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Schools in Lafayette · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District, Elkhorn Area School District

Lafayette’s public schools outscore 61% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Lafayette, 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 95% 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
40%
▲ 2 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 4 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Elkhorn Area
Students per teacher
14.8
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,266 students on the public path
In brief

Lafayette’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 811 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lafayette’s, its schools beat 54%, lower than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 43% across its districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High spends $17,940 per student and Elkhorn Area $14,383, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Four elementary schools, then two middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Lafayette’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 61% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (811)Better than 54%
Towns in Walworth County (16)Better than 62%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,780 test results and a graduating class of 342 could put Lafayette anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Lafayette’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,781 in math, 2,779 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lafayette, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Lafayette

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

Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 1,271 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,940WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Elkhorn Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,515 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,383WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
East Troy Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,353 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,542WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District30%
State average 38.1% · 306 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District27%
State average 38.7% · 308 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Elkhorn Area School District41%
State average 38.1% · 1704 students tested
Math · PK–12, Elkhorn Area School District43%
State average 38.7% · 1704 students tested
Reading · PK–12, East Troy Community School District42%
State average 38.1% · 769 students tested
Math · PK–12, East Troy Community School District49%
State average 38.7% · 769 students tested

Lafayette vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LafayetteBElkhorn Area PK–12 · East Troy PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
ElkhornBElkhorn Area
Spring PrairieBBurlington Area PK–12 · East Troy PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
GenevaB+Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Elkhorn Area PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
TroyB+East Troy
East TroyB+East Troy
Sugar CreekB−Elkhorn Area PK–12 · Delavan-Darien PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Elkhorn Area with Lafayette for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lafayette

9 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 Lafayettein other towns
Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkhorn
A
485 students16:1Rate it →
Tibbets Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkhorn
A+
431 students16:1Rate it →
West Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkhorn
B
406 students12:1Rate it →
Little Prairie Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · East Troy
328 students14:1Rate it →
Elkhorn Area Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkhorn
B−
659 students15:1Rate it →
East Troy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · East Troy
B−
316 students11:1Rate it →
Badger High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Geneva
C+
1,240 students16:1Rate it →
Elkhorn Area High
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkhorn
B
953 students15:1Rate it →
East Troy High
High · Grades 9–12 · East Troy
B−
448 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lafayette’s schools

Are Lafayette’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Lafayette children attend outscore 61% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lafayette in?

Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,271 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lafayette kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Badger High, Elkhorn Area High and East Troy High.

What is Lafayette’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Elkhorn Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Lafayette spend per student?

$17,940 in Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District, $14,383 in Elkhorn Area School District and $15,542 in East Troy Community 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.