Summary:
Darlington, Wisconsin is served by the Darlington Community School District, which enrolls 899 students across two schools: Darlington Elementary/Middle, serving grades PK–8 with 636 students, and Darlington High, serving grades 9–12 with 263 students. The district ranks 167 out of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 61st percentile with 3 stars.
Darlington High is the standout of the two. Its 2025–2026 rank is 94 out of 533 schools — the 82nd percentile, with 4 stars — up from the 34th percentile in 2023–2024. Graduation is 96.8% versus the state's 92.0%, the dropout rate is 0.0%, and chronic absenteeism is 0.8% compared with 17.3% statewide. In 2025–2026 the school scored above state in every listed subject: ELA/ACT 63.79% vs. 48.47%, math/ACT 55.17% vs. 42.93%, science/ACT 51.72% vs. 43.20%, and social studies 55.17% vs. 48.25%. Math rose from 39.68%, below state, the year before.
Darlington Elementary/Middle is improving but more uneven. It ranks 452 of 1,039 schools — 56th percentile, 3 stars — up from the 41st percentile in 2023–2024. Third-grade ELA (63.64% vs. 52.08%), fifth- and sixth-grade math (66.67% and 64.29%), and eighth-grade science (61.40% vs. 51.86%) are above state. Grade 7 ELA (39.06% vs. 55.33%) and math (45.31% vs. 55.67%), fourth-grade science (43.66% vs. 53.46%), and eighth-grade social studies (61.40% vs. 64.63%) trail state. Fourth-grade ELA jumped from 39.62% to 54.93%. The school spends $14,363 per student with a 14.1 student-teacher ratio; the high school spends $18,270 with a ratio of 11.6. Grade-level percentages can swing year to year in a district this size, so single-year results should be read with caution.
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