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Schools in Sugar Creek · Elkhorn Area School District, Delavan-Darien School District

Sugar Creek’s public schools score below 54% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sugar Creek, 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.

#244of 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
35%
▼ 3 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 2 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
14.4
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
3,028 students on the public path
In brief

Sugar Creek’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1031 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sugar Creek’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% 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

Elkhorn Area spends $14,383 per student and Delavan-Darien $19,822, 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 Sugar Creek’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Wisconsin school districts, #244 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1031)Better than 38%
Towns in Walworth County (16)Better than 44%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,606 test results and a graduating class of 342 could put Sugar Creek anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Sugar Creek’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,611 in math, 2,602 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Tibbets ElementaryElkhorn Area School DistrictA+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B

Sugar Creek runs its own schools through grade 12 (Elkhorn Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Delavan-Darien School District, shared with Darien, Darien, Delavan, Delavan, Richmond and Sharon. Its middle school is in Elkhorn. Parts of Sugar Creek (5% of its land) are served by Whitewater instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sugar Creek

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

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
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
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

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, 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

Sugar Creek vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sugar CreekB−Elkhorn Area PK–12 · Delavan-Darien PK–12
ElkhornBElkhorn Area
RichmondCWhitewater PK–12 · Delavan-Darien PK–12
La GrangeCWhitewater
DelavanCDelavan-Darien PK–12 · Big Foot Union High 9–12
LafayetteBElkhorn Area PK–12 · East Troy PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Elkhorn Area with Sugar Creek for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sugar Creek

5 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 Sugar Creekby address
Tibbets Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkhorn
A+
431 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Sugar Creekin other towns
Phoenix Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Delavan
C
474 students12:1Rate it →
Elkhorn Area Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkhorn
B−
659 students15:1Rate it →
Elkhorn Area High
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkhorn
B
953 students15:1Rate it →
Delavan-Darien High
High · Grades 9–12 · Delavan
D
511 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Sugar Creek’s schools

Are Sugar Creek’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sugar Creek children attend score below 54% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #244 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sugar Creek in?

Two districts: Elkhorn Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Delavan-Darien School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Darien, Darien, Delavan, Delavan, Richmond and Sharon.

Where do Sugar Creek kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Elkhorn Area High and Delavan-Darien High.

What is Sugar Creek’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 Sugar Creek spend per student?

$14,383 in Elkhorn Area School District and $19,822 in Delavan-Darien 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.