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Schools in Lyons · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District, Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District

Lyons’s public schools outscore 66% of Wisconsin districts

44% of students in Lyons’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Lyons, 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.

#159of 362 Wisconsin townsK–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
43%
▲ 5 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 6 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 12% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Burlington Area
Students per teacher
14.5
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
5,385 students on the public path
In brief

Lyons’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1306 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lyons’s, its schools beat 74%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 44% 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 Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 $15,186, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Six elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Mount Zion Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Lyons’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Wisconsin school districts, #159 of 362 Wisconsin towns. 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 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1306)Better than 74%
Towns in Walworth County (16)Better than 75%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,917 test results and a graduating class of 327 could put Lyons anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Lyons’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,921 in math, 2,913 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

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

Three districts serve Lyons

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
Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 5 schools · 1,683 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,186WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Burlington Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,876 students, up 4% since 2023–24 · 15.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,544WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well 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–8, Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District46%
State average 38.1% · 1175 students tested
Math · PK–8, Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District49%
State average 38.7% · 1181 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Burlington Area School District44%
State average 38.1% · 1432 students tested
Math · PK–12, Burlington Area School District44%
State average 38.7% · 1432 students tested

Lyons vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LyonsB+Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Burlington Area PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
Lake GenevaB+Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
BurlingtonBBurlington Area PK–12 · Waterford Union High 9–12
BloomfieldBGenoa City Joint No. 2 PK–8 · Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 PK–8 · 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
Spring PrairieBBurlington Area PK–12 · East Troy PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City 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

5 of the 6 neighbors share Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High with Lyons for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lyons

11 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 Lyonsin other towns
Central - Denison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Lake Geneva
B+
522 students12:1Rate it →
Dyer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Burlington
A
395 students15:1Rate it →
Star Center Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Geneva
A
339 students11:1Rate it →
Cooper Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burlington
B+
225 students18:1Rate it →
Waller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Burlington
B−
247 students14:1Rate it →
Winkler Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Burlington
A+
207 students12:1Rate it →
Karcher Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Burlington
B
779 students16:1Rate it →
Lake Geneva Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Geneva
B−
551 students13:1Rate it →
Badger High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Geneva
C+
1,240 students16:1Rate it →
Burlington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Burlington
B−
880 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Mount Zion Christian School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lake Geneva
Private · Religious
102 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lyons’s schools

Are Lyons’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lyons children attend outscore 66% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #159 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lyons 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 Lyons kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Badger High and Burlington High School.

What is Lyons’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 Lyons spend per student?

$17,940 in Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District, $15,186 in Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District and $14,544 in Burlington Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Lyons?

Yes: Mount Zion Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 102 students).

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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.