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Schools in Delavan Lake

Delavan Lake’s public schools

Big Foot Union High School District, Delavan-Darien School District and Fontana Joint No. 8 School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Delavan Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▲ 20% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Delavan-Darien
Students per teacher
12.2
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,516 students on the public path
In brief

Delavan Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Delavan Lake’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Fontana Elementary places highest (better than 63%); Delavan-Darien High lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Delavan Lake, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Delavan-Darien High and Big Foot High. 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 Delavan Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Big Foot Union High School District.

Three districts serve Delavan Lake

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Big Foot Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 437 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,053WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
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
Fontana Joint No. 8 School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 197 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$20,749WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Big Foot Union High School District27%
State average 38.1% · 112 students tested
Math · 9–12, Big Foot Union High School District22%
State average 38.7% · 112 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Delavan-Darien School District23%
State average 38.1% · 898 students tested
Math · PK–12, Delavan-Darien School District25%
State average 38.7% · 907 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Fontana Joint No. 8 School District47%
State average 38.1% · 131 students tested
Math · PK–8, Fontana Joint No. 8 School District47%
State average 38.7% · 132 students tested

Delavan Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Delavan Lake—Delavan-Darien PK–12 · Fontana Joint No. 8 PK–8 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
DelavanCDelavan-Darien PK–12 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
Delavan (city)CDelavan-Darien
WalworthCWalworth Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Fontana Joint No. 8 PK–8 · Big Foot Union High 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Delavan-Darien with Delavan Lake for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Delavan Lake

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 Delavan Lakein other towns
Turtle Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Delavan
371 students10:1Rate it →
Fontana Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fontana
B
197 students9:1Rate it →
Delavan-Darien High
High · Grades 9–12 · Delavan
D
511 students14:1Rate it →
Big Foot High
High · Grades 9–12 · Walworth
C−
437 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Delavan Lake’s schools

Are Delavan Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Delavan Lake. Big Foot Union High School District, Delavan-Darien School District and Fontana Joint No. 8 School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Delavan Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Delavan Lake in?

Big Foot Union High School District, Delavan-Darien School District and Fontana Joint No. 8 School District.

Where do Delavan Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Delavan-Darien High and Big Foot High.

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What Delavan Lake families are saying about school.

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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.