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Schools in Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake’s public schools

Whitewater School District and Delavan-Darien School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Turtle Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/7schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.0K
▲ 34% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Whitewater
Students per teacher
12.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,235 students on the public path
In brief

Turtle Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Turtle Lake’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Lakeview Elementary places highest (better than 63%); Delavan-Darien High lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Turtle Lake, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Whitewater High and Delavan-Darien High. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Turtle Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Whitewater School District.

Two districts serve Turtle Lake

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

Whitewater School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,893 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$21,993WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
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

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Whitewater School District31%
State average 38.1% · 951 students tested
Math · PK–12, Whitewater School District27%
State average 38.7% · 992 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

Turtle Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Turtle Lake—Whitewater PK–12 · Delavan-Darien PK–12

Every school in Turtle Lake

8 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 Turtle Lakein other towns
Turtle Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Delavan
371 students10:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewater
C−
358 students12:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewater
B
312 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewater
B
209 students10:1Rate it →
Phoenix Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Delavan
C
474 students12:1Rate it →
Whitewater Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Whitewater
C+
394 students11:1Rate it →
Whitewater High
High · Grades 9–12 · Whitewater
C
606 students14:1Rate it →
Delavan-Darien High
High · Grades 9–12 · Delavan
D
511 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Turtle Lake’s schools

Are Turtle Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Turtle Lake. Whitewater School District and Delavan-Darien School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Turtle Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Turtle Lake in?

Whitewater School District and Delavan-Darien School District.

Where do Turtle Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Whitewater High and Delavan-Darien High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.