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Schools in Ridgeway

Ridgeway’s public schools

Dodgeville School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridgeway. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,035 students on the public path
In brief

Ridgeway’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ridgeway’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Dodgeville Elementary places highest (better than 57%); Dodgeville High lowest (40%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ridgeway, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Dodgeville Elementaryin DodgevilleB
5–8Dodgeville Middlein DodgevilleB
9–12Dodgeville Highin DodgevilleC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dodgeville School District.

The district

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

Dodgeville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,035 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,947WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 38.1% · 546 students tested
Math40%
State average 38.7% · 546 students tested

Ridgeway vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridgeway—Dodgeville

Every school in Ridgeway

3 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 Ridgewayin other towns
Dodgeville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dodgeville
B
385 students12:1Rate it →
Dodgeville Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Dodgeville
B
283 students12:1Rate it →
Dodgeville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dodgeville
C+
367 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Ridgeway’s schools

Are Ridgeway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ridgeway. Dodgeville School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridgeway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ridgeway in?

Dodgeville School District.

Where do Ridgeway kids go to high school?

Dodgeville High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.