Summary:
ZIP code 53533 has one high school, Dodgeville High, a grades 9–12 school with 367 students in Dodgeville School District in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Because it is the only high school in the ZIP code, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; the useful context is against the district and state. The school has earned 4 stars in each of the last three listed years. Its latest rank is 149 of 533 Wisconsin high schools, the 72nd percentile, while the district is listed at 170 of 432 districts, the 61st percentile, with 3 stars. The school’s prior ranks were 87 of 431, the 80th percentile, in 2024–2025 and 112 of 431, the 74th percentile, in 2023–2024.
Outcomes are a clear strength. In 2024–2025, the school had a 100% graduation rate, compared with 92% statewide; a 0.2% dropout rate, compared with 1.1% statewide; and 1.1% chronic absenteeism, compared with 17.3% statewide and 4.2% districtwide. About 29.16% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $14,858, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.9. These figures suggest strong completion and attendance, though the file does not provide state comparisons for spending, lunch status, or staffing.
Grade 10 test results are mixed. Social Studies rose to 68.18% proficient on the Forward Exam, versus 48.25% statewide, up from 53.09% versus 47.67%. Science was stable and above the state, at 48.78% versus 43.20%, after 48.65% versus 43.42%. English Language Arts remained above the state at 51.22% versus 48.47%, but fell from 64.86% versus 48.62%. Mathematics is the main caution: proficiency dropped to 40.24% versus 42.93% statewide, down from 60.81% versus 42.73%. State results changed only slightly, so the school’s larger swings may reflect small grade-level cohorts. Overall, the school is strong in attendance, graduation, and ranking, with Social Studies and Science as relative strengths and Math and ELA showing recent volatility.
Thank you for your feedback!