Summary:
ZIP code 53916 covers Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and has exactly one high school, Beaver Dam High, serving grades 9–12 with 1,031 students as part of Beaver Dam Unified School District. Because it is the only high school in the ZIP code, families can compare it with its district and Wisconsin rather than with other local high schools. The school serves a community where 40.25% of students are eligible for free/reduced lunch, with per-student spending of $14,189 and a 15:1 student-teacher ratio. Its latest rank is 289 out of 533 schools, or the 46th percentile with 2 stars; the district is rated higher at 180 out of 432, or the 58th percentile with 3 stars.
Beaver Dam High has several strengths. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 96.4%, slightly below the district’s 96.5% but well above Wisconsin’s 92.0%, and its dropout rate was 1.0%, equal to the district and below the state’s 1.1%. Test scores improved in three subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: English Language Arts rose 3.47 points to 46.33%, Social Studies rose 2.33 points to 47.83%, and Science rose 0.79 points to 43.58%, which is slightly above the state’s 43.20%. The school’s rank trend is also positive, moving from the 28th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 35th in 2024–2025 to the 46th in 2025–2026, while its star rating improved from 1 star to 2 stars.
The most urgent concerns are ACT Mathematics and chronic absenteeism. Math proficiency fell from 40.52% in 2024–2025 to 33.03% in 2025–2026, a 7.49-point decline, leaving the school 9.90 points below the state’s 42.93%. Chronic absenteeism was 20.3% in 2024–2025, compared with 14.2% in the district and 17.3% statewide. Overall, Beaver Dam High shows strong graduation and dropout outcomes, improving ELA, Social Studies, and Science, but it needs attention in math and attendance; its latest overall rating remains mid-range at 2 stars and the 46th percentile.
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