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Delavan-Darien School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 474 students in Delavan-Darien School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Delavan-Darien School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
5 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
1,747 Students
248,238 Students
# Teachers
141 Teachers
17,959 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Delavan-Darien School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 444 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#414 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
39%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
38%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
44%

Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.59
# American Indian Students
4 Students
3,614 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
12 Students
11,285 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
925 Students
37,753 Students
% Hispanic Students
53%
15%
# Black Students
32 Students
30,293 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
721 Students
152,522 Students
% White Students
41%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
174 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
52 Students
12,537 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
81
6,117
# Students in K Grade:
96
6,551
# Students in 1st Grade:
103
6,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
112
7,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
7,007
# Students in 4th Grade:
120
8,146
# Students in 5th Grade:
127
14,725
# Students in 6th Grade:
119
48,528
# Students in 7th Grade:
106
57,406
# Students in 8th Grade:
122
59,497
# Students in 9th Grade:
173
7,426
# Students in 10th Grade:
151
5,915
# Students in 11th Grade:
154
6,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
164
6,737
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,058 is higher than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,042 is higher than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$13,869 MM

Spending
$37 MM
$13,846 MM

Revenue / Student
$22,058
$17,039

Spending / Student
$21,042
$17,011

Best Delavan-Darien School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Phoenix Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
414 Beloit St
Delavan, WI 53115
(262) 233-6501
Delavan, WI 53115
(262) 233-6501
Grades: 5-8
| 474 students
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