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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 163 rd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K–5 school serving 260 students in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, part of the Beaver Dam Unified School District. It ranks 163rd of 1,039 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026 (84th percentile, 4 stars), far above its district's overall standing of 180th of 432 districts (58th percentile, 3 stars). Recent history shows a strong rebound: after a 50th-percentile year in 2020–2021, the school returned to the top quartile, peaking at 95th percentile and 5 stars in 2024–2025.

Math is a signature strength. In 2025–2026, math proficiency reached 75.61% in 3rd grade, 80% in 4th grade, and 72.92% in 5th grade — well above state levels in the low 50s. In 2024–2025, 4th and 5th grade math hit 94.44% and 90.48%. English language arts also beat state averages in every tested grade, though 5th grade ELA (60.42%) trailed the district's 63.69%. Attendance is another differentiator: chronic absenteeism was 5.4% in 2024–2025, versus 14.2% in the district and 17.3% statewide. That is far better than Lincoln Elementary (9.5%) and Jefferson Elementary (10.9%), and close to Prairie View Elementary (4.8%).

Washington serves low-income and special education students especially well — those subgroup rankings reached the 99th percentile in 2024–2025 and remained high in 2025–2026, even as the free/reduced lunch share rose from 44.55% to 52.69%. The school also spends less per student ($14,505) and has a higher student-teacher ratio (16.4, up from 12.2) than Prairie View, Jefferson, and Lincoln, yet generally outperforms Jefferson and Lincoln and competes closely with Prairie View. Worth watching: the sharp ratio increase, small grade-level cohorts that can swing yearly percentages, and the one ELA grade that slipped relative to the district.

260

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,505

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

74%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

600 Grove St
Beaver Dam, WI 53916-1314

(920) 885-7376

District: Beaver Dam Unified School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beaver Dam Middle
High:	Beaver Dam High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

15.0%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (72% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg55%

163^rd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	79.7	163 of 1039	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	54 of 1044	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	177 of 1061	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	210 of 1067	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	307 of 1067	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	523 of 1050	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	249 of 1037	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	188 of 1025	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	138 of 1071	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	87.7	65 of 1075	94.0%	★★★★★
2015	74.4	208 of 1076	80.7%	★★★★☆
2014	72.9	222 of 1061	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	129 of 1053	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	72.0	231 of 1045	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	57.6	523 of 1046	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	314 of 1045	70.0%	★★★★☆
2009	57.4	519 of 1030	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.1	576 of 1021	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	74.0	165 of 689	76.1%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	162 of 712	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	108 of 632	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	92 of 986	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	21 of 1001	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	186 of 1011	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	141 of 1010	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	267 of 1017	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	520 of 1004	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	196 of 1002	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	47 of 997	95.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	87.0	27 of 290	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	61.0	74 of 274	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	109 of 848	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	94.0	9 of 870	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	74 of 866	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	81 of 871	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	87 of 859	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	311 of 847	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	201 of 874	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	70 of 854	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	251 of 989	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	120 of 1000	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	191 of 1012	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	279 of 1011	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	331 of 1017	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	489 of 1003	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	308 of 1002	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	367 of 997	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	32.7	64 of 96	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	91 of 791	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	96.9	7 of 802	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	52.4	330 of 790	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	192 of 770	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	293 of 748	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	148 of 697	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	107 of 718	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	206 of 727	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	196 of 715	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	218 of 704	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	314 of 699	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.8	63 of 718	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	100 of 686	85.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)91st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)33rd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies82%+16 vs state

Mathematics76%+23 vs state

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Science62%+8 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)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Meadow View Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	506 Beaver Dam St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 324-3361	324	20	16.1	46.6%	272 (84.0%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)								(n/a)											82%		$14,453	$725	$13,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 163^rd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Washington Elementary.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Beaver Dam Unified School District

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beaver Dam Middle
High : Beaver Dam High

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2018–19 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026

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