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Schools in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake · Big Foot Union High School District, Fontana Joint No. 8 School District

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s public schools outscore 56% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, 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.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
38%
▼ 0 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 3 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▲ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Big Foot Union High
Students per teacher
12.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
634 students on the public path
In brief

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 930 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Fontana Elementary (PK–8) is Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Big Foot Union High School District with Delavan, Linn, Sharon, Sharon, Walworth, Walworth and Williams Bay: Big Foot High in Walworth. The high school’s own results earn a C−. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% 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 Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Big Foot Union High spends $18,053 per student and Fontana Joint No. 8 $20,749, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 56% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (930)Better than 49%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 244 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Fontana-on-Geneva Lake anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (244 in math, 243 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Fontana ElementaryFontana Joint No. 8 School DistrictB
9–12Big Foot Highin WalworthC−

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake runs its own schools through grade 8 (Fontana Joint No. 8 School District). From grade 9, students attend the Big Foot Union High School District, shared with Delavan, Linn, Sharon, Sharon, Walworth, Walworth and Williams Bay. Its high school is in Walworth. Parts of Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (5% and 4% of its land) are served by Walworth Joint No. 1 and Linn Joint No. 6 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Fontana-on-Geneva 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
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

Close to 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–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

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fontana-on-Geneva LakeBFontana Joint No. 8 PK–8 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
WalworthCWalworth Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Fontana Joint No. 8 PK–8 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
LinnB−Linn Joint No. 6 PK–8 · Linn Joint No. 4 PK–8 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
Walworth (village)DWalworth Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Big Foot Union High 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Big Foot Union High with Fontana-on-Geneva Lake for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake

2 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 Fontana-on-Geneva Lakeby address
Fontana Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fontana
B
197 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Fontana-on-Geneva Lakein other towns
Big Foot High
High · Grades 9–12 · Walworth
C−
437 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s schools

Are Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Fontana-on-Geneva Lake children attend outscore 56% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fontana-on-Geneva Lake in?

Two districts: Fontana Joint No. 8 School District runs grades PK–8, and Big Foot Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Delavan, Linn, Sharon, Sharon, Walworth, Walworth and Williams Bay.

Where do Fontana-on-Geneva Lake kids go to high school?

Big Foot High in Walworth, with 437 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Fontana-on-Geneva Lake’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Big Foot Union High School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Fontana-on-Geneva Lake spend per student?

$18,053 in Big Foot Union High School District and $20,749 in Fontana Joint No. 8 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.