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Beaver Dam Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 641 students in Beaver Dam Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Beaver Dam Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
8 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
3,051 Students
248,238 Students
# Teachers
228 Teachers
17,959 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Beaver Dam Unified School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 444 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#237 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
39%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
38%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
44%

Graduation Rate
91%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.59
# American Indian Students
5 Students
3,614 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
22 Students
11,285 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
669 Students
37,753 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
15%
# Black Students
51 Students
30,293 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
2,139 Students
152,522 Students
% White Students
70%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
174 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
164 Students
12,537 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
195
6,117
# Students in K Grade:
181
6,551
# Students in 1st Grade:
177
6,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
194
7,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
190
7,007
# Students in 4th Grade:
199
8,146
# Students in 5th Grade:
222
14,725
# Students in 6th Grade:
178
48,528
# Students in 7th Grade:
220
57,406
# Students in 8th Grade:
243
59,497
# Students in 9th Grade:
233
7,426
# Students in 10th Grade:
258
5,915
# Students in 11th Grade:
275
6,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
286
6,737
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,412 is higher than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,925 is less than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$53 MM
$13,869 MM

Spending
$52 MM
$13,846 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,412
$17,039

Spending / Student
$16,925
$17,011

Best Beaver Dam Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Beaver Dam Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
108 Fourth St
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7365
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7365
Grades: 6-8
| 641 students
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