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Schools in Oak Grove · Dodgeland School District, Horicon School District

Oak Grove’s public schools outscore 67% of Wisconsin districts

Reading proficiency in Oak Grove’s districts is 44%, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Oak Grove, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

44%

▲ 6 pts vs WI 38%

2021–22

Math proficiency

39%

▼ 0 pts vs WI 39%

2021–22

Graduate on time

95–100%

▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.2K

▼ 14% vs WI $16.5K

FY2024 · Horicon

Students per teacher

12.7

WI 13.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,460 students on the public path

In brief

Oak Grove’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1309 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oak Grove’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Dodgeland spends $17,435 per student and Horicon $14,183, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Oak Grove’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 67% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 67%

Lower resultsHigher results

Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1309)Better than 80%

Towns in Dodge County (23)Better than 83%

B⁻A⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 749 test results and a graduating class of 61 could put Oak Grove anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Oak Grove’s students in the tested grades sat them (751 in math, 748 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oak Grove, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Oak Grove · depends on your address

Horicon Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 372 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Horicon

Dodgeland Elementary

Grades PK–5 · 315 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Juneau

C⁺

The path, start to finish

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC⁺ to A

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B⁺

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD

Oak Grove runs its own schools through grade 12 (Dodgeland School District). From grade PK, students attend the Horicon School District, shared with Burnett, Horicon, Hubbard and Iron Ridge. Its elementary school is in Horicon. Parts of Oak Grove (9% of its land) are served by Beaver Dam instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Oak Grove

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Dodgeland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 688 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)

$17,435WI $16,459 · FY2024

B⁻

Horicon School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 772 students, up 26% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)

$14,183WI $16,459 · FY2024

A⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Dodgeland School District39%

State average 38.1% · 389 students tested

Math · PK–12, Dodgeland School District31%

State average 38.7% · 392 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Horicon School District49%

State average 38.1% · 359 students tested

Math · PK–12, Horicon School District47%

State average 38.7% · 359 students tested

Oak Grove vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Oak Grove’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Oak Grove	B⁺	Dodgeland PK–12 · Horicon PK–12
Horicon	A⁻	Horicon
Clyman	—	Dodgeland
Beaver Dam	C⁺	Beaver Dam
Lowell	C⁺	Dodgeland PK–12 · Waterloo PK–12
Hubbard	B⁺	Horicon PK–12 · Mayville PK–12 · Hartford Union High 9–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Horicon with Oak Grove for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Oak Grove

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Oak Grovein other towns

Horicon Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Horicon

372 students14:1Rate it →

Dodgeland Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Juneau

C⁺

315 students13:1Rate it →

Horicon Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Horicon

B⁺

152 students11:1Rate it →

Dodgeland Middle

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Juneau

140 students12:1Rate it →

Horicon High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Horicon

248 students15:1Rate it →

Dodgeland High

High · Grades 9–12 · Juneau

233 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Oak Grove’s schools

Are Oak Grove’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oak Grove children attend outscore 67% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oak Grove in?

Two districts: Dodgeland School District runs grades PK–12, and Horicon School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Burnett, Horicon, Hubbard and Iron Ridge.

Where do Oak Grove kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Horicon High School and Dodgeland High.

What is Oak Grove’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Dodgeland School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Oak Grove spend per student?

$17,435 in Dodgeland School District and $14,183 in Horicon School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.