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Dickinson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Dickinson Elementary is a public elementary school located in De Pere, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 542 students. The school is part of the De Pere School District, which is ranked 17th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Dickinson Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools for the past several years. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in the Forward Exam, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Dickinson Elementary's 3rd-grade students scored 80.18% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 80.74% and the state's 52.14%. The school also performs exceptionally well for specific student groups, such as male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools in the De Pere School District, such as Susie C. Altmayer Elementary and Heritage Elementary, which also rank highly in the state, Dickinson Elementary's performance is generally stronger. When compared to schools outside the De Pere district, such as those in the Ashwaubenon and Green Bay Area Public School Districts, Dickinson Elementary's performance is even more impressive, as these schools tend to have lower academic achievement and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

523

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,752

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 S Washington St
De Pere, WI 54115

(920) 337-1027

District: De Pere School District

Students who attend Dickinson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	De Pere Middle
	Foxview Intermediate
High:	De Pere High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg78%

Wisconsin avg55%

100^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the De Pere School District

17^th of 426De Pere 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	84.5	100 of 1044	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	186 of 1061	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	257 of 1067	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	250 of 1067	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	289 of 1050	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	290 of 1037	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	307 of 1025	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.4	162 of 1071	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	248 of 1075	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	133 of 1076	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	151 of 1061	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	218 of 1053	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	71.1	254 of 1045	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	72.6	214 of 1046	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.9	221 of 1045	78.9%	★★★★☆
2009	73.4	214 of 1030	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	158 of 1021	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	72.9	184 of 689	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.2	227 of 712	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.9	94 of 632	85.1%	★★★★☆
2004	72.6	163 of 633	74.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	92 of 137	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	51.1	54 of 123	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	63.8	52 of 249	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	185 of 1001	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	236 of 1011	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	325 of 1010	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	255 of 1017	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	333 of 1004	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	368 of 1002	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	276 of 997	72.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	61.0	94 of 296	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	44 of 870	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	145 of 866	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	158 of 871	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	383 of 859	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	513 of 847	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	342 of 874	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	505 of 854	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	52 of 1000	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.9	165 of 1012	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	166 of 1011	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	233 of 1017	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	233 of 1003	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	221 of 1002	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	310 of 997	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	49 of 113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	38 of 96	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	54 of 802	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	132 of 790	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	116 of 770	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	188 of 748	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	301 of 746	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.8	16 of 742	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	62.9	192 of 721	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	69 of 718	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	119 of 727	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	156 of 715	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	191 of 704	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	244 of 699	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	249 of 718	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	264 of 686	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)79th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2022)68th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2024)56th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2024)33rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies84%+20 vs state

Mathematics79%+25 vs state

English Language Arts75%+23 vs state

Science61%+11 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
Dickinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	435 S Washington St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 337-1027	523	36	14.6	23.5%	429 (82.0%)	7 (1.3%)	32 (6.1%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	84.5	100^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.4%		77.9	186^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.5%	86	80.2	69.3		84.7	72.7		84.1	61.4	$11,752	$476	$11,276
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1250 Swan Rd	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 337-1035	608	39	15.6	13.8%	528 (86.8%)	6 (1.0%)	31 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	86.3	67^th of 1044 public elementary schools	93.6%		84.8	90^th of 1061 public elementary schools	91.5%	23	76.0	77.5		79.8	75.0		82.0	71.3	$9,845	$291	$9,554
Doty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Longview Ave	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 337-2360	298	27	11.0	71.5%	48 (16.1%)	16 (5.4%)	178 (59.7%)	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.1%)	14	915^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.4%		15.3	920^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.3%	5	27.5	22.0	18.4	27.3	32.6	27.9	39.5	30.2	$16,072	$1,843	$14,229
Langlade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Broadview Dr	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 337-2370	266	24	11.2	39.1%	154 (57.9%)	6 (2.3%)	41 (15.4%)	40 (15.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)	51.9	565^th of 1044 public elementary schools	45.9%		55.5	559^th of 1061 public elementary schools	47.3%	6	48.8	55.3	42.9	46.5	57.9	57.1	68.4	50.0	$16,092	$985	$15,106
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1155 Westwood Dr	De Pere	54115	Brown County	West De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 337-1087	623	46	13.4	30.3%	478 (76.7%)	22 (3.5%)	51 (8.2%)	19 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.9%)	79.9	160^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.7%		75.7	226^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.7%	66	73.1	67.4		78.5	67.4		75.5	67.4	$9,899	$613	$9,286
Susie C Altmayer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3001 Ryan Rd	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 338-1894	525	37	14.2	24.2%	401 (76.4%)	8 (1.5%)	56 (10.7%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.4%)	88.9	43^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	95.9%		85.6	79^th of 1061 public elementary schools	92.6%	36	87.7	73.1		88.9	80.8		82.1	70.5	$11,408	$269	$11,138
Cormier School and Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	2280 S Broadway	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Ashwaubenon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 448-2870	275	15	18.6	41.8%	185 (67.3%)	12 (4.4%)	34 (12.4%)	8 (2.9%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.9%)								(n/a)									$9,982	$821	$9,162
Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 S Webster Ave	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 448-2143	271	23	11.7	54.2%	149 (55.0%)	11 (4.1%)	54 (19.9%)	25 (9.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	62.4	423^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	59.5%		56	554^th of 1061 public elementary schools	47.8%	131	51.4	65.5	51.2	54.1	65.5	48.8	79.3	69.0	$14,946	$965	$13,981
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	1360 Ponderosa Ave	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Ashwaubenon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2920	495	36	13.8	29.1%	381 (77.0%)	8 (1.6%)	39 (7.9%)	18 (3.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.3%)	70.3	312^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.1%		74.2	248^th of 1061 public elementary schools	76.6%	64	57.1	75.8	62.2	46.7	60.0	61.1	82.1	73.7	$11,183	$611	$10,573
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 True Ln	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Ashwaubenon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2930	660	51	12.9	40.0%	464 (70.3%)	33 (5.0%)	58 (8.8%)	26 (3.9%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.4%)	63.9	400^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.7%		61.5	461^st of 1061 public elementary schools	56.6%	61	58.2	60.4	52.5	63.0	57.7	50.8	75.7	61.3	$11,706	$776	$10,931

Frequently Asked Questions about Dickinson Elementary

Is Dickinson Elementary a good school?

Yes. Dickinson Elementary ranks in the top 9.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Dickinson Elementary in?

De Pere School District

How many students attend Dickinson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Dickinson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Dickinson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dickinson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : De Pere Middle
Middle : Foxview Intermediate
High : De Pere High

What is the racial makeup of Dickinson Elementary?

Students at Dickinson Elementary are 82% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

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