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Schools in Darien

Darien’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
23%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▲ 20% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,579 students on the public path
In brief

Darien’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Darien’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Phoenix Middle places highest (better than 28%); Delavan-Darien High lowest (12%). 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 Darien, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Turtle Creek Elementaryin DelavanNo scores
3–4Darien ElementaryDelavan-Darien School DistrictC−
5–8Phoenix Middlein DelavanC
9–12Delavan-Darien Highin DelavanD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Delavan-Darien 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.

Delavan-Darien School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,672 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,822WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 38.1% · 898 students tested
Math25%
State average 38.7% · 907 students tested

Darien vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Darien—Delavan-Darien
DelavanCDelavan-Darien
Sharon—Sharon Joint No. 11 PK–8 · Delavan-Darien PK–12 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
RichmondCWhitewater PK–12 · Delavan-Darien PK–12
Delavan (town)CDelavan-Darien PK–12 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
BradfordB−Clinton

4 of the 5 neighbors share Delavan-Darien with Darien, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Darien

4 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 Darienin other towns
Turtle Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Delavan
371 students10:1Rate it →
Darien Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–4
C−
223 students11:1Rate it →
Phoenix Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Delavan
C
474 students12:1Rate it →
Delavan-Darien High
High · Grades 9–12 · Delavan
D
511 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Darien’s schools

Are Darien’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Darien. Delavan-Darien School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Darien. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Darien in?

Delavan-Darien School District.

Where do Darien kids go to high school?

Delavan-Darien 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.