Summary:
Walworth, Wisconsin has two public schools: Big Foot High, a grades 9–12 school with 437 students in the Big Foot Union High School School District, and Walworth Elementary, a PK–8 school with 409 students in the Walworth J1 School District.
Big Foot High has the stronger overall outcomes. Its graduation rate was 99.1% in 2024–2025 versus 92.0% statewide, with a 0.0% dropout rate and chronic absenteeism of 8.5% — less than half the state's 17.3%. Its 10th-grade ACT results rose sharply in 2025–2026: ELA went from 34.55% to 47.56% proficient, math from 29.09% to 40.24%, and science from 40.91% to 48.78%, now above the state's 43.2%. ELA and math are close to state averages. Its clear weak spot is 10th-grade Forward Exam social studies, at 39.13% versus 48.25% statewide, down from 41.38% the prior year. It ranks 276 of 533 schools (48th percentile, 2 stars).
Walworth Elementary also reports 0.0% dropout and chronic absenteeism of 11.8%, below the state's 17.3%, with a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.6 versus 14.7 at Big Foot High. Its 2025–2026 Forward Exam bright spots are 3rd-, 5th-, and 6th-grade ELA (56.41%, 57.14%, and 60.00%) and 6th-grade math (53.33%, essentially at the state's 53.60%). However, math is its biggest challenge: a simple average of 40.21% versus 53.73% statewide, a gap of about 13.5 percentage points, with 7th and 8th grade weakest. Science and social studies also fell sharply from 2024–2025. It has a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (47.68% vs 33.18%) and lower per-student spending ($15,577 vs $18,905), and ranks 669 of 1039 schools (36th percentile, 2 stars). Because the schools serve different grades and exams, state comparisons are more reliable than comparisons between them.
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