3	631 of 1021	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.5	498 of 689	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.0	539 of 712	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	504 of 632	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	65 of 245	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	36.8	176 of 255	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	64 of 269	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	86 of 249	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	115 of 248	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	102 of 222	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	150 of 275	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	402 of 986	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.8	652 of 1001	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	635 of 1011	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	675 of 1010	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	666 of 1017	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	364 of 1004	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	672 of 1002	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	703 of 997	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	197 of 331	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	125 of 296	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	185 of 266	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	219 of 271	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	202 of 848	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.1	351 of 870	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	328 of 866	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	486 of 871	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	606 of 859	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	412 of 847	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	417 of 874	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	537 of 854	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	534 of 989	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.9	434 of 1000	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	567 of 1012	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	551 of 1011	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	842 of 1017	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	768 of 1003	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	621 of 1002	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	672 of 997	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	556 of 802	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	616 of 790	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	582 of 770	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	693 of 748	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	542 of 746	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.2	315 of 721	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	293 of 697	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	348 of 718	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	394 of 727	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	437 of 715	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	629 of 704	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	523 of 699	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	582 of 718	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	514 of 686	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies73%+8 vs state

English Language Arts59%+6 vs state

Mathematics53%~ state avg

Science52%~ state avg

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Brook St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7392	328	31	10.4	61.3%	188 (57.3%)	5 (1.5%)	111 (33.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	58.5	467^th of 1039 public elementary schools	55.1%		50.5	581^st of 1044 public elementary schools	44.3%	114	66.7	57.7	52.2		68.8	48.1	42.6		73.1	51.9	85%		$16,537	$1,013	$15,524
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Gould St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7396	201	19	10.4	66.2%	126 (62.7%)	2 (1.0%)	53 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)	59.6	447^th of 1039 public elementary schools	57.0%		49.2	593^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	43.2%	146	60.0	48.6	65.5		65.7	54.3	69.0		68.6	40.0	80%		$17,914	$899	$17,015
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Grove St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7376	260	16	16.4	52.7%	198 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (15.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	79.7	163^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.1	54^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.8%	109	68.3	72.7	60.4		75.6	80.0	72.9		81.8	61.8	74%		$14,505	$498	$14,007
Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 N Crystal Lake Rd	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7380	337	28	11.9	42.1%	259 (76.9%)	3 (0.9%)	59 (17.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	85.2	89^th of 1039 public elementary schools	91.4%		86.1	72^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	93.1%	17	78.6	79.3	75.0		78.6	75.9	80.4		79.3	65.5	80%		$16,224	$751	$15,473
Dodgeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 S Western Ave	Juneau	53039	Dodge County	Dodgeland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 386-4404	315	25	12.6	56.5%	242 (76.8%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (19.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	35.9	753^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	27.5%		46.5	638^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.9%	115	52.3	29.8	53.3		54.6	40.4	51.1		38.3	31.9	63%		$15,086	$516	$14,570
School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	200 S Depot St	Fox Lake	53933	Dodge County	Waupun School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 928-3136	128	11	11.6	51.6%	116 (90.6%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	40.1	719^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.8%		51.5	571^st of 1044 public elementary schools	45.3%	148	27.3	45.5	43.8	45.5	36.4	40.9	50.0	90.9	59.1	45.5			$17,503	$1,134	$16,370
Horicon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	841 Gray St	Horicon	53032	Dodge County	Horicon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 485-2898	372	27	13.8	46.5%	271 (72.8%)	11 (3.0%)	58 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)	80.2	155^th of 1039 public elementary schools	85.1%		82.8	124^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.1%	31	59.0	73.3	75.9		68.9	73.3	83.3		82.2	64.4	83%		$14,274	$686	$13,588
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Meadowood Dr	Randolph	53956	Dodge County	Randolph School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 326-2431	195	18	11.1	34.4%	173 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	78.9	177^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.0%		75.1	235^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.5%	58	64.5	72.0	58.6		61.3	76.0	72.4		88.0	84.0	85%		$15,066	$600	$14,466
Fall River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 484-3333	231	19	12.0	29.4%	195 (84.4%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	81.5	134^th of 1039 public elementary schools	87.1%		79	177^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.0%	43	80.0	76.7	66.7		73.3	66.7	66.7		76.7	76.7	73%		$16,583	$857	$15,726
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Fuller St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 623-5950	425	34	12.3	34.8%	348 (81.9%)	8 (1.9%)	43 (10.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	56.5	507^th of 1039 public elementary schools	51.2%		52.8	555^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.8%	48	35.1	59.7	50.7		43.9	59.7	60.3		73.1	64.2	≥ 95%		$14,390	$504	$13,886

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beaver Dam Middle
High : Beaver Dam High

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 57% White, 34% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Beaver Dam Unified School District

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 467^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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