Jefferson Elementary

Summary:

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 333 students. The school is part of the Beaver Dam Unified School District, which is ranked 235 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, Jefferson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 5 years, with below-average performance on the Forward Exam in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. The school's 5th-grade performance and scores in Social Studies and Science are particularly concerning, lagging behind the district and state averages. Additionally, Jefferson Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be contributing to its academic struggles.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Beaver Dam Unified School District, such as Washington Elementary and Prairie View Elementary, significantly outperform Jefferson Elementary on academic measures, with higher rankings and better test scores. These nearby schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and a higher percentage of students from more affluent backgrounds, suggesting potential equity concerns at Jefferson Elementary that need to be addressed.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 301 Brook St
       Beaver Dam, WI  53916-2998


(920) 885-7392

District: Beaver Dam Unified School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
631st of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,324 Help


Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Beaver Dam Middle
High:    Beaver Dam High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.0 Help
Number of students:  326

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.2%
Hispanic:
32.2%
Two or more races:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jefferson Elementary ranks worse than 59.5% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Beaver Dam Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.3. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.2%), Hispanic (32.2%), two or more races (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is 11, which is the 3rd best among 5 elementary schools in the Beaver Dam Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Elementary is $14,324. 3 elementary schools in the Beaver Dam Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 631st of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Beaver Dam Unified School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Beaver Dam Unified School District 235th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jefferson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 27.61 504th 632 20.3%
2006 38.01 539th 712 24.3%
2007 42.52 498th 689 27.7%
2008 51.30 631st 1021 38.2%
2009 62.28 441st 1030 57.2%
2010 41.71 760th 1045 27.3%
2011 50.88 654th 1046 37.5%
2012 56.39 564th 1045 46.0%
2013 38.15 778th 1053 26.1%
2014 44.58 703rd 1061 33.7%
2015 40.72 758th 1076 29.6%
2016 44.71 663rd 1075 38.3%
2017 53.29 541st 1071 49.5%
2018 37.68 720th 1025 29.8%
2019 41.96 683rd 1037 34.1%
2021 41.74 685th 1050 34.8%
2022 29.02 828th 1067 22.4%
2023 46.83 641st 1067 39.9%
2024 49.30 631st 1061 40.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.73 150th 275 45.5%
2021 43.48 102nd 222 54.1%
2022 46.40 115th 248 53.6%
2023 54.43 86th 249 65.5%
2024 63.20 64th 269 76.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.22 315th 721 56.3%
2021 29.97 542nd 746 27.3%
2022 16.55 693rd 748 7.4%
2023 28.19 582nd 770 24.4%
2024 27.28 616th 790 22.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.94 537th 854 37.1%
2019 50.87 417th 874 52.3%
2021 49.77 412th 847 51.4%
2022 35.69 606th 859 29.5%
2023 46.26 486th 871 44.2%
2024 59.14 328th 866 62.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.12 703rd 997 29.5%
2019 40.70 672nd 1002 32.9%
2021 63.24 364th 1004 63.7%
2022 41.21 666th 1017 34.5%
2023 41.24 675th 1010 33.2%
2024 47.19 635th 1011 37.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.26 672nd 997 32.6%
2019 44.82 621st 1002 38.0%
2021 29.82 768th 1003 23.4%
2022 21.88 842nd 1017 17.2%
2023 51.59 551st 1011 45.5%
2024 51.25 567th 1012 44.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.52 219th 271 19.2%
2019 32.43 185th 266 30.5%
2022 51.48 125th 296 57.8%
2024 40.02 197th 331 40.5%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.79 514th 686 25.1%
2019 27.41 582nd 718 18.9%
2021 32.95 523rd 699 25.2%
2022 17.53 629th 704 10.7%
2023 43.92 437th 715 38.9%
2024 48.84 394th 727 45.8%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Jefferson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 352 2 7 11 n/a n/a n/a 0 372
1989 357 2 3 14 1 n/a n/a 0 377
1990 361 4 1 10 2 n/a n/a 0 378
1991 330 5 3 8 2 n/a n/a 0 348
1992 332 5 0 12 2 n/a n/a 0 351
1993 368 6 1 18 4 n/a n/a 0 397
1994 372 5 5 16 3 n/a n/a 0 401
1995 349 3 10 21 2 n/a n/a 0 385
1996 349 3 10 21 2 n/a n/a 0 385
1997 326 2 6 29 6 n/a n/a 0 369
1998 341 1 5 40 1 n/a n/a 0 388
1999 287 1 4 27 1 n/a n/a 0 320
2000 271 4 5 30 1 n/a n/a 0 311
2001 270 7 3 45 1 n/a n/a 0 326
2002 278 15 1 27 1 n/a n/a 0 322
2003 278 15 1 27 1 n/a n/a 0 322
2004 261 15 1 35 0 n/a n/a 0 312
2005 264 11 3 39 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2006 285 10 5 34 2 n/a n/a 0 336
2007 238 10 6 37 4 n/a n/a 0 295
2008 263 11 5 49 3 n/a n/a 0 331
2009 243 14 5 62 3 n/a n/a 0 327
2010 242 9 3 58 3 n/a n/a 0 315
2011 250 4 3 76 3 0 3 0 339
2012 243 3 3 70 3 0 8 0 330
2013 231 7 1 69 1 0 9 0 318
2014 225 4 0 72 1 0 8 0 310
2015 237 13 0 63 5 0 11 0 329
2016 220 20 0 67 6 0 15 0 328
2017 207 17 2 61 5 0 16 0 308
2018 184 9 7 65 4 0 21 0 290
2019 171 11 9 68 3 0 22 0 284
2020 176 10 6 82 2 0 18 0 294
2021 165 9 1 89 0 0 11 0 275
2022 200 12 4 120 0 0 15 0 351
2023 194 5 4 109 0 0 21 0 333
2024 193 7 5 105 0 0 16 0 326

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jefferson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 372 20.0 18.6 8.9
1989 377 20.3 18.5 13.8
1990 378 17.3 21.8 13.8
1991 348 19.0 18.3 9.5
1992 351 19.0 18.4 11.7
1993 397 19.0 20.9 11.8
1994 401 20.2 19.9 12
1995 385 21.5 17.9 9.9
1996 385 21.5 17.9 9.9
1997 369 23.1 16.0 9.8
1998 388 24.3 16.0 9.8
1999 320 24.4 13.1 16.3
2000 311 24.5 12.7 15.8
2001 326 24.7 13.2 17.5
2002 322 27.7 11.6 37.9
2003 322 27.7 11.6 37.9
2004 312 27.7 11.3 48.7
2005 317 25.0 12.7 n/a
2006 336 26.2 12.8 n/a
2007 295 23.4 12.6 48.8
2008 331 26.6 12.4 52.9
2009 327 27.9 11.7 57.8
2010 315 28.8 10.9 61
2011 339 27.0 12.5 64.3
2012 330 24.6 13.3 61.8
2013 318 24.1 13.1 67.3
2014 310 24.0 12.8 71
2015 329 n/a n/a 69.3
2016 328 22.0 14.9 65.5
2017 308 20.3 15.1 64.9
2018 290 20.6 14.0 56.2
2019 284 21.6 13.1 64.1
2020 294 20.4 14.3 63.6
2021 275 27.9 9.8 63.3
2022 351 26.3 13.3 67.5
2023 333 27.6 12.0 62.2
2024 326 29.5 11.0 63.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jefferson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 372 20.0 18.6 8.9
1989 377 20.3 18.5 13.8
1990 378 17.3 21.8 13.8
1991 348 19.0 18.3 9.5
1992 351 19.0 18.4 11.7
1993 397 19.0 20.9 11.8
1994 401 20.2 19.9 12
1995 385 21.5 17.9 9.9
1996 385 21.5 17.9 9.9
1997 369 23.1 16.0 9.8
1998 388 24.3 16.0 9.8
1999 320 24.4 13.1 16.3
2000 311 24.5 12.7 15.8
2001 326 24.7 13.2 17.5
2002 322 27.7 11.6 37.9
2003 322 27.7 11.6 37.9
2004 312 27.7 11.3 48.7
2005 317 25.0 12.7 n/a
2006 336 26.2 12.8 n/a
2007 295 23.4 12.6 48.8
2008 331 26.6 12.4 52.9
2009 327 27.9 11.7 57.8
2010 315 28.8 10.9 61
2011 339 27.0 12.5 64.3
2012 330 24.6 13.3 61.8
2013 318 24.1 13.1 67.3
2014 310 24.0 12.8 71
2015 329 n/a n/a 69.3
2016 328 22.0 14.9 65.5
2017 308 20.3 15.1 64.9
2018 290 20.6 14.0 56.2
2019 284 21.6 13.1 64.1
2020 294 20.4 14.3 63.6
2021 275 27.9 9.8 63.3
2022 351 26.3 13.3 67.5
2023 333 27.6 12.0 62.2
2024 326 29.5 11.0 63.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jefferson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $675 (5.6%) $11,418 (94.4%) $12,093
2020 $586 (5.1%) $10,851 (94.9%) $11,437
2021 $768 (5.4%) $13,556 (94.6%) $14,324

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 683rd of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 641st of 1067 Elementary schools
 5.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary)38.542.9
 4.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Beaver Dam Unified School District)46.347.2
 0.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)59.653.6
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Beaver Dam Unified School District)59.457.7
 1.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary)41.343.6
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Beaver Dam Unified School District)47.755.3
 7.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)32.643.6
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Beaver Dam Unified School District)55.160.8
 5.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Elementary)43.550.9
 7.4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Beaver Dam Unified School District)56.562.7
 6.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Jefferson Elementary)47.847.3
 0.6%
   4th Grade Science (Beaver Dam Unified School District)57.958.1
 0.2%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary)33.323.9
 9.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Beaver Dam Unified School District)44.838.3
 6.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)40.541.3
 0.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Beaver Dam Unified School District)59.655.2
 4.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students284333
 17.3%
African American115
 54.5%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian94
 55.6%
Hispanic68109
 60.3%
Pacific Islander00
White171194
 13.5%
Two or More Races2221
 4.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.1%62.2%
 1.9%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 326 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Jefferson Elementary ranks 631st of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 59% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beaver Dam Middle
High : Beaver Dam High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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