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Best Elementary Schools in Delavan, WI

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Summary:

The city of Delavan, Wisconsin has only one elementary school, Turtle Creek Elementary, which serves grades PK-2 and is part of the Delavan-Darien School District. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending, Turtle Creek Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Turtle Creek Elementary faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% and a significant majority (75.77%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. These factors may contribute to the school's persistent low performance, which has not improved despite the additional funding and resources.

While the low student-teacher ratio at Turtle Creek Elementary could be a positive factor, it does not appear to be translating into improved educational outcomes for students. The school's consistently low rankings and performance metrics suggest that the district and school leadership may need to re-evaluate their strategies and allocate resources more effectively to address the unique needs of the student population and improve academic achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Turtle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1235 Creek Rd	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6301	371	36	10.1	65.8%	140 (37.7%)	7 (1.9%)	204 (55.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)								(n/a)	$14,961	$1,031	$13,930

Cities Near Delavan

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Darien	4.08 mi	1	420^th
Williams Bay	4.18 mi	3	168^th
Fontana	5.01 mi	1	129^th
Elkhorn	5.82 mi	8	134^th
Walworth	5.93 mi	2	407^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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