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Dousman Elementary

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Dousman Elementary ranks 611 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Dousman Elementary is a PK–5 school in Dousman, Wisconsin, serving 311 students as part of the Kettle Moraine School District, a strong district that ranks 68th of 432 in Wisconsin (84th percentile, 4 stars). The school itself is a different story: in 2025–2026 it ranked 611th of 1,039 elementary schools statewide — 41st percentile, 2 stars — down from 373rd of 1,044 (64th percentile, 3 stars) the year before and 393rd (63rd percentile) in 2023–2024. As recently as 2016–2017, it ranked 145th of 1,071 (86th percentile, 4 stars).

Test results are mixed. In 2025–2026 Dousman beat state averages in 3rd grade ELA (55.32% vs 52.08%) and math (65.96% vs 54.75%), and in 5th grade ELA (55.56% vs 53.63%) and math (59.26% vs 51.81%). But 4th grade came in below the state in every tested subject: ELA 35.29% vs 53.87%, math 50.98% vs 52.87%, social studies 54.9% vs 65.51%, and science 41.18% vs 53.46%. Nearby same-district schools scored far higher — 4th grade ELA was 65.63% at Magee Elementary, 76.74% at Cushing Elementary, 81.63% at Wales Elementary, and 81.48% at Kettle Moraine Explore. Dousman is the lowest-ranked school among its nearby peers, which range from the 56th to the 98th percentile.

Attendance and resources are real strengths: chronic absenteeism was 6.2%, well below the district's 8.5% and the state's 17.3%. Per-student spending was $17,680 — the highest among nearby schools with spending data — with a 12.7 student-teacher ratio, and free/reduced lunch was 14.15%. Yet subgroup effectiveness weakened in 2025–2026, with low-income students (27th percentile, 1 star), female students (30th percentile, 2 stars), and special education students (35th percentile, 2 stars) all ranking below the state median. Attendance and funding look strong; the open question is how well they are translating into classroom results.

311

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,680

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

89%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

341 E Ottawa Ave
Dousman, WI 53118-9363

(262) 965-6550

District: Kettle Moraine School District

Students who attend Dousman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kettle Moraine Middle
High:	Kettle Moraine High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg70%

Wisconsin avg55%

611^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 45 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Kettle Moraine School District

68^th of 432Kettle Moraine 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	49.0	611 of 1039	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.6	373 of 1044	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	393 of 1061	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	539 of 1067	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	432 of 1067	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	484 of 1050	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	458 of 1037	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	359 of 1025	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.8	145 of 1071	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	147 of 1075	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	281 of 1076	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	106 of 1061	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	78.2	142 of 1053	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	71.6	246 of 1045	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	229 of 1046	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	81.8	69 of 1045	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	79.6	105 of 1030	89.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.5	121 of 1021	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	160 of 712	77.5%	★★★★☆
2005	65.2	268 of 632	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	82.6	68 of 633	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	691 of 986	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.9	332 of 1001	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	430 of 1011	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	565 of 1010	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	395 of 1017	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	513 of 1004	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	544 of 1002	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	523 of 997	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	619 of 848	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.8	534 of 870	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	693 of 866	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	614 of 871	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	570 of 859	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	605 of 847	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	610 of 874	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	560 of 854	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	485 of 989	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	375 of 1000	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	333 of 1012	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	446 of 1011	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	423 of 1017	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	397 of 1003	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	323 of 1002	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	222 of 997	77.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	518 of 791	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.3	328 of 802	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	389 of 790	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	447 of 770	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	367 of 748	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	188 of 746	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	278 of 742	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	293 of 721	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	568 of 697	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.4	323 of 727	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	323 of 699	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	392 of 718	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	310 of 686	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)51st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%+5 vs state

Social Studies55%-11 vs state

English Language Arts49%-5 vs state

Science41%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, June 9, 2011

They have a wonderful ADD/ADHD program, along with other special needs teachers for all subjects! Both of my children prefer this school over their last school. The teachers email me weekly on how their are doing and when needed, come up with new ideas on how to get my children more involved in class. Including special lunches with the friends of their choice and the teacher of their choice! They are wonderful at helping them with homework/classwork that they do not understand. Both of my children have special one on one time with certain subjects to complete assignments in school and better understand what they are learning. In addition to parent teacher conf. we also have meetings to plan how to better help them. I have never met a more dedicated or helpful teaching staff. My kids just completed second and third grade. If your children are doing well in school or need that additional push, I highly recomend this school! Close Quote

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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 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	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
Dousman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	341 E Ottawa Ave	Dousman	53118	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 965-6550	311	24	12.7	14.1%	276 (88.7%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	49	611^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.2%		65.6	373^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	64.3%	238	55.3	35.3	55.6				66.0	51.0	59.3				54.9		41.2		89%		$17,680	$864	$16,816
Adeline Montessori School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	995 S Sawyer Rd	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Adeline Montessori School Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 201-4492	211	19	11.4	1.4%	100 (47.4%)	67 (31.8%)	17 (8.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.0%)	59.1	453^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	56.4%		10.6	938^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.2%	485	62.5	77.8			50.0	85.7	0.0	11.1			33.3	57.1	88.9	71.4	88.9	71.4	≥ 95%
Cushing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	227 N Genesee St	Delafield	53018	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 646-6700	281	23	12.2	10.0%	250 (89.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	86.6	73^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	93.0%		85.9	76^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.7%	3	80.0	76.7	68.1				82.2	69.8	80.9				81.4		81.4		81%		$17,141	$300	$16,841
Wales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	219 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 968-6400	333	21	15.8	16.8%	285 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	87.2	68^th of 1039 public elementary schools	93.5%		88.5	47^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.5%	21	66.0	81.6	83.9				68.1	77.6	87.5				87.8		75.5		88%		$14,956	$300	$14,656
Kettle Moraine Explore	Public, Charter	K-5	341 E Ottawa Ave	Dousman	53118	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 968-6400	137	8	16.6	10.2%	126 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	79.8	159^th of 1039 public elementary schools	84.7%		78.7	181^st of 1044 public elementary schools	82.7%	22	52.6	81.5	77.3				52.6	74.1	63.6				96.3		74.1				$13,060	$300	$12,760
Summit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1680 E Valley Rd	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 560-8300	504	35	14.6	11.5%	435 (86.3%)	6 (1.2%)	35 (6.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	89.3	43^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.4	27^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.4%	16	84.2	80.2					85.4	76.2					85.2		78.2		84%		$13,744	$396	$13,348
Magee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W313S4134 Hwy 83	Genesee Depot	53127	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 968-6454	255	20	12.6	15.7%	225 (88.2%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	81.5	132^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	87.3%		85.1	93^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	91.1%	39	77.4	65.6	79.6				77.4	65.6	68.2				78.1		68.8		≥ 95%		$17,269	$594	$16,675
Sullivan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	618 Bakertown Rd	Sullivan	53178	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 675-1500	144	11	12.5	23.6%	137 (95.1%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	76.9	218^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.0%		68.2	343^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	67.1%	125	63.2	65.4	57.1				73.7	73.1	61.9				88.5		69.2		81%		$14,637	$203	$14,434
Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W330S6473 County Rd E	North Prairie	53153	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 392-6310	417	31	13.3	16.5%	381 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	85.1	92^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	91.1%		85.8	80^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.3%	12	67.7	66.7	83.7	79.0			85.5	72.7	81.6	87.7			78.8		54.6		88%		$13,127	$540	$12,587
Park Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Park Lawn St	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8200	383	31	12.4	20.9%	327 (85.4%)	6 (1.6%)	30 (7.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	90.7	29^th of 1039 public elementary schools	97.2%		86.2	71^st of 1044 public elementary schools	93.2%	42	80.0	76.7					78.6	90.0					90.0		85.0		90%		$14,559	$614	$13,945

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Is Dousman Elementary a good school?

Dousman Elementary ranks 611^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dousman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dousman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kettle Moraine Middle
High : Kettle Moraine High

What is the racial makeup of Dousman Elementary?

Students at Dousman Elementary are 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Dousman Elementary in?

Kettle Moraine School District

How many students attend Dousman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Dousman Elementary.

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