Mayville Elementary, Mayville WI

Original Research by School Decision on Mayville Elementary

Mayville Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in a small, industrious city in Dodge County. The school is a regular public school within the Mayville School District, and it draws most of its students from the surrounding community—a town shaped by manufacturing heavyweights like Mayville Engineering Company and Gleason Reel, with a historic downtown, a riverwalk along the Rock River, and easy access to the Horicon Marsh. Housing values in the area sit below the state average, and the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is substantial, reflecting a mix of working- and middle-class families.

On state assessments, the school’s results vary considerably by grade and subject. Third graders turned in strong proficiency rates in both math and reading, a promising sign for families entering the early elementary years. Beginning in fourth grade, however, proficiency in English language arts drops noticeably, and that pattern continues into fifth and sixth grades, where fewer than half of students met the bar. Math proficiency also falls off after third grade, settling in a range where roughly half of students are on track. Fourth-grade science and social studies results show a similar mixed picture, with social studies slightly stronger than science. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Dodge County. A parent may want to ask the school how it supports literacy and math growth in the upper elementary years.

The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic representation and very small shares of other racial and ethnic groups. The school is large enough to offer grade-level peer groups in each year from kindergarten through sixth grade, but small enough that most families will find it a close-knit environment. Data on special education and English learner populations were not available in the source; parents who need those services should confirm directly with the school.

The district recently completed a major renovation of the junior/senior high school, adding new fitness, technology, agriculture, and virtual learning spaces, along with district-wide safety and security updates. While that project directly benefits older students, it signals a broader community investment in the quality of school facilities that will eventually serve Mayville Elementary students as they move up. The elementary building itself is located on North Henninger Street, part of the fabric of the town rather than on a remote campus, though specific walkability to the downtown core was not detailed in available sources.

Mayville itself is a slowly growing community with a solid base of manufacturing employers, a new public library, a recreation center, and ample parks. For a family looking at a small Midwestern town with affordable housing and a school system that has invested in its facilities, Mayville Elementary fits that picture. The academic profile is uneven—strong early reading and math give way to weaker upper-grade performance—so a family whose child needs robust literacy support or who values consistent high proficiency across all grades may want to dig deeper into the school’s instructional approach and intervention programs. No graduation rate is reported, as the elementary ends at sixth grade; students go on to Mayville Junior/Senior High School.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 83%

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

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 52%

▼ 2 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 14 pts below state median

Science

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 54%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

This schoolMayville 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-income60%Higher-income79%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income14%Higher-income54%41 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income22%Higher-income46%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income55%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income45%Higher-income58%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income34%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income72%Higher-income93%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income22%Higher-income66%44 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income37%Higher-income73%36 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income61%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income45%Higher-income58%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income24%Higher-income50%26 pp gap