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Dyer Elementary

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Dyer Elementary ranks 398 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Dyer Elementary is a public elementary school located in Burlington, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 483 students. It is part of the Burlington Area School District, which is ranked 95 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dyer Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, with students generally scoring above the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Dyer's 4th-grade students scored 68.12% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 53.96%. The school also has impressive subgroup performance, with male students, Hispanic students, and students with special education needs all ranking well above the state average.

Dyer Elementary has also made strides in improving student attendance, with chronic absenteeism rates decreasing from 19.5% in 2022-2023 to just 3.4% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's investment in per-student spending, which has increased from $12,475 in 2018-2019 to $15,893 in 2020-2021, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.7 to 14.8 over the past three school years, may have contributed to its academic success. Compared to nearby schools in the Burlington Area School District, such as Lyons Center Elementary and Winkler Elementary, Dyer Elementary consistently outperforms in terms of test scores and overall school rankings.

395

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,893

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 S Kendrick Ave
Burlington, WI 53105

(262) 763-0220

District: Burlington Area School District

Students who attend Dyer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Karcher Middle School
High:	Burlington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2019 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 55th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Burlington Area School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

398^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Burlington Area School District

95^th of 426Burlington Area 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	64.2	398 of 1044	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	306 of 1061	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	320 of 1067	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	461 of 1067	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.3	160 of 1050	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	470 of 1037	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	283 of 1025	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	66.9	345 of 1071	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.2	174 of 1075	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	71.2	265 of 1076	75.4%	★★★★☆
2014	70.2	256 of 1061	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	66.6	311 of 1053	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	35.9	841 of 1045	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	60.8	459 of 1046	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.5	632 of 1045	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.5	872 of 1030	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	67.6	336 of 1021	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.8	275 of 712	61.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	84 of 255	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.6	254 of 269	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	340 of 1001	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	395 of 1011	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	340 of 1010	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	298 of 1017	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	162 of 1004	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	540 of 1002	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.9	312 of 997	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	183 of 322	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	109 of 331	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	97 of 290	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	89 of 266	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	167 of 870	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	251 of 866	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	132 of 871	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	282 of 859	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.9	53 of 847	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	66.5	215 of 874	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	275 of 854	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	412 of 1000	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.8	197 of 1012	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	299 of 1011	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	537 of 1017	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.6	164 of 1003	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	368 of 1002	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	240 of 997	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	167 of 802	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	205 of 790	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	130 of 770	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	185 of 748	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	100 of 746	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	179 of 742	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	143 of 721	80.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	347 of 718	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	196 of 727	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	217 of 715	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	285 of 704	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.0	99 of 699	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	425 of 718	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	250 of 686	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)81st percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies68%+4 vs state

Mathematics65%+10 vs state

Science57%+6 vs state

English Language Arts56%+4 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 S Kendrick Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 763-0220	395	27	14.7	39.2%	290 (73.4%)	4 (1.0%)	76 (19.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	64.2	398^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.9%		70.8	306^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.2%	92	50.9	60.9					60.7	68.1					68.1		56.5		$15,893	$834	$15,059
Cooper Montessori	Public	PK, KG-6	248 Kendall St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0180	225	13	17.7	21.3%	201 (89.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	74.8	242^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	76.8%		70.2	319^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.9%	77	76.0	69.0	62.5	94.1			80.0	51.7	25.0	70.6			82.8		65.5		$14,461	$863	$13,598
Waller Elementary	Public	K-4	195 Gardner Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 763-0185	247	18	13.7	38.5%	197 (79.8%)	2 (0.8%)	38 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	74.3	248^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.2%		64.8	406^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.7%	158	63.6	68.8					55.6	77.6					71.4		69.4		$15,823	$2,263	$13,560
Winkler Elementary	Public	K-4	34150 Fulton St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 539-2726	207	17	12.3	49.3%	168 (81.2%)	8 (3.9%)	23 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	73.3	264^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.7%		75.9	218^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.5%	46	46.3	64.9					56.1	80.7					77.2		73.7		$14,983	$834	$14,149
Wheatland Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6606 368th Ave	Burlington	53105	Kenosha County	Wheatland J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 537-2216	644	41	15.5	33.1%	585 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	60.3	456^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.3%		62.5	447^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.9%	9	62.5	54.7	47.1	62.9	75.9	64.4	55.6	53.1	51.5	69.4	72.4	66.1	71.9	61.0	51.6	55.9	$12,364	$441	$11,923
Woodfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Barnes Dr	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8230	322	25	12.9	15.5%	287 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	76.8	210^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.9%		73.7	258^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.7%	48	71.4	62.5	55.0				82.1	72.5	60.0				85.0		65.0		$15,172	$751	$14,421
Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	817 W Main St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8210	310	23	13.6	11.0%	281 (90.6%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	65.2	380^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.6%		71	299^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.8%	81	50.0	56.4	54.7				71.1	56.4	64.2				74.4		59.0		$15,350	$660	$14,690
Trailside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 N Milwaukee St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 514-8220	331	25	13.3	32.3%	290 (87.6%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	58.8	478^th of 1044 public elementary schools	54.2%		70.1	321^st of 1061 public elementary schools	69.7%	157	64.1	44.2	50.9				71.9	55.8	52.6				67.4		44.2		$15,122	$788	$14,334
Randall Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	37101 87th St	Burlington	53105	Kenosha County	Randall J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 537-2211	560	46	12.2	23.4%	525 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	73.1	268^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.3%		68.7	341^st of 1061 public elementary schools	67.9%	73	69.4	68.7	66.7	61.1	50.0	65.6	71.4	65.7	65.0	57.4	53.2	55.7	68.7	70.5	62.7	60.7	$11,330	$298	$11,031
Eastview Elementary	Public	4-5	507 Sage St	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-6000	257	18	14.0	36.6%	160 (62.3%)	2 (0.8%)	88 (34.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	76.3	216^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.7	194^th of 1061 public elementary schools	81.7%	22		63.4	68.4					65.9	70.3				78.9		60.2		$12,700	$567	$12,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Dyer Elementary

Is Dyer Elementary a good school?

Dyer Elementary ranks 398^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Dyer Elementary in?

Burlington Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Dyer Elementary?

Students at Dyer Elementary are 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Dyer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Dyer Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Dyer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dyer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Karcher Middle School
High : Burlington High School

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