Dyer Elementary, Burlington WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Dyer Elementary

Dyer Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Burlington Area School District. It sits in Burlington, a small city midway between Milwaukee and Chicago that blends residential neighborhoods with a substantial commercial and industrial base. The city is nicknamed “Chocolate City, U.S.A.” for its confectionery heritage, and its historic downtown functions as a walkable civic and commercial heart. Burlington has seen recent development, including a new bypass that eased downtown traffic and expansion of the Burlington Manufacturing & Office Park. The community hosts a range of businesses, a Riverwalk along the Fox River, and a campus of Gateway Technical College.

State testing data is available for third and fourth graders in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above was solid in third grade and somewhat higher in fourth grade. In ELA, the same pattern appeared, with fourth graders scoring at a notably higher rate than third graders. Fourth graders also took state assessments in science and social studies; the social studies result showed a strong majority reaching proficiency, while the science result was somewhat lower. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index placed it below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Racine County. The participation rate on these exams was near universal, lending confidence to the results.

Because Dyer Elementary serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism was not available. The school’s enrollment is moderate for its grade band. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a notable Hispanic or Latino presence and small numbers of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. The district did not supply information on the share of students with disabilities or those identified as English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about its special education and language support programs.

The school does not operate as a charter or magnet. No information about Title I status, discipline rates, staffing ratios, or course access was provided. The Burlington Area School District had no recent notable changes reported publicly at the time of this profile.

For families considering Dyer Elementary, the picture is one of a typical elementary school in a stable, growing small city. Academic results are mixed, with stronger performance in some grade levels and subjects than in others. The school serves a broad cross-section of the community, and its location within walkable Burlington means families can combine school with downtown amenities and recreation along the Fox River.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 361%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 71% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 57% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 65% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Science

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 65% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 73% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolBurlington Area School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income59%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income57%Higher-income63%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income53%Higher-income80%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income41%Higher-income74%33 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income61%Higher-income73%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income53%Higher-income82%29 pp gap