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Schools in Linn · Big Foot Union High School District, Linn Joint No. 6 School District

Linn’s public schools outscore 50% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the four public school districts serving Linn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 34% of Linn’s students scored proficient, below the Wisconsin average (39%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

#221of 362 Wisconsin townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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

36%

▼ 2 pts vs WI 38%

2021–22

Math proficiency

34%

▼ 5 pts vs WI 39%

2021–22

Graduate on time

95%

▲ 4 pts vs WI 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.9K

▲ 9% vs WI $16.5K

FY2024 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High

Students per teacher

13.9

WI 13.6

Schools in town

1,928 students on the public path

In brief

Linn’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1094 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Linn’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Big Foot Union High spends $18,053 per student and Linn Joint No. 6 $13,845, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% 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 Linn’s grade

C⁺ Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

B−: better than 50% of Wisconsin school districts, #221 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 50%

Lower resultsHigher results

Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1094)Better than 45%

Towns in Walworth County (16)Better than 50%

CB⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 579 test results and a graduating class of 327 could put Linn anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Linn’s students in the tested grades sat them (580 in math, 578 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Linn · depends on your address

Reek Elementary

Grades PK–8 · 176 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Geneva

A⁺

Traver Elementary

Grades PK–8 · 75 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Lake Geneva

The path, start to finish

PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A⁺

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to C⁺

Parts of Linn (7% of its land) are served by Geneva Joint No. 4 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Linn

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

Linn Joint No. 6 School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 176 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)

$13,845WI $16,459 · FY2024

A⁺

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

Linn Joint No. 4 School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 75 students, down 30% since 2020–21 · 5.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)

$24,609WI $16,459 · FY2024

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Test scores · 2021–22

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–8, Linn Joint No. 6 School District67%

State average 38.1% · 91 students tested

Math · PK–8, Linn Joint No. 6 School District77%

State average 38.7% · 91 students tested

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–8, Linn Joint No. 4 School District37%

State average 38.1% · 69 students tested

Math · PK–8, Linn Joint No. 4 School District27%

State average 38.7% · 69 students tested

Linn vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Linn	B⁻	Linn Joint No. 6 PK–8 · Linn Joint No. 4 PK–8 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
Lake Geneva	B⁺	Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
Williams Bay	C⁺	Williams Bay PK–12 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	B	Fontana Joint No. 8 PK–8 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
Geneva	B⁺	Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Elkhorn Area PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
Bloomfield	B	Genoa City Joint No. 2 PK–8 · Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
Walworth	C	Walworth Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Fontana Joint No. 8 PK–8 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
Bloomfield (town)	—	Genoa City Joint No. 2 PK–8 · Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12

4 of the 7 neighbors share Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High with Linn for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Alden, IL and Hebron, IL border Linn but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Linn

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 Linnby address

Reek Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lake Geneva

A⁺

176 students12:1Rate it →

Traver Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lake Geneva

75 students5:1Rate it →

Also serving Linnin other towns

Badger High

High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Geneva

C⁺

1,240 students16:1Rate it →

Big Foot High

High · Grades 9–12 · Walworth

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437 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Linn’s schools

Are Linn’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Linn children attend outscore 50% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #221 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Linn in?

Big Foot Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 437 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Linn are served by Geneva Joint No. 4.

Where do Linn kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Badger High and Big Foot High.

What is Linn’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Linn spend per student?

$18,053 in Big Foot Union High School District, $13,845 in Linn Joint No. 6 School District, $17,940 in Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District and $24,609 in Linn Joint No. 4 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.