Darlington Community School District

Summary:

The Darlington Community School District in Wisconsin operates two schools: Darlington Elementary/Middle and Darlington High. The district as a whole is ranked 225 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, suggesting it is performing below average compared to other districts in the state.

Within the district, Darlington High School appears to be the standout, with a higher statewide ranking (205 out of 431 high schools) and a 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to Darlington Elementary/Middle which is ranked 549 out of 1,044 elementary schools and has a 2 out of 5 star rating. Darlington High also has a higher 4-year graduation rate of 91.0% and performs better than the state average on the 10th grade ACT in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

However, both schools in the district face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 17.7%, significantly above the state average. Additionally, Darlington Elementary/Middle generally performs at or slightly below the state average on the Forward Exam, while Darlington High has seen a significant drop in its statewide ranking from 2022-2023 to 2023-2024, which warrants further investigation.

District Detail

11630 Center Hill Rd
Darlington, WI 53530-9764

(608) 776-2006

SchoolDigger Rank:
225^th of 426 Wisconsin districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 899

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Darlington High	Public	9-12	11838 Center Hill Rd	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 776-4001	263	23	11.6	41.1%	174 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53	205^th of 431 public high schools	52.4%		38.7	284^th of 431 public high schools	34.1%	79	49.2	39.7	46.0															57.1			$15,002	$553	$14,449
Darlington Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	11630 Center Hill Road	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 776-4021	636	45	14.1	48.4%	408 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	53.2	549^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.6	626^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.0%	77				52.2	39.6	55.1	56.5	45.9	66.7	58.6	43.6	66.7	57.1	45.9	60.9	63.6	70.3		40.0	70.3	$11,558	$883	$10,675

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shullsburg School District	8.23 mi	3	369^th
Belmont Community School District	11.54 mi	2	233^rd
Argyle School District	13.32 mi	3	248^th
Mineral Point Unified School District	13.61 mi	3	191^st
Black Hawk School District	14.29 mi	3	275^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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