Summary:
ZIP code 53533 contains three public schools — Dodgeville Elementary (PK–4), Dodgeville Middle (5–8), and Dodgeville High (9–12) — all part of the Dodgeville School District, with combined enrollment of about 1,035 students. The district as a whole ranks 170th of 432 Wisconsin districts, at the 61st percentile with 3 stars, but that average conceals very different school-level results.
Dodgeville High is the strongest and most consistent performer, earning 4 stars in each of the last three reported years and ranking 149th of 533 schools in 2025–2026 (72nd percentile). It posts a 100.0% graduation rate versus 92.0% statewide, a 0.2% dropout rate versus 1.1%, and just 1.1% chronic absenteeism versus 17.3% statewide. Dodgeville Elementary also earned 4 stars and 72nd percentile in 2025–2026, with standout math: 3rd-grade math proficiency of 79.17% against the state's 54.75%, and 4th-grade math at 67.12% versus 52.87%. It beat the state in every tested subject and grade shown.
Dodgeville Middle is the clear outlier and the area's biggest concern. It fell from 70th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024 to 38th percentile and 2 stars in 2024–2025, recovering only to 44th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026. Its weakest results are 7th-grade math (44.87% vs. 55.67%), 8th-grade math (43.75% vs. 53.67%), and 7th-grade ELA (46.15% vs. 55.33%). Attendance is still a district-wide strength: chronic absenteeism is 8.1% at the elementary, 3.7% at the middle, and 1.1% at the high school, all far below Wisconsin's 17.3%. Notably, per-pupil spending and free/reduced lunch rates are similar across the three schools, so those factors alone don't account for the middle school's weaker results.
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