Summary
Dodgeland Elementary is a PK–5 school in Juneau, WI, serving 315 students as part of the Dodgeland School District, which is ranked 349th of 432 Wisconsin districts (19th percentile, 1 star). The school is ranked 753rd of 1,039 in 2025–2026 (28th percentile, 1 star). That is its lowest rank in the available history and a sharp drop from 2023–2024, when it was 479th of 1,061 (55th percentile, 3 stars).
In 2025–2026, 3rd and 5th grade ELA and math were near state averages, but 4th grade lagged far behind: ELA 29.79% versus state 53.87%, math 40.43% versus 52.87%, social studies 38.30% versus 65.51%, and science 31.91% versus 53.46%. This cohort already showed warning signs as 3rd graders in 2024–2025. Compared with nearby schools, Dodgeland is the lowest-ranked of the listed nearby schools, just below LEAP Elementary. For example, Prairie View Elementary’s 4th grade scored 79.31% in ELA, 75.86% in math, 79.31% in social studies, and 65.52% in science; Horicon Elementary School scored 73.33%, 73.33%, 82.22%, and 64.44%; Washington Elementary scored 72.73%, 80.00%, 81.82%, and 61.82%. Even Douglas Elementary, with a similar free/reduced lunch rate, outscored Dodgeland’s 4th grade in every subject.
Chronic absenteeism is a bright spot: 11.1% in 2024–2025, below the district (17.6%) and state (17.3%), and much improved from 33.5% in 2021–2022. Dodgeland’s free/reduced lunch rate (56.5%), per-student spending ($15,086), and student-teacher ratio (12.6) are mid-pack among nearby schools, so resources and demographics do not fully explain the performance gap. Some student groups show uneven effectiveness: special education students ranked 57th percentile/3 stars in 2025–2026, while low-SES students ranked 26th percentile/1 star. The key question is whether the 2025–2026 4th grade weakness is a one-cohort anomaly or the start of a broader decline; the next two years’ results will show whether the school rebounds.
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