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Schools in Darien · Delavan-Darien School District

Darien’s public schools score below 75% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 23% of Darien’s students scored proficient, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Darien, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
23%
▼ 15 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 14 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
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
1
1,579 students on the public path
In brief

Darien’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 930 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Darien’s, its schools beat 31%, higher than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Darien’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,822 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Darien Elementary, then Phoenix Middle, then Delavan-Darien High. Enrollment is down 14% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Darien’s grade

D Test scoresB Graduation

C: better than 25% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (930)Better than 31%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 902 test results and a graduating class of 169 could put Darien anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Darien’s students in the tested grades sat them (907 in math, 898 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve 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

Darien’s public schools are run by Delavan-Darien School District, which also serves Darien, Delavan, Delavan and Richmond and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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
DarienCDelavan-Darien

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).

District schools in Darienby address
Darien Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–4
C−
223 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Darienin other towns
Turtle Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Delavan
371 students10:1Rate 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?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Darien children attend score below 75% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Darien in?

Delavan-Darien School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,672 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Darien kids go to high school?

Delavan-Darien High in Delavan, with 511 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Darien’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Delavan-Darien School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Darien spend per student?

$19,822 in Delavan-Darien School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.